Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wakefield when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 350 companies were registered in Wakefield during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 12.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Wakefield UK 2014 350 143,414 2013 310 132,684 % change 12.9% 8.1% Record Year 2005 (388) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wakefield when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 117 91 142 New companies in 2013 124 80 106 % change -5.6% 13.8% 34.0% Record Year 2007 (126) 2005 (163) 2014 (142)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 221 companies were dissolved in Wakefield during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 9.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Wakefield UK 2014 221 101,670 2013 243 86,170 % change -9.1% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 70 49 102 Closed companies in 2013 61 53 129 % change 14.8% -7.5% -21% Record Year 2009 (105) 2008 (156) 2009 (267)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Wakefield during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 129 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Wakefield UK 2014 129 41,744 2013 67 46,514 Record Year 2005 (332) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 47 42 40 Net growth in 2013 63 27 -23 Record Year 2008 (104) 2005 (142) 2005 (112)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -14.3% 8.4% 22.9% Record Year 2006 (0.4%) 2005 (0.5%) 2007 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wakefield was in 2010 when 29.3% of all directors were female.
22.9% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.82% CONSULTING 5.17% KOMMANDIT 1.60% MANAGEMENT 4.63% KOMPLEMENTAER 1.54% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTING 1.32% PROPERTY 2.62% WAKEFIELD 1.05% ENGINEERING 2.07% PHG 0.99% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% KST 0.99% TRADING 2.00% PROPERTY 0.88% LONDON 1.95% GMBH 0.77% CARE 1.94% (WAKEFIELD) 0.77% TRANSPORT 1.76% YORKSHIRE 0.77% DESIGN 1.70% CARE 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.70% J 0.72% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSULTANCY 0.61% BUSINESS 1.62% ENGINEERING 0.61% J 1.53% TRADING 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.53% IT 0.55% GLOBAL 1.51% TRANSPORT 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.50% INVESTMENTS 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SALES 0.50% MEDIA 1.38% ELECTRICAL 0.44% CO., 1.36% MEDIA 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% DEVELOPMENTS 0.44% BUILDING 1.30% DESIGN 0.44% IT 1.30% BEAUTY 0.44% M 1.23%
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 719 278,481 74990 - Non-trading company 102 14,006 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 93 57,264 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 76 40,717 99999 - Dormant Company 62 48,286 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 36 29,313 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 28,224 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 28 10,361 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 18,890 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 24 9,914 49410 - Freight transport by road 23 9,960 41100 - Development of building projects 21 10,604 56101 - Licensed restaurants 19 8,546 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,795 86900 - Other human health activities 17 11,807 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 8,501 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 15 6,630 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 14 3,397 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 13 5,335 43210 - Electrical installation 13 5,922
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09156627 TLR FIREPLACES LTD 01 Aug 2014 09160317 SLP ZUSTELL & LOGISTIK LTD 04 Aug 2014 09160399 NEA374 MANAGEMENT LTD. 04 Aug 2014 09160442 TRADE & SMILE INVEST LTD. 05 Aug 2014 09162215 J R COMMERCIALS LTD 05 Aug 2014 09162491 DEFENCE DATA SYSTEMS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014 09166960 K M R B PROPERTIES LIMITED 07 Aug 2014 09168781 BETTINGPOINT LTD. 11 Aug 2014 09172200 EVENT & CONCERT MANAGEMENT LTD. 12 Aug 2014 09173546 KHAYA CREATIVE LIMITED 13 Aug 2014 09175201 PS EXCAVATIONS LIMITED 14 Aug 2014 09183407 MESS TIN CATERING LIMITED 20 Aug 2014 09185881 TUNGWIN LIMITED 21 Aug 2014 09191373 LINGWELL CHEEVER LTD 28 Aug 2014 09192963 BROADACRES SERVICES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 29 Aug 2014 09194977 FRANZBHREA2 LIMITED 29 Aug 2014 09195668 W H EXPORT LTD 30 Aug 2014 09195677 EVOLUFY LIMITED 30 Aug 2014 09157564 REBECCA MARSHALL CONSULTING LTD 01 Aug 2014 09163002 KRZYSZTOF RUSIN LTD 05 Aug 2014 09164747 W TOWLER PLUMBING LIMITED 06 Aug 2014 09170046 LYN PETERSON LTD 11 Aug 2014 09190348 WEST YORKSHIRE CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 28 Aug 2014 09194715 JULIE ANN'S BRIDAL STUDIO LIMITED 29 Aug 2014 09158909 BUILDING RESILIENCE LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
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