LEEDS ECONOMY HANDBOOK. April 2016 THE LEEDS ECONOMY. The Leeds Economy

LEEDS ECONOMY HANDBOOK April 2016 THE LEEDS ECONOMY The Leeds Economy

THE LEEDS ECONOMY CONTENTS Historical economic development Gross Value Added and productivity Diversity Business performance Business formation and level of entrepreneurship Major organisations HISTORICAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1322 A fulling mill is erected on the east side of Leeds Bridge, encouraging the growth of cloth production in the district. Specialist workers, such as dyers gained Leeds a reputation as a finishing centre for the woollen industry in the surrounding area. 1626 Charter of Incorporation awarded by Charles I in recognition of Leeds prosperity and fame in the making, selling and exporting of woollen cloth. Leeds adopts the Golden Fleece as its coat of arms. 1661 Cloth workers guild set up by the Corporation. Though cloth dominates the economic life of Leeds, the town is also important for other trades and professions. Five other guilds are formed. The first largely consists of building workers; the second shopkeepers. The three others consist of cordwainers (shoemakers); tailors and workers in hardware. Coal mining and quarrying continue to be highly important industries in the borough. 1698 Traveller Celia Fiennes wrote, Leeds is a large town esteemed the wealthyest town of its bigness in the County. 1699 Termination of the Aire and Calder Navigation gives Leeds a vital link eastwards to Hull and the North Sea. 1700 Termination of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal links Leeds to Liverpool and enables raw materials to be brought cheaply in bulk to the town. 1755 Act of Parliament aimed at improving street lighting described The Town is a place of great Trade and large extent, consisting of many streets, narrow lanes and alleys, inhabited by great numbers of Tradesmen, Manufacturers, Artificers... 1758 Opening of Middleton Colliery Railway, the world s first commercial railway. 1792 Building begins on the world s first woollen factory at Bean Ings, Wellington Street by Benjamin Gott one of the most significant and innovative figures in the history of the woollen industry. 1812 Matthew Murray builds the first successful steam engine at his Hunslet works in south Leeds. 1893 Yorkshire Factory Times writes Leeds is at last a city" through incorporation by royal charter. In the same year, the Chamber of Commerce recognises that the good fortune of Leeds is based on a diversity of manufacturing and commercial activity. 1902 It was said that the [Leeds] district is favoured by reason of the variety of its industries and the effects of bad trade are never felt to the same extent as in districts which are dependent on one or two industries merely. 1911 Tailoring, engineering and textiles are the three largest industries accounting for 45% of the workforce. 30,000 are employed in the ready to wear clothing industry alone, which grew further under the influence of Montague Burton (1885 1952). 1938 The Leeds Publicity and Development Department could state that the City is not only a centre for clothing, printing and engineering, but that increasing interest is being given to furniture making, chemicals and soap manufacture, coach building, watches and clocks, fish canning, button making, electrical appliances and accessories. 1951 Only half of the workforce remains in manufacturing while over two fifths work in services. Between 1951and 1973, 37,000 jobs were lost in manufacturing whilst 32,000 were gained in the business and service sectors.

