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
New Company Registrations
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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) Halifax UK 2010 138 101,492 2009 156 94,671 % change -11.5% 7.2% Record Year 2009 (156) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 50 47 41 New companies in 2009 59 42 55 % change -15.3% 11.9% -25.5% Record Year 2009 (59) 2010 (47) 2003 (59)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Halifax UK 2010 110 87,705 2009 134 159,401 % change -17.9% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2010 42 39 29 Closed companies in 2009 24 39 71 % change 75.0% 0.0% -59% Record Year 2010 (42) 2008 (81) 1999 (86)
Net Company Growth
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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) Halifax UK 2010 28 13,787 2009 22 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (90) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 8 8 12 Net growth in 2009 35 3 -16 Record Year 2008 (40) 2002 (29) 2003 (42)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -21.2% 1.5% -28.6% Record Year 1974 (0.4%) 1971 (0.5%) 1985 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.89% MANAGEMENT 5.06% YORKSHIRE 1.37% CONSULTING 4.99% MANAGEMENT 1.37% CONSULTANCY 3.12% (HALIFAX) 1.05% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 1.05% TRADING 2.04% DEVELOPMENTS 0.95% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% DESIGN 1.93% (YORKSHIRE) 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% TRAINING 0.74% BUSINESS 1.80% DESIGN 0.74% MEDIA 1.75% BUSINESS 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.73% HALIFAX 0.63% LONDON 1.59% GREEN 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.59% S 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.49% SYSTEMS 0.63% CARE 1.44% INVESTMENTS 0.53% J 1.44% ELECTRICAL 0.53% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% BUILDING 0.53% GLOBAL 1.42% J 0.53% IT 1.35% ENGINEERING 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.35% ELITE 0.53% BUILDING 1.32% ASSIST 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ENERGY 0.42% M 1.28% CONTRACTORS 0.42% SYSTEMS 1.26% DISTRIBUTION 0.42% S 1.24%
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 247 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 104 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 26 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 25 21,484 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 13,161 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 14,940 7499 - Non-trading company 17 13,408 74990 - Non-trading company 16 7,649 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 7,634 99999 - Dormant Company 13 14,072 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 6,460 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 5,716 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 8,967 86900 - Other human health activities 11 3,361 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 8,183 9305 - Other service activities 9 9,454 4534 - Other building installation 9 2,623 6024 - Freight transport by road 8 2,771 4545 - Other building completion 8 2,970 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 7 2,146
Recent Companies
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