West Yorkshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in West Yorkshire when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 3,578 companies were registered in West Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) West Yorkshire UK 2012 3,578 131,491 2011 3,148 116,391 % change 13.7% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (3,815) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in West Yorkshire when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 1,056 1,201 1,321 New companies in 2011 920 1,033 1,195 % change 14.8% 16.3% 10.5% Record Year 2007 (1,204) 2012 (1,201) 2007 (1,498)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 2,011 companies were dissolved in West Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) West Yorkshire UK 2012 2,011 67,576 2011 2,450 90,986 % change -17.9% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (5,652) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 651 701 659 Closed companies in 2011 923 741 786 % change -29.5% -5.4% -16% Record Year 2011 (923) 2011 (741) 2009 (4,792)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for West Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 1,567 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) West Yorkshire UK 2012 1,567 63,915 2011 698 25,405 Record Year 2007 (2,427) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 405 500 662 Net growth in 2011 -3 292 409 Record Year 2007 (683) 2004 (949) 2006 (1,071)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, West Yorkshire formed 2.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) West Yorkshire 2012 2.7% 2011 2.7% 2010 2.8% 2009 2.9% 2008 2.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (4.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 2.7% 2.7% 2.8% UK formation share in 2011 2.7% 2.7% 2.7% % change -1.6% -0.6% 3.4% Record Year 1965 (4.5%) 1960 (4.7%) 1968 (5.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in West Yorkshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.4% of all director appointments in West Yorkshire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.18% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.75% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.43% CONSULTANCY 3.30% YORKSHIRE 1.34% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 1.29% TRADING 2.07% (YORKSHIRE) 1.22% DESIGN 1.93% LEEDS 0.98% ENGINEERING 1.86% DESIGN 0.95% ASSOCIATES 1.84% TRADING 0.93% CONSULTANTS 1.79% PROPERTIES 0.89% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSTRUCTION 0.88% MEDIA 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CARE 0.86% LONDON 1.66% J 0.85% J 1.54% M 0.82% INVESTMENTS 1.51% BUSINESS 0.78% GLOBAL 1.50% (LEEDS) 0.75% IT 1.40% INVESTMENTS 0.72% CARE 1.34% S 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.31% CONSULTANTS 0.70% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ELECTRICAL 0.69% M 1.27% DEVELOPMENTS 0.68% BUILDING 1.24% IT 0.66% ENERGY 1.20% ENERGY 0.65% S 1.20% MEDICAL 0.63% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 6,157 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 1,048 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 581 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 511 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 478 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 459 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 339 14,303 74990 - Non-trading company 311 9,729 7414 - Business & management consultancy 308 12,113 7499 - Non-trading company 278 9,102 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 270 13,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 238 9,892 9305 - Other service activities 226 8,818 86900 - Other human health activities 207 5,066 56302 - Public houses and bars 195 2,795 7260 - Other computer related activities 193 7,154 62090 - Other information technology service activities 186 8,145 5540 - Bars 176 1,978 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 160 6,934 41100 - Development of building projects 142 4,984
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07903235 DOLPHIN (MK) LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07905215 HAPPY IGLOO LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07906726 AOTCLUB LTD 12 Jan 2012 07907713 CURRY LOUNGE SCARBOROUGH LTD 12 Jan 2012 07914698 PEREGRINE PRINT LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07916272 KINGSTON HOTEL (LEEDS) LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07928470 INSTASUB LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 07928605 DIGICODE LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 OC371641 MIMCM 541 LLP 20 Jan 2012 07913791 GOSAL (UK) LTD 18 Jan 2012 07917390 MI (UK) CARS LTD 20 Jan 2012 07929678 PREP IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 07900468 HOLMLEIGH CARE HOME (LIVERPOOL) LTD 06 Jan 2012 07918987 D A TRAVEL (UK) LTD 23 Jan 2012 07921255 HYDROPONIC WORLD LTD 24 Jan 2012 07905332 INTER CAR HIRE LTD 11 Jan 2012 07911397 TRENDZ (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07911927 DIAL A DRIVER INC LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07926801 PURPLE VIOLET (UK) LTD 27 Jan 2012 07905567 D TIMINEY IT SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Jan 2012 07917230 SANKE WHOLESALE LTD 20 Jan 2012 07918853 PLANNING AND ERP CONSULTANTS LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07894669 RED LINE ELECTRONICS LIMITED 03 Jan 2012 07908119 U SHEIKH LOCUMS LTD 12 Jan 2012 07909483 M I MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
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