1974 Local government reorganisation increases the City s population by 50% to 750,000 and its area to 211 square miles. The creation of Leeds Metropolitan District is largely due to the recognition that the City had attained definite regional pre eminence because of its long tradition of commercial activity. 1981 Manufacturing jobs decline to 80,000 jobs, but the strength of the service industries, employing almost 190,000, keep employment high by national standards. 1991 Employment in the financial sector grew by over two thirds during the 1980s to 45,400. Manufacturing employs 64,000 across Leeds. 1992 First Direct, providing telephone banking services around the clock is the fastest growing employer in Leeds. It is significant to the economic changes in Leeds that their new premises were built on a site previously occupied by the manufacturer Waddingtons its games division containing such global brands as Monopoly, Cluedo, and Subbuteo. 2005 Leeds becomes the second largest employer in the financial and business services sector outside London, with over 109,000 employees. 2005 According to The UK Legal 500, 'Leeds has a sophisticated and highly competitive legal market, second only to London'. 2009 Leeds is named as a pilot area for the Government's city region initiative which could give the Leeds city region new powers in areas such as housing, regeneration, transport and economic development. 2009 Leeds climbs into the top 25 cities in Europe to do business, according to Cushman and Wakefield's European Cities Monitor. GROSS VALUE ADDED AND PRODUCTIVITY SOURCES OF DATA ONS produces annual estimates of Gross Value Added (GVA) for different parts of the UK. The provisional data for 2014 was published in December 2015. The lowest spatial level for which they are made is NUTS 3. There are 128 NUTS 3 areas in Great Britain. Leeds MD is a NUTS 3 area in its own right, but some other NUTS 3 areas are groups of local authorities. For example, Calderdale and Kirklees together comprise a NUTS 3 area. GVA IN 2014 Leeds MD s GVA was 20.2bn in 2014. It is around 43% of West Yorkshire s, 19% of Yorkshire and the Humber s, and 1.3% of GB s Leeds is by far the largest centre of economic activity in the Yorkshire and Humber region: it is 79% higher than Sheffield s and 120% higher than Bradford s, for example. Compared with other major GB cities and conurbations, its GVA is exceeded only by London (comprising five NUTS 3 areas 364bn) and Birmingham ( 23.2bn). It was higher than Glasgow ( 19.3bn), Edinburgh ( 17.6bn), Tyneside ( 17.4bn) and Manchester 16.1bn). GVA GROWTH Over the last 10 years, GVA growth in Leeds was marginally lower than West Yorkshire, but higher than the region as a whole. It was lower than UK. Over the last 5 years, again it was lower than these three areas. Of the 17 NUTS 3 areas given in the table below, Leeds had the 11 th equal highest growth in the previous decade and 12 th in the last 5 years.

GVA and GVA growth Selected Spatial Areas GVA, bn GVA growth (%) 2004 2009 2014 (Prov) 2004 2014 2009 2014 GB 1097 1318 1584 44 20 NUTS 1 London 222.1 282.6 364.3 65 29 Yorkshire and the Humber 79.9 94.9 106.5 33 12 NUTS 2 West Yorks 34.8 41.8 47.1 35 13 South Yorks 17.7 20.7 23.9 35 15 E Yorks & N Lincs 13.7 17.0 17.5 28 3 North Yorks 13.8 15.4 18.0 31 17 NUTS 3 Birmingham 17.4 20.0 23.2 34 16 Leeds 15.1 18.3 20.2 34 10 Glasgow 14.0 17.1 19.3 38 13 Edinburgh 12.9 16.3 17.6 37 8 Tyneside 12.8 14.7 17.4 36 18 Manchester 11.2 13.7 16.1 43 18 Bristol 8.9 11.1 13.3 49 19 Sheffield 8.2 10.0 11.3 37 12 Calderdale/Kirklees 8.4 9.7 11.3 35 17 Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan 8.2 9.6 10.7 30 11 Liverpool 7.8 10.5 10.5 34 1 Bradford 6.7 8.4 9.2 38 9 Nottingham 6.2 7.5 8.0 28 7 Leicester 5.2 5.9 7.2 38 22 Wakefield 4.7 5.4 6.4 38 19 Hull 4.0 4.8 5.0 26 4 York 4.1 4.4 4.9 19 12 Source: Local Gross Value Added (ONS): Dec 2015

PRODUCTIVITY ONS has produced smoothed experimental statistics of two measures of labour productivity for the NUTS2 and NUTS3 subregions of the UK: GVA per filled job and GVA per hour worked The analysis below cover GVA per filled job for 2008 to 2013, while GVA per hour worked covers 2009 to 2014. GVA per filled job in Leeds is estimated to be 44,900 in 2013, a 7% increase on 2008. Leeds data is higher than the Y&H region, but significantly less than London. GVA per hour worked was 25.1 in 2014, a 3% increase on 2009. Again Leeds does better than the region, but worse than London. GVA per filled job Selected Spatial Areas GVA per filled job ( 000) % change 2008 2013 2008 2013 UK 43.5 48.8 12 NUTS 1 London 60.1 67.9 13 Yorkshire and the Humber 38.7 42.3 9 NUTS 2 West Yorks 39.5 43.3 9 South Yorks 36.3 40.5 12 North Yorks 38.0 41.3 9 E Riding & N Lincs 40.9 43.6 7 NUTS 3 Leeds 41.9 44.9 7 Bradford 38.8 41.9 8 Calderdale/Kirklees 37.7 42.1 12 Wakefield 37.0 42.5 15 York 40.4 43.2 7 Sheffield 36.9 41.5 12 Tyneside 36.8 42.0 14 Hull 37.9 40.1 6 Manchester 40.5 43.5 7 Greater Manchester SW 43.2 46.4 8 Greater Manchester SE 41.7 45.5 9 Greater Manchester NW 36.4 40.3 11 Greater Manchester NE 35.8 40.9 14 Liverpool 40.4 42.5 5 Nottingham 37.1 37.9 2 Leicester 34.9 39.2 12 Birmingham 39.8 44.2 11 Bristol 43.2 46.3 7 Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan 38.5 42.4 10 Edinburgh 48.2 50.4 5 Glasgow 39.3 46.0 17 Leeds City Region 39.1 42.8 9 Source: ONS Experimental Statistics http://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/labourproductivity/articl es/subregionalproductivity/march2016

