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Halifax, West Yorkshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Halifax when compared to any month in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Halifax when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Halifax when compared to any month in history.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 178 companies were registered in Halifax during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HalifaxUK
    2012178131,491
    2011151116,391
    % change17.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (178) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Halifax when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012485080
    New companies in 2011453967
    % change6.7%28.2%19.4%
    Record Year2003 (64)2010 (52)2012 (80)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Halifax during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 32.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HalifaxUK
    20128367,576
    201112390,987
    % change-32.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (123) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012322625
    Closed companies in 2011364641
    % change-11.1%-43.5%-39%
    Record Year2011 (36)2011 (46)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Halifax during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 95 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HalifaxUK
    20129563,915
    20112825,404
    Record Year 2003 (124) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Halifax when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Halifax when compared to any month in history.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012162455
    Net growth in 20119-726
    Record Year2003 (47)2003 (36)2012 (55)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Halifax formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Halifax
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-8.6%9.7%11.7%
    Record Year1975 (0.4%)1968 (0.6%)1973 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Halifax was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.6% of all director appointments in Halifax in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HALIFAX1.14%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT0.88%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    IT0.79%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    DESIGN0.79%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANCY0.79%TRADING2.07%
    (HALIFAX)0.79%DESIGN1.93%
    S0.70%ENGINEERING1.86%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.70%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    M0.61%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSULTING0.61%BUSINESS1.73%
    HEATING0.61%MEDIA1.72%
    PROPERTIES0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    D0.61%LONDON1.66%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%J1.54%
    ACADEMY0.53%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    C0.53%GLOBAL1.50%
    R0.53%IT1.40%
    BUSINESS0.53%CARE1.34%
    TRUST0.53%PROPERTIES1.31%
    FLOORING0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SECURITY0.44%M1.27%
    PRODUCTS0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    JOINERY0.44%ENERGY1.20%
    ELECTRICAL0.44%S1.20%
    SCHOOL0.44%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied249216,665
    7487 - Other business activities7252,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4235,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3119,704
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2512,113
    99999 - Dormant Company2125,084
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified219,892
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1713,637
    9999 - Dormant Company1618,617
    62090 - Other information technology service activities158,145
    74990 - Non-trading company149,729
    86900 - Other human health activities135,066
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1314,303
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,154
    9305 - Other service activities128,818
    7499 - Non-trading company119,102
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation102,693
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering95,169
    5540 - Bars91,978
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing83,228

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07905716 BODY BLISS LADIES GYM LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07911990 CENTRO'S PIZZA LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07912646 HALIFAX FESTIVAL 17 Jan 2012
    07914513 C R PLASTERING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07915790 SMITH4U LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07919143 HEBDEN FLOORING LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07919213 MICRONEXT LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07919370 JIN QUAN JIN LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07925115 CAMPBELL MIDFORD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07925822 REDFIN LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07926746 SIMPLY MOVING AND SLEEPING LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07927796 GAMES4U786 LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07929368 ARCANUS LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07930366 TIME4SLEEP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    07918910 5N3 WEB SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07924070 SH HEALTHCARE LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07901971 THE THEATREGOERS CLUB LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07905020 BAILEY & CO JOINERS LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07905072 ROWANWOOD JOINERY LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07915296 BS DRIVERS LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07923349 SCRIBBLE STONE LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07927590 OLDFIELD JOINERY LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07928339 MONTIS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07907252 PELLON OFFSHORE LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07908411 PETER FAULKNER CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Jan 2012