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
New Company Registrations
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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 Yorkshire UK 2012 3,284 118,868 2011 3,054 114,512 % change 7.5% 3.8% Record Year 2006 (3,431) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 1,144 1,072 1,068 New companies in 2011 997 1,042 1,015 % change 14.7% 2.9% 5.2% Record Year 2012 (1,144) 2006 (1,152) 2006 (1,186)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Yorkshire UK 2012 2,171 74,772 2011 2,038 72,230 % change 6.5% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (12,609) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 745 852 574 Closed companies in 2011 661 739 638 % change 12.7% 15.3% -10% Record Year 2009 (5,621) 2009 (4,768) 2009 (2,220)
Net Company Growth
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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 Yorkshire UK 2012 1,113 44,096 2011 1,016 42,282 Record Year 2006 (2,294) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 399 220 494 Net growth in 2011 336 303 377 Record Year 2004 (772) 2006 (674) 2006 (874)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 2.8% 2011 2.7% 2010 2.8% 2009 2.8% 2008 2.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (4.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 2.8% 2.8% 2.7% UK formation share in 2011 2.7% 2.7% 2.6% % change 3.0% 3.7% 4.1% Record Year 1964 (5.5%) 1969 (4.5%) 1968 (4.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.97% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTING 1.56% MANAGEMENT 4.77% YORKSHIRE 1.54% CONSULTANCY 3.29% CONSULTANCY 1.47% PROPERTY 2.36% PROPERTY 1.21% TRADING 2.08% DESIGN 1.03% DESIGN 1.87% (YORKSHIRE) 1.00% ASSOCIATES 1.83% TRADING 0.97% ENGINEERING 1.83% J 0.96% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.90% BUSINESS 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.90% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% LEEDS 0.89% MEDIA 1.68% CONSULTANTS 0.88% LONDON 1.67% PROPERTIES 0.87% J 1.55% BUSINESS 0.83% GLOBAL 1.54% M 0.81% INVESTMENTS 1.47% CARE 0.77% IT 1.43% (LEEDS) 0.73% PROPERTIES 1.34% IT 0.71% CARE 1.32% INVESTMENTS 0.68% M 1.27% S 0.66% BUILDING 1.22% TRAINING 0.63% ENTERPRISES 1.21% DEVELOPMENTS 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.20% SECURITY 0.62% S 1.17% CENTRE 0.61% SECURITY 1.16%
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 6,250 228,243 99999 - Dormant Company 862 37,912 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 837 50,446 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 690 28,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 531 21,969 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 443 20,742 74990 - Non-trading company 423 13,641 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 337 14,809 7487 - Other business activities 301 16,361 56302 - Public houses and bars 298 4,262 86900 - Other human health activities 297 7,550 62090 - Other information technology service activities 289 11,950 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 204 6,519 41100 - Development of building projects 200 7,545 43210 - Electrical installation 189 5,151 62012 - Business and domestic software development 183 6,943 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 178 5,760 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 171 6,008 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 169 5,935 9999 - Dormant Company 161 6,793
Recent Companies
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