GVA per hour worked Selected Spatial Areas GVA per hour ( ) % change 2009 2014 2009 2014 UK 25.1 27.3 9 NUTS 1 London 33.2 35.4 7 Yorkshire and the Humber 22.6 24.0 6 NUTS 2 West Yorks 22.7 24.3 7 South Yorks 21.6 23.6 9 North Yorks 21.9 23.3 6 E Riding & N Lincs 24.3 24.7 1 NUTS 3 Leeds 24.3 25.1 3 Bradford 22.0 24.5 11 Calderdale/Kirklees 21.3 23.4 7 Wakefield 20.9 23.2 11 York 23.6 25.1 6 Sheffield 22.5 24.6 9 Tyneside 21.5 24.3 13 Hull 23.1 23.3 1 Manchester 23.6 24.6 4 Greater Manchester SW 24.6 26.2 6 Greater Manchester SE 24.5 25.9 6 Greater Manchester NW 21.0 22.7 8 Greater Manchester NE 20.9 22.7 9 Liverpool 24.3 24.2 Nottingham 22.6 21.3 6 Leicester 20.4 23.8 16 Birmingham 23.5 24.1 3 Bristol 25.1 25.9 3 Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan 22.3 24.1 8 Edinburgh 27.4 29.7 8 Glasgow 23.1 26.0 13 Leeds City Region 24.9 27.2 9

PRODUCTIVITY IN LEEDS

GVA THE NEXT 10 YEARS GVA in Leeds is expected to increase from 21.4bn to 27.1bn. It will account for 36% of GVA in the Leeds City Region and 15% for the Core Cities. GVA and GVA growth Selected Spatial Areas GVA, bn GVA growth (%) 2015 2025 2015 2025 UK 1550 1958 26 London 248.2 460.5 32 Yorkshire and the Humber 101.2 125.1 24 West Yorks 46.3 57.8 25 South Yorks 22.6 28.1 24 Humberside 15.0 18.3 22 North Yorks 17.2 20.9 21 Manchester 24.1 30.3 25 Leeds 21.4 27.1 27 Glasgow 19.8 25.0 26 Birmingham 18.9 23.7 25 Edinburgh 17.4 22.5 29 Bristol 11.7 15.1 29 Liverpool 10.7 13.1 22 Sheffield 9.7 12.2 25 Cardiff 9.3 12.0 29 Nottingham 8.0 10.1 27 Bradford 8.1 10.0 24 Newcastle 8.1 10.0 24 Kirklees 6.9 8.6 24 Wakefield 6.0 7.3 23 Leicester 5.5 7.0 27 Hull 4.3 5.3 22 York 4.3 5.3 23 Leeds City Region 60.5 75.2 24 Leeds as % of 35% 36% Core Cities 141.9 178.6 26 Leeds as % of 15% 15% Source Experian Business Strategies (Summer 2015) GVA at 2011 prices

