Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 307 companies were registered in Wakefield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 11.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WakefieldUK
    2014307150,722
    2013275134,802
    % change11.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (514) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201411483110
    New companies in 20137380122
    % change56.2%3.8%-9.8%
    Record Year2006 (168)2007 (167)2007 (194)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 159 companies were dissolved in Wakefield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WakefieldUK
    201415982,370
    201317177,914
    % change-7.0%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (416) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014564756
    Closed companies in 2013764550
    % change-26.3%4.4%12%
    Record Year2011 (94)2010 (123)2009 (328)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Wakefield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 148 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WakefieldUK
    201414868,352
    201310456,888
    Record Year 2006 (367) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014583654
    Net growth in 2013-33572
    Record Year2006 (138)2005 (109)2008 (143)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Wakefield
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change46.1%-4.2%-24.8%
    Record Year2006 (0.5%)2008 (0.4%)2008 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Wakefield was in 2013 when 25.8% of all directors were female.

    23.0% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    KOMMANDIT3.41%CONSULTING5.22%
    KOMPLEMENTAER3.30%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT1.48%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTING1.31%PROPERTY2.64%
    WAKEFIELD1.14%TRADING2.05%
    YORKSHIRE0.85%LONDON1.88%
    INVESTMENTS0.74%ENGINEERING1.86%
    (WAKEFIELD)0.74%CARE1.79%
    TRADING0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CONSULTANCY0.57%DESIGN1.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    SARL0.51%BUSINESS1.71%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.51%PROPERTIES1.60%
    RECRUITMENT0.51%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    CARE0.51%GLOBAL1.58%
    GMBH0.51%J1.48%
    ENGINEERING0.51%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    SALES0.51%MEDIA1.48%
    CAPITAL0.51%IT1.33%
    INVEST0.51%TRANSPORT1.30%
    PROPERTY0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    CONSULTANTS0.45%BUILDING1.24%
    IT0.45%M1.21%
    MARKETING0.45%CAPITAL1.20%
    BUSINESS0.45%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied635280,210
    74990 - Non-trading company9814,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8156,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7337,882
    99999 - Dormant Company5647,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4127,750
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2826,700
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate249,284
    41100 - Development of building projects239,855
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2018,491
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1912,813
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet179,358
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified178,155
    49410 - Freight transport by road168,014
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings162,086
    43210 - Electrical installation145,885
    71129 - Other engineering activities145,477
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,509
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles123,177
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings126,559

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08829954 IT SCIENCE AND RESEARCH LTD. 02 Jan 2014
    08830120 WHITE ROSE OPTICAL WESTGATE LIMITED 02 Jan 2014
    08835154 CTFC (UK) LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08839004 YGM CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08840768 BEEL INTERCO LTD. 10 Jan 2014
    08841710 N.S.S SURVEY SOLUTIONS LTD. 13 Jan 2014
    08853438 BOWBASKETS LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08853767 WAKEFIELD RECRUITMENT LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08855980 MGK WAKEFIELD LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08857382 WEA40 KOMMANDIT LTD. 23 Jan 2014
    08857386 WEA40 KOMPLEMENTAER LTD. 23 Jan 2014
    08857396 WEA42 KOMMANDIT LTD. 23 Jan 2014
    08857413 WEA37 KOMMANDIT LTD. 23 Jan 2014
    08857470 WEA37 KOMPLEMENTAER LTD. 23 Jan 2014
    08857497 WEA41 KOMPLEMENTAER LTD. 23 Jan 2014
    08857599 WEA35 KOMMANDIT LTD. 23 Jan 2014
    08857636 WEA36 KOMMANDIT LTD. 23 Jan 2014
    08857702 WEA44 KOMMANDIT LTD. 23 Jan 2014
    08863528 THE OAKS SOWERBY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08863724 IRB LOCUMS LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08864513 LION 42 CONSULTING LTD. 28 Jan 2014
    08867188 SQLCOMPETENCE LTD. 29 Jan 2014
    08833133 NEWAIR LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08835496 FARRAR RECYCLING LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08866082 ACRYLIC SOLID SURFACES LTD 29 Jan 2014