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 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
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