Wakefield, West Yorkshire
2014 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 566 companies were formed in Wakefield. This figure is 2.4% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Wakefield occurred in 2007 when a total of 909 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wakefield UK 2014 566 300,731 2013 580 269,432 % change -2.4% 11.6% Record Year 2007 (909) 2014 (300,731) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 259 companies were registered in Wakefield during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 15.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Wakefield UK 2014 259 150,009 2013 305 134,630 % change -15.1% 11.4% Record Year 2006 (433) 2014 (150,009) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2014 96 81 82 New companies in 2013 123 80 102 % change -22.0% 1.3% -19.6% Record Year 2006 (156) 2006 (142) 2005 (137)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 407 companies were dissolved in Wakefield. This figure is 7.7% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 14.2%.
The highest total for a first half year in Wakefield occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,084 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wakefield UK 2014 407 177,207 2013 378 155,192 % change 7.7% 14.2% Record Year 2009 (1,084) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 248 companies were dissolved in Wakefield during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 19.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 22.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Wakefield UK 2014 248 94,837 2013 207 77,278 % change 19.8% 22.7% Record Year 2009 (668) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2014 52 122 74 Closed companies in 2013 102 56 49 % change -49.0% 117.9% 51% Record Year 2009 (222) 2009 (279) 2009 (167)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 the company register for Wakefield increased by 159 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wakefield UK 2014 159 123,524 2013 202 114,240 Record Year 2006 (679) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
Net company growth for Wakefield during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) was 11 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Wakefield UK 2014 11 55,172 2013 98 57,352 Record Year 2006 (312) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2014 44 -41 8 Net growth in 2013 21 24 53 Record Year 2007 (120) 2006 (118) 2005 (117)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wakefield 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
In the second quarter of 2014, Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Wakefield 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -29.6% -6.5% -30.4% Record Year 2005 (0.4%) 2006 (0.4%) 2005 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2014 was 45.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2014 was 45.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The record first half year for female directors in Wakefield was 2011 when 28.2% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the first half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The record second quarter for female directors in Wakefield was in 2011 when 32.4% of all directors were female.
27.2% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the second quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2013-Jun 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KOMMANDIT 2.65% CONSULTING 5.16% KOMPLEMENTAER 2.53% MANAGEMENT 4.64% WAKEFIELD 1.32% CONSULTANCY 3.50% CONSULTING 1.32% PROPERTY 2.66% MANAGEMENT 1.27% TRADING 2.03% YORKSHIRE 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.99% (WAKEFIELD) 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.93% INVESTMENTS 0.75% LONDON 1.93% PROPERTY 0.69% CARE 1.85% J 0.63% DESIGN 1.75% TRADING 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.73% GMBH 0.63% BUSINESS 1.69% CARE 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.63% IT 0.58% TRANSPORT 1.58% ENGINEERING 0.52% GLOBAL 1.55% MEDIA 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.55% SALES 0.52% J 1.51% SARL 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.48% DEVELOPMENTS 0.46% MEDIA 1.44% TRANSPORT 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.40% CONSULTANCY 0.46% IT 1.33% RECRUITMENT 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.33% CONSULTANTS 0.46% BUILDING 1.26% CONSTRUCTION 0.46% M 1.24% HEATING 0.40% CO., 1.20%
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 614 261,557 74990 - Non-trading company 109 14,351 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 92 57,421 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 77 40,250 99999 - Dormant Company 64 48,436 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 39 29,029 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 28,352 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 28 10,133 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 19,058 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 9,900 41100 - Development of building projects 22 10,527 49410 - Freight transport by road 22 9,265 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 13,024 86900 - Other human health activities 16 11,292 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 8,533 56101 - Licensed restaurants 15 8,585 71129 - Other engineering activities 14 5,787 43210 - Electrical installation 14 6,050 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 13 3,392 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 13 2,219
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09023571 CGA ACCOUNTANCY LTD 02 May 2014 09025590 TRANZACTION ASSIST LIMITED 06 May 2014 09033576 KENSINGTON OFFICE SOLUTIONS (LEEDS) LTD 12 May 2014 09035960 KOOKY CLUB WAKEFIELD LTD 12 May 2014 09040256 FIRST BC LIMITED 14 May 2014 09042702 BOHL CIC 15 May 2014 09042831 VERSCHLEISSTEILSERVICE LTD 16 May 2014 09044490 JDC IT SERVICES LTD 16 May 2014 09044721 JL FOREVER LIMITED 16 May 2014 09046650 WEA49 KOMMANDIT LTD. 19 May 2014 09047416 LUXUSUHR 24 JUWELIERE GMBH LTD. 20 May 2014 09047862 KEY PEG ESTATES LIMITED 20 May 2014 09051998 INTERNATIONAL BANKER DIRECTORY LIMITED 22 May 2014 09052612 J & S ROCKET CONSULTING LIMITED 22 May 2014 09060555 THE F&I FOUNDATION 28 May 2014 09060892 HOREAL LTD. 29 May 2014 09060903 CULLEN DEVELOPMENTS LTD 29 May 2014 09062421 J W FOLDERS LIMITED 29 May 2014 OC393482 JURIDIS EXPERTISE LLP 30 May 2014 09038729 HANSON BUILDINGS LTD 14 May 2014 09053762 BUSINESS CHANGE CONSULTANTS LTD 23 May 2014 09057657 BEECHCROFT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 May 2014 09021667 UBER ROOMS LIMITED 01 May 2014 09021723 E.Y. CHARLESWORTH & SON LIMITED 01 May 2014 09028927 GNB HV FITTER LIMITED 08 May 2014
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