Leeds, West Yorkshire
Q3 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 1,324 companies were registered in Leeds during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Leeds UK 2013 1,324 132,684 2012 1,221 118,868 % change 8.4% 11.6% Record Year 2006 (1,774) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 425 419 480 New companies in 2012 418 423 380 % change 1.7% -0.9% 26.3% Record Year 2004 (587) 2006 (596) 2006 (630)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 992 companies were dissolved in Leeds during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 34.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Leeds UK 2013 992 86,170 2012 738 75,908 % change 34.4% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (10,519) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 259 235 498 Closed companies in 2012 244 289 205 % change 6.1% -18.7% 143% Record Year 2009 (5,157) 2009 (4,219) 2009 (1,143)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Leeds during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 332 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Leeds UK 2013 332 46,514 2012 483 42,960 Record Year 2006 (1,414) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 166 184 -18 Net growth in 2012 174 134 175 Record Year 2004 (489) 2006 (458) 2004 (528)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Leeds formed 1.0% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Leeds 2013 1.0% 2012 1.0% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% UK formation share in 2012 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% % change -9.0% -9.1% 10.8% Record Year 1941 (3.4%) 2004 (2.0%) 1974 (2.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Leeds was in 2010 when 30.6% of all directors were female.
24.4% of all director appointments in Leeds in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.80% CONSULTING 5.27% LEEDS 1.73% MANAGEMENT 4.75% (LEEDS) 1.40% CONSULTANCY 3.45% MANAGEMENT 1.39% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTANCY 1.18% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 1.02% ENGINEERING 1.83% YORKSHIRE 0.97% LONDON 1.79% PROPERTIES 0.87% DESIGN 1.78% BUSINESS 0.81% BUSINESS 1.74% INVESTMENTS 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.69% CARE 0.69% CARE 1.64% IP 0.64% ASSOCIATES 1.61% IT 0.61% GLOBAL 1.59% FINANCIAL 0.59% J 1.54% DEVELOPMENTS 0.57% MEDIA 1.54% (YORKSHIRE) 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.53% MARKETING 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.45% ASSOCIATES 0.50% IT 1.39% M 0.48% M 1.25% MEDIA 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ENERGY 0.45% BUILDING 1.19% TRADING 0.45% CAPITAL 1.19% S 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% J 0.43% TRAINING 1.15%
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 2,425 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 643 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 316 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 304 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 264 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 153 25,547 74990 - Non-trading company 141 14,228 86900 - Other human health activities 114 9,203 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 108 8,312 62012 - Business and domestic software development 107 9,104 62090 - Other information technology service activities 104 12,516 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 100 17,715 41100 - Development of building projects 90 9,271 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 88 8,475 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 86 7,590 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 86 6,651 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 79 5,430 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 78 3,601 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 67 5,249 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 66 6,979
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08672396 HEB CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 02 Sep 2013 08676460 WHITEMUD IRONWORKS UK LIMITED 04 Sep 2013 08677854 PET STOP SUPERSTORES LIMITED 05 Sep 2013 08683772 CALL LANE AESTHETICS LIMITED 10 Sep 2013 08698798 08698798 LTD 20 Sep 2013 08700760 CARTRIDGE MONSTER LTD 23 Sep 2013 08703800 ON THE BEACH TOPCO LIMITED 24 Sep 2013 08703900 SPANISH LAW SERVICES LIMITED 24 Sep 2013 08703901 ON THE BEACH BIDCO LIMITED 24 Sep 2013 08707052 DISPIRATION LIMITED 26 Sep 2013 08707674 EVENTIBLE LIMITED 26 Sep 2013 08708194 PIMCO 2938 LIMITED 26 Sep 2013 08711744 5/5A MILL HILL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 30 Sep 2013 OC387717 MERRION HOUSE LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 06 Sep 2013 08688251 SOCIAL BAR LIMITED 12 Sep 2013 08692091 DELTA REHABILITATION LIMITED 16 Sep 2013 08700743 HASHKIN LIMITED 23 Sep 2013 08710646 AUCKTAIN LIMITED 30 Sep 2013 08676559 JAK MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 04 Sep 2013 08706932 ASTRILEX LTD 26 Sep 2013 08709665 CONSIDERATE DEVELOPMENTS LTD 27 Sep 2013 08676148 SOLOISTA LIMITED 04 Sep 2013 08680060 OAKWELL (LEEDS) LTD 06 Sep 2013 08680093 CAESARS (KIPPAX) LTD 06 Sep 2013 08687536 LEEDS MOTOR SALES LTD 12 Sep 2013
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