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.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)WakefieldUK
    2013310132,684
    2012234118,868
    % change32.5%11.6%
    Record Year 2005 (388) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201312480106
    New companies in 2012827478
    % change51.2%8.1%35.9%
    Record Year2007 (126)2005 (163)2005 (127)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WakefieldUK
    201324386,170
    201217375,908
    % change40.5%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20136153129
    Closed companies in 2012646841
    % change-4.7%-22.1%215%
    Record Year2009 (105)2008 (156)2009 (267)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WakefieldUK
    20136746,514
    20126142,960
    Record Year 2005 (332) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20136327-23
    Net growth in 201218637
    Record Year2008 (104)2005 (142)2005 (112)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change35.3%-0.8%19.2%
    Record Year2006 (0.4%)2005 (0.5%)2007 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    KOMPLEMENTAER4.10%CONSULTING5.27%
    KOMMANDIT4.04%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    WAKEFIELD1.33%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    MANAGEMENT1.14%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTING1.08%TRADING2.08%
    (WAKEFIELD)0.96%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUSINESS0.66%LONDON1.79%
    MEDIA0.60%DESIGN1.78%
    RECRUITMENT0.60%BUSINESS1.74%
    YORKSHIRE0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CONSULTANCY0.54%CARE1.64%
    TRADING0.54%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%GLOBAL1.59%
    CONSULTANTS0.48%J1.54%
    TRADE0.48%MEDIA1.54%
    HEALTH0.48%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    IT0.48%PROPERTIES1.45%
    PROPERTY0.48%IT1.39%
    M0.42%M1.25%
    CAPITAL0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ACADEMY0.42%BUILDING1.19%
    DESIGN0.42%CAPITAL1.19%
    ELECTRICAL0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    ENGINEERING0.42%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied578260,135
    74990 - Non-trading company9714,228
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8254,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6134,970
    99999 - Dormant Company4946,169
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3526,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3325,547
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2212,516
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate218,312
    41100 - Development of building projects199,271
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified187,590
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1817,715
    43210 - Electrical installation175,724
    71129 - Other engineering activities144,894
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings142,081
    56302 - Public houses and bars135,437
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,104
    86900 - Other human health activities139,203
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets125,706
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet128,475

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08682291 LAWRENZ TRADE LTD. 09 Sep 2013
    08682737 A&H CATERING LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08685093 LAEWIN PR-CONSULT LTD. 10 Sep 2013
    08688141 VR CAPITAL LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08699434 WEA9 KOMMANDIT LTD. 20 Sep 2013
    08699453 WEA16 KOMPLEMENTAER LTD. 20 Sep 2013
    08699535 WEA13 KOMPLEMENTAER LTD. 20 Sep 2013
    08699580 WEA14 KOMPLEMENTAER LTD. 20 Sep 2013
    08699595 WEA11 KOMMANDIT LTD. 20 Sep 2013
    08699598 WEA17 KOMPLEMENTAER LTD. 20 Sep 2013
    08699600 ALBION HIGHLANDS LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08699611 WEA17 KOMMANDIT LTD. 20 Sep 2013
    08699630 WEA10 KOMPLEMENTAER LTD. 20 Sep 2013
    08701582 TOTAL EXPORT LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08711170 STERLING LEAD GENERATION LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08679051 BRIAN RAWLINSON PROPERTY LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08680542 GERMAN TYRES AND SERVICES LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08693543 MOREMONEYIDEAS LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08699871 PROBELLS LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08702934 STAMBERG AUTOS LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08700610 BABIESABROAD LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08676444 ANDREW BYRAM IT CONSULTING LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08684952 REATHER SOFTWARE LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08688468 LEHI JAMES LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08690611 YORKSHIRE PIZZA KITCHEN LTD 13 Sep 2013