Batley, West Yorkshire
2013 Annual 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.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2013)
A total of 199 companies were formed in Batley in 2013. This total is 14.4% higher than in 2012 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 7.6% growth compared to 491,893 the previous year.
Year Batley UK 2013 199 529,363 2012 174 491,893 2011 196 452,870 2010 202 400,358 2009 238 362,675 Record Year 2008 (243) 2013 (529,363) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2013)
In the second half of 2013 a total of 85 companies were formed in Batley. This figure is 4.9% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.9%.
The highest total for a second half year in Batley occurred in 2009 when a total of 116 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Batley UK 2013 85 259,931 2012 81 238,743 % change 4.9% 8.9% Record Year 2009 (116) 2013 (259,931) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2013)
A total of 35 companies were registered in Batley during the fourth quarter of 2013 (Oct 2013 - Dec 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 7.9% versus the same period last year (Q4 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.1% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2013 - Dec 2013) Batley UK 2013 35 127,247 2012 38 119,875 % change -7.9% 6.1% Record Year 2006 (53) 2013 (127,247) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2013)
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2013 13 11 11 New companies in 2012 13 17 8 % change 0.0% -35.3% 37.5% Record Year 2006 (26) 2008 (24) 2002 (18)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2013)
A total of 243 companies were dissolved in Batley in 2013. This total is 29.4% lower than in 2012 and compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 13.1% growth compared to the previous year.
Year Batley UK 2013 243 332,213 2012 344 293,729 2011 279 314,524 2010 278 342,233 2009 273 533,789 Record Year 2012 (344) 2009 (533,789) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2013)
In the second half of 2013 a total of 147 companies were dissolved in Batley. This figure is 0.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 21.3%.
The highest total for a second half year in Batley occurred in 2012 when a total of 147 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Batley UK 2013 147 177,021 2012 147 145,935 % change 0.0% 21.3% Record Year 2012 (147) 2009 (244,544) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2013)
A total of 63 companies were dissolved in Batley during the fourth quarter of 2013 (Oct 2013 - Dec 2013).
This figure is an increase of 5.0% versus the same period last year (Q4 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 29.7% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2013 - Dec 2013) Batley UK 2013 63 90,851 2012 60 70,027 % change 5.0% 29.7% Record Year 2011 (90) 2013 (90,851) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2013 30 15 18 Closed companies in 2012 23 18 19 % change 30.4% -16.7% -5% Record Year 2010 (32) 2011 (28) 2011 (35)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2013)
A total of -44 companies were removed to the company register for Batley in 2013. This number represents decline of 22.1% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 37.2%.
This number is 126 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2006 when the Batley company register grew by 149 companies.
Year Batley UK 2013 -44 197,150 2012 -170 198,164 2011 -83 138,346 2010 -76 58,125 2009 -35 -171,114 Record Year 2006 (149) 2007 (237,353) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2013)
In the second half of 2013 the company register for Batley decreased by 62 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Batley UK 2013 -62 82,910 2012 -66 92,808 Record Year 2006 (75) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2013)
Net company growth for Batley during the fourth quarter of 2013 (Oct 2013 - Dec 2013) was -28 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2013 - Dec 2013) Batley UK 2013 -28 36,396 2012 -22 49,848 Record Year 2006 (34) 2012 (49,848) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2013)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2013 -17 -4 -7 Net growth in 2012 -10 -1 -11 Record Year 2006 (21) 2008 (20) 1998 (15)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2013)
In 2013 Batley formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2012 when Batley was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.
Year Batley 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.1%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2013)
In the second half of 2013 Batley formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.0%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Batley 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2013)
In the fourth quarter of 2013, Batley formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2013 - Dec 2013) Batley 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2013)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2013 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2012 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% % change -7.1% -36.4% 25.2% Record Year 1990 (0.1%) 1992 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2013)
The average age of a director in 2013 was 40.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2013)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2013 was 39.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 12.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.8%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2013)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2013 was 38.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 10.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2013)
The record year for female directors in Batley was 1982 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Batley in 2013 was 22.8%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.0%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2013)
The record second half year for female directors in Batley was 2011 when 29.0% of all directors were female.
23.9% of all director appointments in Batley in the second half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2013)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Batley was in 2011 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
30.3% of all director appointments in Batley in the fourth quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.6% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2012-Dec 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRADING 1.27% CONSULTING 5.22% FURNITURE 1.27% MANAGEMENT 4.72% (YORKSHIRE) 1.02% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CARPETS 1.02% PROPERTY 2.59% PROPERTIES 0.76% TRADING 2.08% RESTAURANT 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.87% TYRES 0.76% LONDON 1.86% (BATLEY) 0.76% DESIGN 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.73% FAMILY 0.76% CARE 1.73% INVESTMENTS 0.76% BUSINESS 1.71% MECHANICAL 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.68% EXPRESS 0.76% GLOBAL 1.58% M 0.76% INVESTMENTS 1.56% GODFATHER 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.54% EVENTS 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.53% CONTRACTS 0.51% J 1.51% ELIZABETH 0.51% MEDIA 1.50% CONSULTANCY 0.51% IT 1.35% BEAUTY 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.23% HAIR 0.51% M 1.23% BMV 0.51% BUILDING 1.21% BATLEY 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.20% INTERNATIONAL 0.51% CAPITAL 1.19% F1 0.51% ENERGY 1.14%
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 124 266,814 99999 - Dormant Company 26 46,762 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 26,001 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 27,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 9 36,164 86900 - Other human health activities 7 9,543 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 7 55,342 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 6 8,879 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 5 4,987 98000 - Residents property management 5 4,710 49410 - Freight transport by road 5 7,333 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 5 5,698 43210 - Electrical installation 4 5,730 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 4 7,010 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 3 7,823 47599 - Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store 3 1,360 69102 - Solicitors 3 2,474 47730 - Dispensing chemist in specialised stores 3 589 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 3 5,800 81300 - Landscape service activities 3 1,803
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08712705 NICOLITES SHOP LIMITED 01 Oct 2013 08714408 HAMILTON BAILEY MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 02 Oct 2013 08718113 MND MIDDLEWARE SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Oct 2013 08718283 SHANGRI-LA PROPERTIES LIMITED 04 Oct 2013 08724316 R.AJA FURNITURE LIMITED 09 Oct 2013 08731493 BAIRSTOW'S MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD 14 Oct 2013 08731921 FERNLEA TRADING LIMITED 14 Oct 2013 08732743 ROKA RETAIL LTD 15 Oct 2013 08741670 FAITH PUBLIC RELATIONS LIMITED 21 Oct 2013 08743458 SYCAMORE DENTAL LABORATORY LIMITED 22 Oct 2013 08749593 FOXHALL CONTRACTS LTD 25 Oct 2013 08756516 KLP COMMERCIAL LIMITED 31 Oct 2013 08757361 RDD LEEDS LIMITED 31 Oct 2013