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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