Halifax, West Yorkshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 165 companies were registered in Halifax during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Halifax UK 2010 165 105,137 2009 175 91,034 % change -5.7% 15.5% Record Year 2003 (176) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 48 52 65 New companies in 2009 53 45 77 % change -9.4% 15.6% -15.6% Record Year 2003 (64) 2010 (52) 2009 (77)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 106 companies were dissolved in Halifax during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 6.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Halifax UK 2010 106 82,677 2009 113 108,060 % change -6.2% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (113) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 30 30 46 Closed companies in 2009 21 13 79 % change 42.9% 130.8% -42% Record Year 2007 (33) 2008 (35) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Halifax during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 59 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Halifax UK 2010 59 22,460 2009 62 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (124) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 18 22 19 Net growth in 2009 32 32 -2 Record Year 2003 (47) 2003 (36) 2003 (41)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Halifax formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Halifax 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -16.0% -1.0% -29.9% Record Year 1975 (0.4%) 1968 (0.6%) 1973 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Halifax was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.1% of all director appointments in Halifax in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage YORKSHIRE 1.62% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.62% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTING 1.30% CONSULTANCY 2.87% (HALIFAX) 1.19% PROPERTY 2.50% ENGINEERING 0.97% ASSOCIATES 2.04% HOLDINGS 0.97% TRADING 1.93% MEDICAL 0.97% DESIGN 1.91% HIRE 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% MARKETING 0.86% MEDIA 1.84% PROPERTY 0.86% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSULTANTS 0.76% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% BUILDING 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.63% BUSINESS 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.54% S 0.76% J 1.48% HALIFAX 0.76% LONDON 1.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.45% M 0.65% GROUP 1.37% PROJECT 0.65% GLOBAL 1.35% (YORKSHIRE) 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.35% SYSTEMS 0.65% BUILDING 1.34% J 0.65% CARE 1.33% HEALTH 0.65% ELECTRICAL 1.30% GREEN 0.54% M 1.28% WEST 0.54% SYSTEMS 1.25% DESIGN 0.54% S 1.23%
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 271 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 97 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 26,974 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 14,007 9999 - Dormant Company 24 19,948 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 17,003 7499 - Non-trading company 21 15,398 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,149 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 9,325 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,143 86900 - Other human health activities 12 3,445 99999 - Dormant Company 11 13,808 4534 - Other building installation 11 2,840 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 9,659 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 6,340 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 9,943 4545 - Other building completion 9 3,346 7260 - Other computer related activities 8 10,331 43210 - Electrical installation 8 3,163 5248 - Other retail specialised stores 8 2,161
Recent Companies
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