SECTORS 10 YEARS IN LEEDS The table below shows sectoral changes between 2004 and 2014. Financial and business services showed an increase, while production activities and distribution decreased. GVA distribution by sector: (%) 2004 2014 Change Production 12 12 Construction 7 5 2 Distribution 18 17 1 Info & comms 7 6 Finance & insurance 10 10 Real estate activities 9 10 1 Business services 12 15 3 Public services 22 20 2 Total (incl other 100 100 COMPARISONS WITH OTHER MAJOR CENTRES 2014 35% of GVA in 2014 in Leeds was accounted for by finance and business services. Only Manchester, Edinburgh and Bristol have higher percentages. Leeds has the 2 nd lowest level for public services. GVA distribution by Sector in 2014 (%) Prod Distr FBS Public Servs Other Total ( m) Birmingham 13 17 31 25 14 23231 Leeds 12 17 35 20 16 20188 Glasgow 12 16 33 24 16 19349 Edinburgh 6 14 45 22 13 17628 Tyneside 14 18 25 27 16 17420 Manchester 6 21 38 23 13 16105 Bristol 10 17 37 23 14 13277 Sheffield 13 18 26 28 15 11351 Calderdale/Kirklees 21 20 29 17 14 11335 Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan 11 15 34 27 14 10655 Liverpool 7 21 28 29 15 10452 Bradford 21 18 24 24 13 9172 Nottingham 6 21 29 28 16 8003 Leicester 21 17 19 32 12 7161 Wakefield 17 26 22 22 13 6423 Hull 29 17 18 25 11 5038 York 9 25 29 23 14 4902 GB 15 18 32 18 17 London 4 15 48 13 20 Yorkshire and the Humber 18 20 26 21 15 East Yorkshire and Lincs 27 19 19 20 14 North Yorkshire 15 22 29 19 16 South Yorkshire 15 20 24 26 16 West Yorkshire 17 19 30 20 14 Source: Local Gross Value Added (ONS) NB. These figures use SIC2007

THE NEXT 10 YEARS A more detailed analysis for Leeds and forecasts for the next 10 years are available from the Experian Business Strategies model. Output by sector, Leeds MD Sector 2015, m % of whole economy output in 2015 % of whole economy output in 2025 % change in output 2005 15 Agriculture, mining 42 Manufacturing 1,730 8 8 +22 Utilities 673 3 3 +19 Construction 1,112 5 6 +33 Wholesale and retail 2,427 11 11 +28 Transport and storage 766 4 4 +29 Accommodation, food services 795 4 4 +24 Information & communication 1,409 7 7 +31 Finance and business services 8,245 38 40 +33 Public admin, educat n & health 3,790 18 16 +13 Personal services 433 2 2 +21 Whole economy 21,422 100 100 +27 Source: Experian Business Strategies (Summer 2015) GVA at 2011 prices DIVERSITY 2014 The diversity rankings below are a measure of how the industrial structure of a particular location mirrors thestructure of Great Britain as a whole. In 2014 Leeds, Birmingham and Sheffield were the most diverse of the 14 major employment centresoutside of London. Leeds has consistently ranked in the three most diverse locations. It emphasizes the fact that Leeds has retained its manufacturing strength as well as consolidating itsposition a major centre for finance and business services. City Rank City Rank Leeds 1 Aberdeen 8 Birmingham 2 Bradford 9 Sheffield 3 Newcastle 10 Glasgow 4 Leicester 11 Cardiff 5 Edinburgh 12 Bristol 6 Manchester 13 Liverpool* 7 Nottingham 14 * The energy sector was excluded from the analysis, hence the reason for this ranking

BUSINESS FORMATION AND THE LEVEL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP ONS BUSINESS DEMOGRAPHY METHODOLOGY The starting point for demography is the concept of a population of active businesses in a reference year. These are defined as businesses that had either turnover or employment at any time during the reference period. Births and deaths are then identified by comparing active populations for different years. Births: A birth is defined as a business that was present in year t, but did not exist in year t 1 or t 2. Births do not include entry into the population as a result of mergers, break ups, split offs or other restructuring. It is important to note that a business that is active in year t could also have been a birth in year t. Deaths: A death is defined as a business that was on the active file in year t but was no longer present on the active file in year t+1 or t+2. Survivals: A business is deemed to have survived if having been a birth in year t or having survived to year t; it is active in terms of employment and/or turnover in any part of year t+1. A business is considered to have survived if it is active in any part of the survival year under consideration. COMPARISON WITH BERR STATISTICS The main difference between ONS Business Demography and the BERR VAT based publication is the inclusion of PAYE only records. The Business Demography methodology takes into account businesses that were active at any time during the reference year, whereas the BERR series is based on a snapshot taken from the Inter Departmental Business Register at a point in time in March. Overall, the ONS Business Demography series shows higher numbers of business births and deaths than the BERR VAT based statistics. The ONS enterprise national birth rate (as a proportion of active enterprises) was 13.1% in 2007, compared to 10.1% in the BERR VAT based series. The ONS enterprise death rate (as a proportion of active enterprises) was 9.9% in 2007, compared to 7.3% in the BERR VAT based series. The figures do not give a complete picture of business start ups and closures. Once non VAT registered and non PAYE are added in, the actual number is business in Leeds is probably between 45,000 and 50,000. This compares with a BERR stock figure of 20,700 in 2007 and an ONS figure of 27,625 in 2014. Data are not available at the ward level.

