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 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
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