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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08590837 SANDERSON VENTURES LTD 01 Jul 2013 08590847 BRACKEN VENTURES LTD 01 Jul 2013 08592988 SOLUS ADVISORS LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08595735 CREADIX RAUMDESIGN LTD. 03 Jul 2013 08603552 BUSINESSMANAGEMENT SERVICES EUROPA VERLAG LTD. 10 Jul 2013 08606524 NEA344 UK LTD. 11 Jul 2013 08610614 TOLEEDO LTD. 15 Jul 2013 08611500 TEAM RAM LTD 16 Jul 2013 08614050 REMS-MURR-BAUMANAGEMENT LTD 17 Jul 2013 08618824 ASPIRE RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Jul 2013 08620659 KEMU STUDIO LIMITED 23 Jul 2013 08622994 R & J BEVERAGES LTD 24 Jul 2013 08623927 WCAT TRADING LTD 25 Jul 2013 08625836 WEA4 KOMMANDIT LTD. 26 Jul 2013 08625851 WEA7 KOMPLEMENTAER LTD. 26 Jul 2013 08625866 WEA1 KOMMANDIT LTD. 26 Jul 2013 08625868 AMS CONCEPT LTD. 26 Jul 2013 08625898 WEA6 KOMPLEMENTAER LTD. 26 Jul 2013 08625900 EXCLUSIV-SERVICE LTD. 26 Jul 2013 08625901 WEA3 KOMPLEMENTAER LTD. 26 Jul 2013 08626043 WEA2 KOMMANDIT LTD. 26 Jul 2013 08626047 WEA7 KOMMANDIT LTD. 26 Jul 2013 08630352 POWER.TEAM SHIPBUILDING LTD 30 Jul 2013 08632197 DOMINION RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED 31 Jul 2013 08602732 A TO Z MOTOR SPARES (WAKEFIELD) LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
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