Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Wakefield UK 2015 317 161,156 2014 307 150,722 % change 3.3% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (514) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 80 86 151 New companies in 2014 114 83 110 % change -29.8% 3.6% 37.3% Record Year 2006 (168) 2007 (167) 2007 (194)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wakefield UK 2015 226 89,523 2014 159 82,370 % change 42.1% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (416) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 60 85 81 Closed companies in 2014 56 47 56 % change 7.1% 80.9% 45% Record Year 2011 (94) 2010 (123) 2009 (328)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wakefield UK 2015 91 71,633 2014 148 68,352 Record Year 2006 (367) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 20 1 70 Net growth in 2014 58 36 54 Record Year 2006 (138) 2005 (109) 2008 (143)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -31.2% -4.6% 25.2% Record Year 2006 (0.5%) 2008 (0.4%) 2008 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PHG 2.07% CONSULTING 5.23% KST 2.07% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.80% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTING 1.14% PROPERTY 2.72% WAKEFIELD 1.14% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTANCY 0.71% CARE 2.13% J 0.71% ENGINEERING 2.12% YORKSHIRE 0.71% LONDON 1.91% GMBH 0.65% TRADING 1.88% CFS 0.65% TRANSPORT 1.82% (WAKEFIELD) 0.65% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.60% DESIGN 1.65% TRANSPORT 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRADING 0.60% CO., 1.58% PROPERTY 0.54% J 1.55% SERVICE 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.54% P 0.54% BUSINESS 1.49% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.49% LOGISTICS 0.49% GLOBAL 1.46% CARE 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.44% SALES 0.49% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% IT 0.49% BUILDING 1.31% ENGINEERING 0.44% IT 1.30% MEDIA 0.44% MEDIA 1.28% PROPERTIES 0.44% M 1.27%
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 759 288,953 74990 - Non-trading company 138 13,794 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 103 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 75 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 64 49,474 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 45 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 45 30,825 49410 - Freight transport by road 35 12,485 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 30 11,600 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 19,098 86900 - Other human health activities 27 13,990 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 27 10,200 41100 - Development of building projects 20 11,863 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 12,862 56101 - Licensed restaurants 18 8,909 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 17 3,579 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 16 6,052 43210 - Electrical installation 15 6,139 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 9,080 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 14 6,815
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09471008 BRAMMERS TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09476105 WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT YOUTH COOPERATIVE 06 Mar 2015 09476122 VICTORIAN SERVICES LTD. 06 Mar 2015 09477338 V-NET TRANSPORT LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09477683 HAMPTON HARCROFT LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09479063 BT DUMPLING LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09481196 WOOD STREET ARTS CIC 10 Mar 2015 09484663 SHAW T SHIRTS LTD 11 Mar 2015 09487654 PASSION PLAY LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09488344 VSL MUSIC LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09490962 KEA81 KST LTD. 16 Mar 2015 09491026 KEA79 PHG LTD. 16 Mar 2015 09491097 KEA80 PHG LTD. 16 Mar 2015 09492918 PTN RECRUITMENT LTD 17 Mar 2015 09502703 DEFY LOGISTICS LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09503663 PROCESS PIPEWORK FABRICATIONS LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09503694 HEATHER HALL LTD 23 Mar 2015 09504047 REACH4CARE LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09507066 MONIQUE’S CLEANING SERVICE LIMITED 24 Mar 2015 09511633 DREAMCIRCUS LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09512672 STRIGA LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09476080 SQTA QSZA LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09480528 WAKEFIELD LETTINGS & CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 10 Mar 2015 09488557 LOCK & SECURITY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09489155 SIRDAR GROUP LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
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