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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.

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 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)HalifaxUK
    2011180114,512
    2010138101,492
    % change30.4%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (180) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011626751
    New companies in 2010504741
    % change24.0%42.6%24.4%
    Record Year2011 (62)2011 (67)2003 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HalifaxUK
    20119572,230
    201011087,705
    % change-13.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011372929
    Closed companies in 2010423929
    % change-11.9%-25.6%0%
    Record Year2010 (42)2008 (81)1999 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HalifaxUK
    20118542,282
    20102813,787
    Record Year 2003 (90) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011253822
    Net growth in 20108812
    Record Year2008 (40)2011 (38)2003 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change13.5%20.0%12.3%
    Record Year1974 (0.4%)1971 (0.5%)1985 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HALIFAX1.18%CONSULTING5.11%
    (HALIFAX)0.98%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY0.88%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MANAGEMENT0.88%PROPERTY2.41%
    YORKSHIRE0.78%TRADING2.06%
    DESIGN0.78%DESIGN1.94%
    BUILDING0.78%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    MARKETING0.69%BUSINESS1.82%
    PROPERTIES0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DEVELOPMENT0.69%ENGINEERING1.74%
    PROPERTY0.69%MEDIA1.72%
    ACADEMY0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PLUMBING0.59%LONDON1.63%
    CLEANING0.59%J1.47%
    M0.59%GLOBAL1.46%
    C0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    HEATING0.59%CARE1.42%
    B0.59%IT1.38%
    CONSULTING0.59%BUILDING1.30%
    TRANSPORT0.59%PROPERTIES1.28%
    MAINTENANCE0.59%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    HOUSE0.49%M1.25%
    PARK0.49%ENERGY1.22%
    TRUST0.49%TRAINING1.21%
    CARE0.49%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied260204,493
    7487 - Other business activities9165,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3529,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3015,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2814,755
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified217,551
    9999 - Dormant Company2122,587
    62090 - Other information technology service activities156,798
    7260 - Other computer related activities148,686
    9305 - Other service activities1410,525
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering136,321
    74990 - Non-trading company138,064
    86900 - Other human health activities134,019
    99999 - Dormant Company1318,281
    7499 - Non-trading company1111,543
    4534 - Other building installation102,443
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1010,137
    5540 - Bars92,379
    4545 - Other building completion92,731
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply98,345

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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