VAT DATA: STOCK, REGISTRATIONS AND DE REGISTRATIONS The table below shows the former BERR series and current ONS statistics. It covers the period 1997 2007 for the BERR series and 2004 2014 for the ONS series. It covers enterprises, not local units. The number of active businesses in Leeds has increased each year to 2014, reaching 27,625. The number of business births in 2014 was 4,275 while deaths were 2,725 a net increase of 1,550. Enterprise registrations and de registrations, Leeds MD BERR series : VAT only Year Stock at start of year Registrations Deregistrations Net Change Stock at end of year 1997 17,485 1,955 1,690 265 17,750 1998 17,750 1,915 1,700 215 17,965 1999 17,965 1,860 1,730 135 18,095 2000 18,095 1,935 1,755 180 18,280 2001 18,280 1,835 1,765 70 18,350 2002 18,350 1,970 1,855 115 18,465 2003 18,465 2,140 1,720 420 18,885 2004 18,885 2,080 1,750 325 19,210 2005 19,210 1,975 1,545 430 19,640 2006 19,640 2,025 1,625 395 20,040 2007 20,040 2,435 1,770 670 20,710 ONS Business Demography series : VAT/PAYE Births Deaths B D Active 2004 2,860 2,595 265 22,660 2005 2,955 2,650 305 22,965 2006 2,740 2,330 410 23,020 2007 2,995 2,420 575 23,690 2008 2,770 2,480 290 24,190 2009 2,500 3,030 530 24,315 2010 2,830 2,790 40 24,780 2011 2,910 2,540 370 24,700 2012 2,970 2,740 225 25,100 2013 3,895 2,715 1,225 26,155 2014 4,275 2,725 1,550 27,625 NB. The number of Active Businesses Eurostat's definition are those active at any time over the course of the calendar year, rather than a specific point in time. So the number of Active Businesses in 2014 will not equal those in 2013 + Births Deaths.

COMPARATIVE CHANGE IN STOCK FOR MAIN URBAN AREAS For Britain s largest employment centres, Leeds with 27,625 active enterprises in 2014 the 2 nd largest after Birmingham with 33,870. Between 2009 and 2014 growth in Leeds was 14%. This was higher than the Core Cities (13%), Great Britain (9%), Leeds City Region (8%) and Yorkshire and the Humber (9%). Between 2013 and 2014, of the 15 areas covered Leeds equal 3 rd highest. Main employment centres: Active enterprises 2014 2013 2009 % change 2009 14 2013 14 Manchester 19,965 18,280 15,715 27 9 Aberdeen 10,120 9,750 8,035 26 4 Edinburgh 19,140 18,255 16,195 18 5 Bristol 18,280 17,255 15,650 17 6 Leicester 11,215 10,605 9,740 15 6 Leeds 27,625 26,155 24,315 14 6 Cardiff 11,515 10,800 10,285 12 7 Glasgow 19,280 18,490 17,290 11 4 Newcastle 8,340 7,950 7,545 10 5 Birmingham 33,870 32,235 30,840 10 5 Nottingham 9,020 8,635 8,240 9 4 Liverpool 13,310 12,570 12,205 9 6 Kirklees 14,930 14,465 13,900 7 3 Bradford 15,690 15,200 14,700 7 3 Sheffield 16,320 15,815 15,300 7 3 Great Britain 2,495,650 2,392,965 2,282,200 9 4 Inner London 265,230 245,615 211,365 25 8 Leeds City Region 103,450 99,330 95,565 8 4 West Yorkshire 75,730 72,540 69,415 9 4 Yorkshire & Humber 176,840 170,195 166,825 6 4 Core Cities 177,525 168,185 157,385 13 6 Source: ONS Business Demography: VAT + PAYE

