West Yorkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in West Yorkshire when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    A total of 3,284 companies were registered in West Yorkshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 7.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)West YorkshireUK
    20123,284118,868
    20113,054114,512
    % change7.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2006 (3,431) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in West Yorkshire when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20121,1441,0721,068
    New companies in 20119971,0421,015
    % change14.7%2.9%5.2%
    Record Year2012 (1,144)2006 (1,152)2006 (1,186)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 2,171 companies were dissolved in West Yorkshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)West YorkshireUK
    20122,17174,772
    20112,03872,230
    % change6.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (12,609) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012745852574
    Closed companies in 2011661739638
    % change12.7%15.3%-10%
    Record Year2009 (5,621)2009 (4,768)2009 (2,220)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for West Yorkshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 1,113 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)West YorkshireUK
    20121,11344,096
    20111,01642,282
    Record Year 2006 (2,294) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012399220494
    Net growth in 2011336303377
    Record Year2004 (772)2006 (674)2006 (874)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, West Yorkshire formed 2.8% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)West Yorkshire
    20122.8%
    20112.7%
    20102.8%
    20092.8%
    20082.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (4.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20122.8%2.8%2.7%
    UK formation share in 20112.7%2.7%2.6%
    % change3.0%3.7%4.1%
    Record Year1964 (5.5%)1969 (4.5%)1968 (4.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in West Yorkshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.2% of all director appointments in West Yorkshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.97%CONSULTING5.06%
    CONSULTING1.56%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    YORKSHIRE1.54%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    CONSULTANCY1.47%PROPERTY2.36%
    PROPERTY1.21%TRADING2.08%
    DESIGN1.03%DESIGN1.87%
    (YORKSHIRE)1.00%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    TRADING0.97%ENGINEERING1.83%
    J0.96%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.90%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.90%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    LEEDS0.89%MEDIA1.68%
    CONSULTANTS0.88%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTIES0.87%J1.55%
    BUSINESS0.83%GLOBAL1.54%
    M0.81%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    CARE0.77%IT1.43%
    (LEEDS)0.73%PROPERTIES1.34%
    IT0.71%CARE1.32%
    INVESTMENTS0.68%M1.27%
    S0.66%BUILDING1.22%
    TRAINING0.63%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.62%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SECURITY0.62%S1.17%
    CENTRE0.61%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied6,250228,243
    99999 - Dormant Company86237,912
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified83750,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management69028,990
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities53121,969
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified44320,742
    74990 - Non-trading company42313,641
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified33714,809
    7487 - Other business activities30116,361
    56302 - Public houses and bars2984,262
    86900 - Other human health activities2977,550
    62090 - Other information technology service activities28911,950
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2046,519
    41100 - Development of building projects2007,545
    43210 - Electrical installation1895,151
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1836,943
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1785,760
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1716,008
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities1695,935
    9999 - Dormant Company1616,793

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08166707 LINDLEY PROPERTIES LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08168865 LEMON CANDY LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08170405 MUSLIM MORTGAGES LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08171564 KHALIS TRADING LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08177903 IVEGATE ENTERPRISES LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08181929 TIME4SMILE LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08187678 TYERSAL LAND LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08194125 MAC-TAYLOR (DEAN DALE) LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08194468 TINY TOTS BRADFORD LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08197227 POLAR HOME CARE LTD 31 Aug 2012
    08175262 ZOHAIB HUSSAIN LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08185564 GO COMPARE ENERGY LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08175387 FLYING HIGH TRAVEL LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08176718 TWP CONSULTING LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08197282 HC TRAINING (UK) LTD 31 Aug 2012
    08164690 M & Y INVESTMENTS LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08173091 MS FINANCIAL & ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08176944 TRINITY RAPID LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08177918 HOT STUFF BRADFORD LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08177996 FUTURE PRACTICE LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08187811 STRATHMOOR PERSONNEL LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08188312 CREATIVE DIMENSIONS LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08192295 PLATINUM PROPERTY RENTALS LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08165624 ODSAL HAND CAR WASH LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08170299 SWA DEVELOPEMENTS LTD 07 Aug 2012