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
    08635779 FSM MEDICAL LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08645779 AUCONIA LTD. 12 Aug 2013
    08652610 BDL SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Aug 2013
    08653715 T&M INTERNET SERVICES LTD 16 Aug 2013
    08656163 RICHARD KENDALL ESTATE AGENT LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08665402 ELEUSIS CAPITAL LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08666324 LANDLORD RECOVERIES LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08667139 CITY LINK SURFACING LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08669289 GREENER CONNECTIONS LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08641067 HARRIS PRESTIGE (WESTGATE) LTD 07 Aug 2013
    08646301 BAREFOOT LIGHTNING LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08657993 TRANSPORT COMMERCIALS OF WAKEFIELD LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08659055 FERRINGTON INVESTMENTS LTD 21 Aug 2013
    08635539 FACE INK. LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08638817 WRA (WAKEFIELD) LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08639693 ONE-STOP B2B LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08646572 GHOST PUBLISHING LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08657453 LEODIS PLANNING SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08667426 CHILLI LODGE (LEEDS) LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08639782 WISE OWL INFORMATION LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08640076 SMITHY BROOK CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08640918 O'DONNELL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08642069 COREBUILD JOINERY & BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08643681 KONNEXUS LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08658256 P KENNEDY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Aug 2013