Key sectors

Full spectrum of services
 
The growth of the city as a major regional centre for financial and professional services is increasingly recognised both nationally and internationally.
 
Leeds has achieved a critical mass of financial institutions and professional expertise as a result of the growth of local financial organisations supplemented by the influx of new firms. It is the largest legal centre outside London in the UK and a major centre for accountancy, banking, insurance, building society finance, stock broking, corporate and retail financial services and venture capital. The city is now the regional or northern centre for many organisations which have been able to attract high calibre professional staff. On the back of a strong local market, the financial and legal community now attracts business from outside the region and abroad. The sector offers a depth of expertise and breadth of provision that exceeds most other regional centres - see SECTORS under Finding Services in Leeds
 
The official history of Leeds as a financial and business centre is contained in small booklet Leeds - Capital and Commerce. For a free copy contact the LFSI office.