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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Halifax UK 2012 178 131,491 2011 151 116,391 % change 17.9% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (178) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 48 50 80 New companies in 2011 45 39 67 % change 6.7% 28.2% 19.4% Record Year 2003 (64) 2010 (52) 2012 (80)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Halifax UK 2012 83 67,576 2011 123 90,987 % change -32.5% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (123) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 32 26 25 Closed companies in 2011 36 46 41 % change -11.1% -43.5% -39% Record Year 2011 (36) 2011 (46) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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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) Halifax UK 2012 95 63,915 2011 28 25,404 Record Year 2003 (124) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 16 24 55 Net growth in 2011 9 -7 26 Record Year 2003 (47) 2003 (36) 2012 (55)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -8.6% 9.7% 11.7% Record Year 1975 (0.4%) 1968 (0.6%) 1973 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HALIFAX 1.14% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 0.88% MANAGEMENT 4.74% IT 0.79% CONSULTANCY 3.30% DESIGN 0.79% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 0.79% TRADING 2.07% (HALIFAX) 0.79% DESIGN 1.93% S 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.86% DEVELOPMENTS 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.84% M 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSULTING 0.61% BUSINESS 1.73% HEATING 0.61% MEDIA 1.72% PROPERTIES 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% D 0.61% LONDON 1.66% ASSOCIATES 0.61% J 1.54% ACADEMY 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.51% C 0.53% GLOBAL 1.50% R 0.53% IT 1.40% BUSINESS 0.53% CARE 1.34% TRUST 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% FLOORING 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SECURITY 0.44% M 1.27% PRODUCTS 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% JOINERY 0.44% ENERGY 1.20% ELECTRICAL 0.44% S 1.20% SCHOOL 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 249 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 72 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 42 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 19,704 7414 - Business & management consultancy 25 12,113 99999 - Dormant Company 21 25,084 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 9,892 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 13,637 9999 - Dormant Company 16 18,617 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 8,145 74990 - Non-trading company 14 9,729 86900 - Other human health activities 13 5,066 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 14,303 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 7,154 9305 - Other service activities 12 8,818 7499 - Non-trading company 11 9,102 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 10 2,693 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 5,169 5540 - Bars 9 1,978 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 3,228
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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