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

  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 (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)WakefieldUK
    2014350143,414
    2013310132,684
    % change12.9%8.1%
    Record Year 2005 (388) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201411791142
    New companies in 201312480106
    % change-5.6%13.8%34.0%
    Record Year2007 (126)2005 (163)2014 (142)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WakefieldUK
    2014221101,670
    201324386,170
    % change-9.1%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20147049102
    Closed companies in 20136153129
    % change14.8%-7.5%-21%
    Record Year2009 (105)2008 (156)2009 (267)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WakefieldUK
    201412941,744
    20136746,514
    Record Year 2005 (332) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014474240
    Net growth in 20136327-23
    Record Year2008 (104)2005 (142)2005 (112)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-14.3%8.4%22.9%
    Record Year2006 (0.4%)2005 (0.5%)2007 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.82%CONSULTING5.17%
    KOMMANDIT1.60%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    KOMPLEMENTAER1.54%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTING1.32%PROPERTY2.62%
    WAKEFIELD1.05%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PHG0.99%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    KST0.99%TRADING2.00%
    PROPERTY0.88%LONDON1.95%
    GMBH0.77%CARE1.94%
    (WAKEFIELD)0.77%TRANSPORT1.76%
    YORKSHIRE0.77%DESIGN1.70%
    CARE0.72%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    J0.72%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTANCY0.61%BUSINESS1.62%
    ENGINEERING0.61%J1.53%
    TRADING0.55%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    IT0.55%GLOBAL1.51%
    TRANSPORT0.55%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    SALES0.50%MEDIA1.38%
    ELECTRICAL0.44%CO.,1.36%
    MEDIA0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.44%BUILDING1.30%
    DESIGN0.44%IT1.30%
    BEAUTY0.44%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied719278,481
    74990 - Non-trading company10214,006
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9357,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7640,717
    99999 - Dormant Company6248,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3629,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3428,224
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2810,361
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2518,890
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet249,914
    49410 - Freight transport by road239,960
    41100 - Development of building projects2110,604
    56101 - Licensed restaurants198,546
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,795
    86900 - Other human health activities1711,807
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified158,501
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment156,630
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles143,397
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles135,335
    43210 - Electrical installation135,922

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09112264 BUCKS INNS LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09113592 AAEB HOLDING LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09116524 FAF TRADING LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09116919 VANGUARD EVENTS LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09121036 ASCON EUROPE LTD. 08 Jul 2014
    09124890 CEYLON CRICKET ACADEMY LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09125078 KEA57 KST LTD. 10 Jul 2014
    09125080 KEA54 PHG LTD. 10 Jul 2014
    09125084 KEA51 PHG LTD. 10 Jul 2014
    09125087 KEA53 PHG LTD. 10 Jul 2014
    09125110 KEA52 PHG LTD. 10 Jul 2014
    09125874 N & J RESTAURANT LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09127132 DJ WADKIN LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09128191 CROSS AND SPURR LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09130805 BAYERN LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09133997 ATKIN AUTOMATION LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09134001 ATKIN BHP LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09142263 BAMFORD ROUSE LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09147131 E VAPE OUTLET WAKEFIELD LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09149629 A VITOLINS LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09153910 NEBVEX LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09113255 WEST STREET 1972 LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09124250 KINGSTEAD PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09124782 WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST 10 Jul 2014
    09147945 HABITOOL LIMITED 25 Jul 2014