Halifax, West Yorkshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Halifax when compared to any previous July.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 138 companies were registered in Halifax during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HalifaxUK
    2010138101,492
    200915694,671
    % change-11.5%7.2%
    Record Year 2009 (156) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010504741
    New companies in 2009594255
    % change-15.3%11.9%-25.5%
    Record Year2009 (59)2010 (47)2003 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 110 companies were dissolved in Halifax during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HalifaxUK
    201011087,705
    2009134159,401
    % change-17.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Halifax when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010423929
    Closed companies in 2009243971
    % change75.0%0.0%-59%
    Record Year2010 (42)2008 (81)1999 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Halifax during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 28 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HalifaxUK
    20102813,787
    200922-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (90) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20108812
    Net growth in 2009353-16
    Record Year2008 (40)2002 (29)2003 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Halifax formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Halifax
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-21.2%1.5%-28.6%
    Record Year1974 (0.4%)1971 (0.5%)1985 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Halifax was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.4% of all director appointments in Halifax in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.89%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    YORKSHIRE1.37%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT1.37%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    (HALIFAX)1.05%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.05%TRADING2.04%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.95%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%DESIGN1.93%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    TRAINING0.74%BUSINESS1.80%
    DESIGN0.74%MEDIA1.75%
    BUSINESS0.63%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    HALIFAX0.63%LONDON1.59%
    GREEN0.63%ENGINEERING1.59%
    S0.63%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    SYSTEMS0.63%CARE1.44%
    INVESTMENTS0.53%J1.44%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    BUILDING0.53%GLOBAL1.42%
    J0.53%IT1.35%
    ENGINEERING0.53%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ELITE0.53%BUILDING1.32%
    ASSIST0.42%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ENERGY0.42%M1.28%
    CONTRACTORS0.42%SYSTEMS1.26%
    DISTRIBUTION0.42%S1.24%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied247202,902
    7487 - Other business activities10469,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2625,053
    9999 - Dormant Company2521,484
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2413,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2214,940
    7499 - Non-trading company1713,408
    74990 - Non-trading company167,649
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering157,634
    99999 - Dormant Company1314,072
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified126,460
    62090 - Other information technology service activities115,716
    7260 - Other computer related activities118,967
    86900 - Other human health activities113,361
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply98,183
    9305 - Other service activities99,454
    4534 - Other building installation92,623
    6024 - Freight transport by road82,771
    4545 - Other building completion82,970
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices72,146

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07386249 MICHAEL HAIGH LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07384882 FERN-LEA GLAZING LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07369950 TAP ROOM LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07366237 MEDIQ PLUS LTD 06 Sep 2010
    07363220 HI-ENERGY LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    OC357638 THE ADON PARTNERSHIP LLP 03 Sep 2010
    07386776 ILM PRIMARY SCHOOL 24 Sep 2010
    07385832 COPPERFIELD HOUSE RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07374279 CALDERDALE 375 LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07372314 BETTY HULA BEAUTY LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07368140 OVENDEN SPORTS AND COMMUNITY ARENA CIC 07 Sep 2010
    07362562 OSCA FOUNDATION LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07392042 ENERGY STORAGE PRODUCTS LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07384432 HOMEWORKS SHAW LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07384109 BYTEFLY SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07383272 RJ GRAPHICS LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07381918 F.K. MEDICS LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07378888 RINGBY QUARRY LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07373596 HJM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07373312 NEW PROSPECT INN LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07368791 RYCROFT MMS LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07365231 INTERFACE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07365225 INTERFACE UK MANUFACTURING LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07390550 DIGNITYCOMMODE LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07378803 CMP (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED 16 Sep 2010