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

  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 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)HalifaxUK
    2012170118,868
    2011180114,512
    % change-5.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (180) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012505169
    New companies in 2011626751
    % change-19.4%-23.9%35.3%
    Record Year2011 (62)2011 (67)2012 (69)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HalifaxUK
    20129674,772
    20119572,230
    % change1.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012383325
    Closed companies in 2011372929
    % change2.7%13.8%-14%
    Record Year2010 (42)2008 (81)1999 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HalifaxUK
    20127444,096
    20118542,282
    Record Year 2003 (90) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012121844
    Net growth in 2011253822
    Record Year2008 (40)2011 (38)2012 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-27.6%-23.3%33.9%
    Record Year1974 (0.4%)1971 (0.5%)1985 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HALIFAX1.32%CONSULTING5.05%
    (HALIFAX)1.15%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    DESIGN0.97%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTING0.88%PROPERTY2.35%
    IT0.79%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.79%DESIGN1.87%
    MANAGEMENT0.79%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    D0.62%ENGINEERING1.83%
    JOINERY0.53%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%BUSINESS1.72%
    HEALTHCARE0.53%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.53%MEDIA1.67%
    C0.53%LONDON1.67%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.44%J1.55%
    ACADEMY0.44%GLOBAL1.53%
    M0.44%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    FITNESS0.44%IT1.43%
    R0.44%PROPERTIES1.34%
    BUSINESS0.44%CARE1.32%
    GAS0.44%M1.27%
    ONLINE0.44%BUILDING1.22%
    ASSOCIATES0.44%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    LOCAL0.44%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    PROJECTS0.44%S1.17%
    YORKSHIRE0.44%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied420331,455
    7487 - Other business activities5235,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3633,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3119,425
    99999 - Dormant Company2125,035
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified209,891
    7414 - Business & management consultancy198,437
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1514,774
    86900 - Other human health activities134,998
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation122,607
    62090 - Other information technology service activities127,869
    9999 - Dormant Company1012,598
    9305 - Other service activities96,142
    43290 - Other construction installation81,714
    86230 - Dental practice activities81,752
    5540 - Bars81,331
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing83,093
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply84,997
    7260 - Other computer related activities84,979

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    OC376564 SNOWFLAKE INFORMATION SERVICES LLP 03 Jul 2012
    08128083 UNIVERSAL STUDY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08131452 HARRYS CARVERY & GRILL LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08143508 CAPITAL MEDICALS LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08144836 J F EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08151906 V-KHANZ AUTO LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08154517 THE FRESHBOX & COFFEE BEAN LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08154908 WISH (LEEDS) LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08161444 JSB INTERIORS LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08126227 SIMPLY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS YORKSHIRE LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08132287 SRBW PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08149503 UPPERFOOT FARM SHOP LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08156798 HX1 WINDOW SUPPLIES LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08162607 WEAVERS BROOK RTM COMPANY LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08126520 LEGACY INTERIORS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08129668 R.KENNY INSPECTION LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08130112 AR - HR LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08131201 CCJG LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08139888 REALCUBE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08155813 H D JOINERY LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08157019 SPENCER & WALSH RECRUITMENT LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08160542 HAPPY PAWS DOG WALKING SERVICES LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08132847 CONSTRUCTION SAFETY (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08135973 THE 1962 LAKEFIELD COMPANY LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08148056 FAT CAT ASSOCIATES LIMITED 18 Jul 2012