BIRTH RATES Birth rates have been defined as: number of business births in a city, regardless of where the business owner lives, divided by the population of working age. Leeds had a birth rate in 2014 of 85, lower than the GB rate (87), but higher than Leeds City Region (73%) and the Core Cities (75%). Areas with high birth rates tend to have high death rates, reflecting the short lifespan of many new businesses. Business birth rates Births per 10,000 of working age population, 2014 Manchester 96 Bristol 93 Leeds 85 Aberdeen 82 Edinburgh 81 Leicester 77 Cardiff 76 Birmingham 75 Glasgow 69 Kirklees 68 Liverpool 67 Bradford 65 Newcastle 61 Sheffield 60 Nottingham 59 GB 87 Inner London 196 Core Cities 75 Leeds City Region 73 West Yorkshire 73 Yorkshire and Humber 70 Source: ONS Business Demography NB. Births are businesses started up in the area by residents and nonresidents. They are not a measure of business formation by people living in the area. NB: The 2014 analysis uses the 16 64 working age population as the denominator

SURVIVAL RATES The table below shows the survival rates in years 1, 3 and 5 for births in 2009. Leeds had the equal 4 th highest survival rate after 5 years. The 4 th equal highest after 3 years The 3 rd equal highest after 1 year Survival rates of births in 2009 Area 1 year 3 years 5 years Aberdeen 91 64 46 Bristol 90 61 43 Kirklees 93 58 43 Leeds 91 60 42 Sheffield 91 58 42 Bradford 92 61 42 Cardiff 91 56 40 Leicester 89 54 40 Nottingham 91 59 40 Newcastle 90 57 39 Glasgow 87 55 39 Liverpool 90 56 38 Edinburgh 85 54 37 Birmingham 86 54 36 Manchester 88 52 36 GB 91 60 42 Inner London 86 55 38 Leeds City Region 92 61 43 Yorkshire and Humber 90 58 41 Core Cities 89 56 39 West Yorkshire 92 59 42 Source: ONS Business Demography

The table below shows the 1 year survival rates for businesses started between 2009 and 2013 All areas showed an increase in survival rates for businesses started in 2013 Leeds had the 9 th highest survival rate in 2013, compared with 10 th highest in 2012 1 year survival rates for businesses started in: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Bradford 92.3 88.7 94.9 90.1 94.9 Kirklees 93.2 88.3 94.6 92.0 94.5 Leicester 88.7 87.0 92.7 92.1 94.4 Sheffield 91.4 87.5 92.8 92.5 94.2 Liverpool 90.2 87.2 92.2 90.1 93.8 Aberdeen 90.5 83.1 94.2 92.2 93.4 Manchester 88.3 84.4 91.8 91.0 93.4 Nottingham 91.2 86.3 91.4 90.8 93.3 Leeds 91.0 85.3 93.8 89.6 93.2 Birmingham 86.4 84.8 91.0 90.3 93.2 Glasgow 87.4 82.1 92.6 88.9 93.1 Cardiff 90.6 86.3 92.5 89.1 92.8 Newcastle 90.2 86.9 91.6 86.8 92.5 Bristol 90.0 84.1 91.9 89.3 92.4 Edinburgh 84.5 82.4 91.2 89.0 92.1 Leeds City Region 92.3 87.3 94.2 91.4 94.2 West Yorkshire 91.6 87.1 94.1 91.1 94.2 GB 90.9 86.7 93.1 91.2 93.6 Y & H 89.6 85.7 92.1 90.1 93.4 Core Cities 89.1 85.1 92.2 90.0 93.2 Inner London 85.9 82.8 90.7 88.0 90.9 Leeds Ranking 5 th 9 th 4 th 10 th 9 th Source: ONS

