Halifax, West Yorkshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous September.
- September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Halifax when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 170 companies were registered in Halifax during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 5.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Halifax UK 2012 170 118,868 2011 180 114,512 % change -5.6% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (180) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 50 51 69 New companies in 2011 62 67 51 % change -19.4% -23.9% 35.3% Record Year 2011 (62) 2011 (67) 2012 (69)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Halifax during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Halifax UK 2012 96 74,772 2011 95 72,230 % change 1.1% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 38 33 25 Closed companies in 2011 37 29 29 % change 2.7% 13.8% -14% Record Year 2010 (42) 2008 (81) 1999 (86)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Halifax during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 74 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Halifax UK 2012 74 44,096 2011 85 42,282 Record Year 2003 (90) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Halifax when compared to any previous September.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 12 18 44 Net growth in 2011 25 38 22 Record Year 2008 (40) 2011 (38) 2012 (44)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Halifax formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Halifax 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -27.6% -23.3% 33.9% Record Year 1974 (0.4%) 1971 (0.5%) 1985 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Halifax was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
30.8% of all director appointments in Halifax in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HALIFAX 1.32% CONSULTING 5.05% (HALIFAX) 1.15% MANAGEMENT 4.75% DESIGN 0.97% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTING 0.88% PROPERTY 2.35% IT 0.79% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 0.79% DESIGN 1.87% MANAGEMENT 0.79% ASSOCIATES 1.84% D 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.83% JOINERY 0.53% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% BUSINESS 1.72% HEALTHCARE 0.53% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTIES 0.53% MEDIA 1.67% C 0.53% LONDON 1.67% DEVELOPMENTS 0.44% J 1.55% ACADEMY 0.44% GLOBAL 1.53% M 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.46% FITNESS 0.44% IT 1.43% R 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.34% BUSINESS 0.44% CARE 1.32% GAS 0.44% M 1.27% ONLINE 0.44% BUILDING 1.22% ASSOCIATES 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.20% LOCAL 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.20% PROJECTS 0.44% S 1.17% YORKSHIRE 0.44% SECURITY 1.16%
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 420 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 52 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 36 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 21 25,035 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 9,891 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 8,437 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 13,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 14,774 86900 - Other human health activities 13 4,998 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 12 2,607 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 7,869 9999 - Dormant Company 10 12,598 9305 - Other service activities 9 6,142 43290 - Other construction installation 8 1,714 86230 - Dental practice activities 8 1,752 5540 - Bars 8 1,331 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 3,093 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 4,997 7260 - Other computer related activities 8 4,979
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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