Wetherby, West Yorkshire
2012 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- 2012 was a record year for company registrations in Wetherby when compared to any year in history.
- Q4 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wetherby when compared to any previous Q4.
- October 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wetherby when compared to any previous October.
- Q4 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Wetherby when compared to any previous Q4.
- November 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Wetherby when compared to any previous November.
- October 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Wetherby when compared to any previous October.
- December 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wetherby when compared to any previous December.
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New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2012)
2012 was a record year for company registrations in Wetherby when compared to any year in history.
A total of 218 companies were formed in Wetherby in 2012. This total is 9.0% higher than in 2011 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 8.6% growth compared to 452,870 the previous year.
Year Wetherby UK 2012 218 491,893 2011 200 452,870 2010 211 400,358 2009 216 362,675 2008 170 349,203 Record Year 2012 (218) 2012 (491,893) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 a total of 110 companies were formed in Wetherby. This figure is 26.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.5%.
The highest total for a second half year in Wetherby occurred in 2009 when a total of 111 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Wetherby UK 2012 110 238,743 2011 87 224,135 % change 26.4% 6.5% Record Year 2009 (111) 2012 (238,743) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
Q4 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wetherby when compared to any previous Q4.
A total of 64 companies were registered in Wetherby during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is an increase of 88.2% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 9.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Wetherby UK 2012 64 119,875 2011 34 109,623 % change 88.2% 9.4% Record Year 2012 (64) 2012 (119,875) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
October 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wetherby when compared to any previous October.
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2012 25 24 15 New companies in 2011 10 17 7 % change 150.0% 41.2% 114.3% Record Year 2012 (25) 2010 (26) 2009 (16)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 149 companies were dissolved in Wetherby in 2012. This total is 3.5% higher than in 2011 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 6.6% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Wetherby UK 2012 149 293,728 2011 144 314,524 2010 128 342,233 2009 153 533,787 2008 71 237,873 Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (533,787) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 a total of 74 companies were dissolved in Wetherby. This figure is 5.7% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -4.1%.
The highest total for a second half year in Wetherby occurred in 2009 when a total of 83 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Wetherby UK 2012 74 145,934 2011 70 152,213 % change 5.7% -4.1% Record Year 2009 (83) 2009 (244,543) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
Q4 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Wetherby when compared to any previous Q4.
A total of 39 companies were dissolved in Wetherby during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is an increase of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 12.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Wetherby UK 2012 39 70,026 2011 37 79,983 % change 5.4% -12.4% Record Year 2012 (39) 2009 (85,139) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
November 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Wetherby when compared to any previous November.
October 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Wetherby when compared to any previous October.
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2012 12 20 7 Closed companies in 2011 6 12 19 % change 100.0% 66.7% -63% Record Year 2012 (12) 2012 (20) 2011 (19)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 69 companies were added to the company register for Wetherby in 2012. This number represents growth of 34.5% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 43.8%.
This number is 13 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2007 when the Wetherby company register grew by 135 companies.
Year Wetherby UK 2012 69 198,165 2011 56 138,346 2010 83 58,125 2009 63 -171,112 2008 99 111,330 Record Year 2007 (135) 2003 (242,541) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 the company register for Wetherby increased by 36 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Wetherby UK 2012 36 92,809 2011 17 71,922 Record Year 2004 (59) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
Net company growth for Wetherby during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) was 25 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Wetherby UK 2012 25 49,849 2011 -3 29,640 Record Year 2004 (33) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
December 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wetherby when compared to any previous December.
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2012 13 4 8 Net growth in 2011 4 5 -12 Record Year 2002 (19) 2004 (17) 2012 (8)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2012)
In 2012 Wetherby formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2011 when Wetherby was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.
Year Wetherby 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.1%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 Wetherby formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.0%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Wetherby 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
In the fourth quarter of 2012, Wetherby formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Wetherby 2012 0.1% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% UK formation share in 2011 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% % change 110.5% 34.1% 108.3% Record Year 1964 (0.3%) 1968 (0.2%) 1970 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2012)
The average age of a director in 2012 was 45.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2012 was 45.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2012 was 45.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2012)
The record year for female directors in Wetherby was 1860 when 35.7% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Wetherby in 2012 was 34.4%. The average for the UK during this time was 29.9%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The record second half year for female directors in Wetherby was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
26.0% of all director appointments in Wetherby in the second half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Wetherby was in 1977 when 31.2% of all directors were female.
27.9% of all director appointments in Wetherby in the fourth quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2011-Dec 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.31% CONSULTING 5.15% PROPERTIES 0.92% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CARE 0.92% CONSULTANCY 3.31% BAR 0.69% PROPERTY 2.40% CONSULTANCY 0.69% TRADING 2.03% S 0.69% DESIGN 1.86% SPA 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.82% L 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.79% TAYLOR 0.69% BUSINESS 1.76% MANAGEMENT 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% YORKSHIRE 0.69% LONDON 1.69% DESIGN 0.69% MEDIA 1.69% J 0.69% GLOBAL 1.59% ONE 0.46% J 1.57% PAUL 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.46% INNS 0.46% IT 1.43% STUDIOS 0.46% CARE 1.39% ACTION 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.34% R 0.46% M 1.26% CLOUDY2CLEAR 0.46% BUILDING 1.23% WHARFE 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.21% HYGIENE 0.46% TRAINING 1.18% CLIFFORD 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.17% CONSTRUCTION 0.46% SECURITY 1.17%
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 104 236,139 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 30,396 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 23,256 99999 - Dormant Company 13 40,648 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 13 52,427 62012 - Business and domestic software development 9 7,446 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 15,572 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 22,058 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 6,971 74990 - Non-trading company 6 13,808 41100 - Development of building projects 5 7,980 70100 - Activities of head offices 5 3,878 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 5 4,752 79909 - Other reservation service activities not elsewhere classified 5 724 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 5 4,936 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 5 4,220 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 5 4,882 62090 - Other information technology service activities 4 12,291 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 4 6,307 18129 - Printing not elsewhere classified 4 1,139
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter