Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Q3 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 310 companies were registered in Wakefield during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 32.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Wakefield UK 2013 310 132,684 2012 234 118,868 % change 32.5% 11.6% Record Year 2005 (388) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 124 80 106 New companies in 2012 82 74 78 % change 51.2% 8.1% 35.9% Record Year 2007 (126) 2005 (163) 2005 (127)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 243 companies were dissolved in Wakefield during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 40.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Wakefield UK 2013 243 86,170 2012 173 75,908 % change 40.5% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 61 53 129 Closed companies in 2012 64 68 41 % change -4.7% -22.1% 215% Record Year 2009 (105) 2008 (156) 2009 (267)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Wakefield during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 67 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Wakefield UK 2013 67 46,514 2012 61 42,960 Record Year 2005 (332) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 63 27 -23 Net growth in 2012 18 6 37 Record Year 2008 (104) 2005 (142) 2005 (112)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Wakefield 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 35.3% -0.8% 19.2% Record Year 2006 (0.4%) 2005 (0.5%) 2007 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wakefield was in 2010 when 29.3% of all directors were female.
21.7% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KOMPLEMENTAER 4.10% CONSULTING 5.27% KOMMANDIT 4.04% MANAGEMENT 4.75% WAKEFIELD 1.33% CONSULTANCY 3.45% MANAGEMENT 1.14% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTING 1.08% TRADING 2.08% (WAKEFIELD) 0.96% ENGINEERING 1.83% BUSINESS 0.66% LONDON 1.79% MEDIA 0.60% DESIGN 1.78% RECRUITMENT 0.60% BUSINESS 1.74% YORKSHIRE 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.69% CONSULTANCY 0.54% CARE 1.64% TRADING 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.61% INVESTMENTS 0.54% GLOBAL 1.59% CONSULTANTS 0.48% J 1.54% TRADE 0.48% MEDIA 1.54% HEALTH 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.53% IT 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.45% PROPERTY 0.48% IT 1.39% M 0.42% M 1.25% CAPITAL 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ACADEMY 0.42% BUILDING 1.19% DESIGN 0.42% CAPITAL 1.19% ELECTRICAL 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% ENGINEERING 0.42% TRAINING 1.15%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 578 260,135 74990 - Non-trading company 97 14,228 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 82 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 61 34,970 99999 - Dormant Company 49 46,169 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 25,547 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 12,516 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 21 8,312 41100 - Development of building projects 19 9,271 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 18 7,590 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 17,715 43210 - Electrical installation 17 5,724 71129 - Other engineering activities 14 4,894 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 14 2,081 56302 - Public houses and bars 13 5,437 62012 - Business and domestic software development 13 9,104 86900 - Other human health activities 13 9,203 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 12 5,706 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 8,475
Recent Companies
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