Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Wakefield UK 2014 307 150,722 2013 275 134,802 % change 11.6% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (514) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 114 83 110 New companies in 2013 73 80 122 % change 56.2% 3.8% -9.8% Record Year 2006 (168) 2007 (167) 2007 (194)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wakefield UK 2014 159 82,370 2013 171 77,914 % change -7.0% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (416) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 56 47 56 Closed companies in 2013 76 45 50 % change -26.3% 4.4% 12% Record Year 2011 (94) 2010 (123) 2009 (328)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wakefield UK 2014 148 68,352 2013 104 56,888 Record Year 2006 (367) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 58 36 54 Net growth in 2013 -3 35 72 Record Year 2006 (138) 2005 (109) 2008 (143)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change 46.1% -4.2% -24.8% Record Year 2006 (0.5%) 2008 (0.4%) 2008 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KOMMANDIT 3.41% CONSULTING 5.22% KOMPLEMENTAER 3.30% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.48% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTING 1.31% PROPERTY 2.64% WAKEFIELD 1.14% TRADING 2.05% YORKSHIRE 0.85% LONDON 1.88% INVESTMENTS 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.86% (WAKEFIELD) 0.74% CARE 1.79% TRADING 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% CONSULTANCY 0.57% DESIGN 1.75% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.73% SARL 0.51% BUSINESS 1.71% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.60% RECRUITMENT 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.60% CARE 0.51% GLOBAL 1.58% GMBH 0.51% J 1.48% ENGINEERING 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SALES 0.51% MEDIA 1.48% CAPITAL 0.51% IT 1.33% INVEST 0.51% TRANSPORT 1.30% PROPERTY 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% CONSULTANTS 0.45% BUILDING 1.24% IT 0.45% M 1.21% MARKETING 0.45% CAPITAL 1.20% BUSINESS 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 635 280,210 74990 - Non-trading company 98 14,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 81 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 73 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 56 47,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 41 27,750 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 26,700 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 24 9,284 41100 - Development of building projects 23 9,855 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 18,491 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 12,813 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 17 9,358 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 8,155 49410 - Freight transport by road 16 8,014 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 16 2,086 43210 - Electrical installation 14 5,885 71129 - Other engineering activities 14 5,477 62012 - Business and domestic software development 13 9,509 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 12 3,177 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 12 6,559
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08877365 WEB AND COM SARL LTD 05 Feb 2014 08881862 ONE UMBRELLA MARKETING LIMITED 07 Feb 2014 08882202 TD CONSULTING (UK) LTD 07 Feb 2014 08892963 REGIONAL INTERNET TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 13 Feb 2014 08893644 CAR AND PERSONAL LTD. 13 Feb 2014 08894627 PPK (UK) LIMITED 13 Feb 2014 08900255 INDI MENSWEAR LIMITED 18 Feb 2014 08900319 KES FACILITIES LIMITED 18 Feb 2014 08911036 POMMESBARON LTD. 25 Feb 2014 08911818 IMV GMBH 25 Feb 2014 08912338 GREEN ENGINE PARTS LTD 26 Feb 2014 08876520 HASATOU & LTD 04 Feb 2014 08878061 DUNCAN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 05 Feb 2014 08907201 PEARTREE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Feb 2014 08908289 MACDONALDSON LTD 24 Feb 2014 08909909 PHOENIX CONTROLLED SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2014 08915645 IDJCONSULT LTD 27 Feb 2014 08881993 REM ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2014 08892958 AQUARIUM EXPERTS LIMITED 13 Feb 2014 08877777 SANDMAN TV BEDS LTD. 05 Feb 2014 08879756 B.Z.T. DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 06 Feb 2014 08886559 DIVESTITURE LIMITED 11 Feb 2014 08891572 A FOR ACCOUNTANTS (UK) LTD 12 Feb 2014 08892328 A FOR (UK) LTD 13 Feb 2014 08895723 COMPLETE GRAPHIC INSTALLATION LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
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