Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 317 companies were registered in Wakefield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 3.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WakefieldUK
    2015317161,156
    2014307150,722
    % change3.3%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (514) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20158086151
    New companies in 201411483110
    % change-29.8%3.6%37.3%
    Record Year2006 (168)2007 (167)2007 (194)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 226 companies were dissolved in Wakefield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 42.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WakefieldUK
    201522689,523
    201415982,370
    % change42.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (416) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015608581
    Closed companies in 2014564756
    % change7.1%80.9%45%
    Record Year2011 (94)2010 (123)2009 (328)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Wakefield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 91 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WakefieldUK
    20159171,633
    201414868,352
    Record Year 2006 (367) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201520170
    Net growth in 2014583654
    Record Year2006 (138)2005 (109)2008 (143)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Wakefield
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-31.2%-4.6%25.2%
    Record Year2006 (0.5%)2008 (0.4%)2008 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 46.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Wakefield was in 2013 when 25.8% of all directors were female.

    20.9% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PHG2.07%CONSULTING5.23%
    KST2.07%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.80%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTING1.14%PROPERTY2.72%
    WAKEFIELD1.14%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.71%CARE2.13%
    J0.71%ENGINEERING2.12%
    YORKSHIRE0.71%LONDON1.91%
    GMBH0.65%TRADING1.88%
    CFS0.65%TRANSPORT1.82%
    (WAKEFIELD)0.65%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.60%DESIGN1.65%
    TRANSPORT0.60%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRADING0.60%CO.,1.58%
    PROPERTY0.54%J1.55%
    SERVICE0.54%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    P0.54%BUSINESS1.49%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    LOGISTICS0.49%GLOBAL1.46%
    CARE0.49%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    SALES0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    IT0.49%BUILDING1.31%
    ENGINEERING0.44%IT1.30%
    MEDIA0.44%MEDIA1.28%
    PROPERTIES0.44%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied759288,953
    74990 - Non-trading company13813,794
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10358,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7543,081
    99999 - Dormant Company6449,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4529,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4530,825
    49410 - Freight transport by road3512,485
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3011,600
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2919,098
    86900 - Other human health activities2713,990
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2710,200
    41100 - Development of building projects2011,863
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1912,862
    56101 - Licensed restaurants188,909
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles173,579
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing166,052
    43210 - Electrical installation156,139
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified149,080
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment146,815

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09472971 SYNERGY-PROJECT.NET, GREEN ENERGY LTD. 05 Mar 2015
    09475246 KNOPF INVEST LTD. 06 Mar 2015
    09476105 WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT YOUTH COOPERATIVE 06 Mar 2015
    09476122 VICTORIAN SERVICES LTD. 06 Mar 2015
    09476372 MEDIA AND MORE LTD. 06 Mar 2015
    09478125 HAMILTONS PRODUCTS LTD. 09 Mar 2015
    09481196 WOOD STREET ARTS CIC 10 Mar 2015
    09481918 SARL FLY LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09488386 T7 NEWS LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09489395 C.M NETWORK LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09490981 KEA81 PHG LTD. 16 Mar 2015
    09490996 KEA78 KST LTD. 16 Mar 2015
    09490999 KEA85 PHG LTD. 16 Mar 2015
    09491040 KEA86 KST LTD. 16 Mar 2015
    09491105 KEA87 PHG LTD. 16 Mar 2015
    09494854 ZENITH PICTURES LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09500581 STONE-CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 20 Mar 2015
    09502703 DEFY LOGISTICS LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09504638 LUCIA HEALTHCARE LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09512649 SOCIAL TANK LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09518562 LUVDIP LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09464261 HEALTH INNOVATION CENTRE LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09476951 CITY PARK CONSTRUCTIONS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09480244 LETHU LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09489155 SIRDAR GROUP LIMITED 13 Mar 2015