Halifax, West Yorkshire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Halifax when compared to any quarter in history.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous July.
- August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Halifax when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Halifax when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 180 companies were registered in Halifax during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 30.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Halifax UK 2011 180 114,512 2010 138 101,492 % change 30.4% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (180) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 62 67 51 New companies in 2010 50 47 41 % change 24.0% 42.6% 24.4% Record Year 2011 (62) 2011 (67) 2003 (59)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 95 companies were dissolved in Halifax during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 13.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Halifax UK 2011 95 72,230 2010 110 87,705 % change -13.6% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 37 29 29 Closed companies in 2010 42 39 29 % change -11.9% -25.6% 0% Record Year 2010 (42) 2008 (81) 1999 (86)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Halifax during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 85 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Halifax UK 2011 85 42,282 2010 28 13,787 Record Year 2003 (90) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Halifax when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 25 38 22 Net growth in 2010 8 8 12 Record Year 2008 (40) 2011 (38) 2003 (42)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Halifax formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Halifax 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 13.5% 20.0% 12.3% Record Year 1974 (0.4%) 1971 (0.5%) 1985 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Halifax was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
23.7% of all director appointments in Halifax in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HALIFAX 1.18% CONSULTING 5.11% (HALIFAX) 0.98% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 0.88% CONSULTANCY 3.19% MANAGEMENT 0.88% PROPERTY 2.41% YORKSHIRE 0.78% TRADING 2.06% DESIGN 0.78% DESIGN 1.94% BUILDING 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.85% MARKETING 0.69% BUSINESS 1.82% PROPERTIES 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DEVELOPMENT 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.74% PROPERTY 0.69% MEDIA 1.72% ACADEMY 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% PLUMBING 0.59% LONDON 1.63% CLEANING 0.59% J 1.47% M 0.59% GLOBAL 1.46% C 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.43% HEATING 0.59% CARE 1.42% B 0.59% IT 1.38% CONSULTING 0.59% BUILDING 1.30% TRANSPORT 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.28% MAINTENANCE 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.27% HOUSE 0.49% M 1.25% PARK 0.49% ENERGY 1.22% TRUST 0.49% TRAINING 1.21% CARE 0.49% S 1.21%
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 260 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 91 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 29,245 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 30 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 28 14,755 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 7,551 9999 - Dormant Company 21 22,587 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 6,798 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 8,686 9305 - Other service activities 14 10,525 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 6,321 74990 - Non-trading company 13 8,064 86900 - Other human health activities 13 4,019 99999 - Dormant Company 13 18,281 7499 - Non-trading company 11 11,543 4534 - Other building installation 10 2,443 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 10,137 5540 - Bars 9 2,379 4545 - Other building completion 9 2,731 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 8,345
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07760799 A W BOWKER LIMITED 02 Sep 2011 07762028 GEORGE KNOWS LTD 05 Sep 2011 07767494 STEWART HEATON LTD 08 Sep 2011 07767691 DREAMWORK RECRUITMENT LIMITED 08 Sep 2011 07769639 WEARE79.CO LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 07764194 NEW AGE CARE SERVICES LTD 06 Sep 2011 07770041 MEDLOOK LTD 12 Sep 2011 07770325 ESSENTIAL FOODS TRADING LTD 12 Sep 2011 07772324 THE BOOK CASE LIMITED 13 Sep 2011 07780406 DEVLIN TELECOM LIMITED 20 Sep 2011 07787348 MEDSDIRECT 2 U LIMITED 26 Sep 2011 OC368205 PTC GLASGOW LLP 20 Sep 2011 07791926 S F FIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED 29 Sep 2011 07793333 WELLINGTON RISK (UK) LIMITED 30 Sep 2011 07762032 FOCUS VALIDATION SERVICES LTD 05 Sep 2011 07770713 R J SCHOLEFIELD LTD 12 Sep 2011 07781422 FUTUREGIFT LTD 21 Sep 2011 07770119 TCM-GAMING LTD 12 Sep 2011 07779155 MATTHEW ACTON LTD 19 Sep 2011 07779677 W S CROSSLEY (KENYA) LIMITED 20 Sep 2011 07785603 NORTHPOINT LIVING LIMITED 23 Sep 2011 OC368232 A-FAX (UK) LLP 21 Sep 2011 07769512 HSG ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 07777315 M. FARRAR LTD 16 Sep 2011 07782801 DIVERSITY PRODUCTS LTD 22 Sep 2011
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