AGE OF ENTERPRISE The table below provides a snapshot of the age distribution of enterprises in the 16 major employment locations. Leeds has a similar age structure to Birmingham, but is older than Manchester The structure is younger than the Leeds City Region and similar to the Core Cities as a whole. Age of Business in 2013 (%) Area < 2 years 2 3 years 4 9 years 10+ years Sheffield 16 13 27 44 Kirklees 16 13 27 44 Bradford 16 13 26 44 Nottingham 18 14 26 43 Cardiff 18 12 28 42 Newcastle 18 14 27 41 Edinburgh 19 14 27 40 Leicester 19 15 26 40 Glasgow 20 14 26 40 Leeds 19 14 27 40 Liverpool 19 14 27 40 Birmingham 20 14 27 39 Bristol 19 14 28 39 Aberdeen 23 14 26 37 Manchester 24 16 26 34 Inner London 24 16 27 33 Leeds ranking: high 6= 4= 3= 7= to low GB 17 13 26 44 Core Cities 19 14 27 40 Y & H 16 12 26 46 Leeds City Region 16 13 27 44 West Yorkshire 17 13 27 43 Source: ONS IDBR This is a from a snapshot of IDBR at 12 March 2013 The above covers the 21,560 enterprises active on that date

Enterprise Stock A Snapshot ONS provides a snapshot of enterprise stock from the IDBR each March. Data is available on Enterprises ( businesses ) and Local Units ( branches ). The analysis below looks at Enterprises. BY LOCATION Leeds was the 2 nd largest enterprise centre after Birmingham, with 26,300 enterprises. For the 18 areas with more than 15,000 enterprises: Leeds had the 7 th highest growth between 2010 and 2015, but the fastest growth over the last year Over both periods, Leeds had higher growth than GB. Core Cities etc. Enterprise Stock: 2010 to 2015 % change 2010 2014 2015 2010 15 2014 15 GB 2.03m 2.20m 2.38m 17.3 8.4 Core Cities 129,000 141,900 158,100 22.6 11.5 Y&H 148,900 156,320 172,200 15.7 10.2 LCR 83,500 89,400 98,900 18.4 10.7 WY 58,600 63,100 70,700 20.7 12.1 Birmingham 24,700 26,700 29,500 19.5 10.6 Leeds 20,400 22,600 26,300 29.0 16.3 Edinburgh 13,900 16,000 17,300 24.0 8.3 Manchester 12,500 15,100 17,000 36.2 13.2 Bristol 13,200 15,000 16,600 26.4 10.8 Glasgow 14,000 15,300 16,600 18.6 8.6 SIZE OF WORKPLACE Almost 88% of enterprises employed between 0 and 9 people, while a further 10% employed 50 to 249 The pattern was similar across all areas Enterprise stock by size band: 2015 (%) Employment Leeds WY Leeds City Yorks & Core GB Region Humber Cities 0 9 87.6 87.4 87.6 87.4 86.1 88.7 10 49 10.0 10.3 10.1 10.4 11.2 9.3 50 249 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.1 1.6 250+ 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4

STOCK BY INDUSTRY In Leeds 36% of enterprises were in the Financial & Business Services (FBS) sector, followed by 15% in Wholesale & Retail Leeds has the highest percentage of enterprises in FBS than the other locations covered. It had the lowest percentage in the Public Sector Enterprise stock by industry: 2015 (%) Leeds WY Leeds City Yorks & Core GB Region Humber Cities Manufacturing 5.7 7.5 6.9 6.9 5.5 5.3 Construction 10.7 11.2 11.3 11.7 9.4 11.6 Wholesale & retail 15.3 18.7 17.8 17.4 17.3 15.0 Transport and storage 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.5 3.5 3.4 Accommodation & food 5.9 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.2 6.0 servs Information & 7.4 6.1 5.9 5.1 7.7 8.0 communications Finance & bus servs 36.4 29.5 29.2 27.2 33.9 31.8 Public sector 5.9 6.6 6.4 6.5 7.7 6.3 Arts, entertainment etc 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 7.0 6.8 TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 ENTERPRISES FOR LEPs LCR has the 3 rd largest LEP behind London and the South East Enterprise growth in LCR was higher than GB for both the last 5 years and last year. Over the last year, for the 39 LEPs Leeds has the 5 th highest enterprise growth. Enterprises for Local Enterprise Partnerships % change 2010 2014 2015 2010 15 2014 15 GB 2,031,845 2,197,000 2,382,370 17.3 8.4 London 331,540 400,930 444,880 34.2 11.0 South East 137,590 145,875 156,915 14.0 7.6 Leeds City Region 83,515 89,380 98,905 18.4 10.7 Greater Manchester 72,640 79,025 86,630 19.3 9.6