Halifax, West Yorkshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Halifax when compared to any previous February.

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 2013)

    A total of 163 companies were registered in Halifax during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HalifaxUK
    2013163134,802
    2012178131,491
    % change-8.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (178) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013546049
    New companies in 2012485080
    % change12.5%20.0%-38.8%
    Record Year2003 (64)2013 (60)2012 (80)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 60 companies were dissolved in Halifax during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 27.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HalifaxUK
    20136077,914
    20128367,576
    % change-27.7%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (123) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201333621
    Closed companies in 2012322625
    % change3.1%-76.9%-16%
    Record Year2011 (36)2011 (46)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Halifax during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 103 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HalifaxUK
    201310356,888
    20129563,915
    Record Year 2013 (103) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Halifax when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013215428
    Net growth in 2012162455
    Record Year2003 (47)2013 (54)2012 (55)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Halifax formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Halifax
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change0.9%19.1%-36.7%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)1993 (0.3%)1977 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Halifax was in 2008 when 33.8% of all directors were female.

    33.0% of all director appointments in Halifax in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.21%CONSULTING5.18%
    HALIFAX1.03%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    (HALIFAX)1.03%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.03%PROPERTY2.44%
    MANAGEMENT0.69%TRADING2.06%
    DESIGN0.60%DESIGN1.79%
    ENTERPRISES0.60%ENGINEERING1.78%
    YORKSHIRE0.60%BUSINESS1.77%
    EVENTS0.60%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    PROJECTS0.52%LONDON1.72%
    NORTH0.52%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    JOINERY0.43%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    C0.43%MEDIA1.63%
    P0.43%GLOBAL1.57%
    CONSULTANTS0.43%J1.56%
    FAMILY0.43%CARE1.46%
    PROPERTIES0.43%IT1.43%
    FOOD0.43%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CO0.43%PROPERTIES1.36%
    B0.43%M1.25%
    CENTRE0.43%BUILDING1.21%
    SPORTS0.34%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    OWEN0.34%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    ENGINEERING0.34%TRAINING1.17%
    PROJECT0.34%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied288249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6154,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5732,624
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3116,448
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2723,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2724,894
    99999 - Dormant Company2743,384
    86900 - Other human health activities218,465
    56302 - Public houses and bars204,952
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,664
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing185,145
    41100 - Development of building projects158,637
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation144,332
    74990 - Non-trading company1414,129
    43290 - Other construction installation122,914
    62012 - Business and domestic software development118,099
    70100 - Activities of head offices113,950
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities106,591
    49410 - Freight transport by road105,834
    43210 - Electrical installation105,625

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08345162 LADSTONE ROCK LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08348493 BEN SKY LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08352195 LOUIS GENTRY & CO LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352989 THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT EVENTS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08359293 CHIPPENDALE MAINTENANCE LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08360402 PAPY CASH LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    OC381752 POLYFRAME (NORTHERN IRELAND) LLP 21 Jan 2013
    08369787 GAGARIN STUDIO LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08371171 CBH SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08381664 APPROACH MEDICAL LTD 30 Jan 2013
    08381940 FUSION IT CONSULTANTS LTD 30 Jan 2013
    08372713 O FORTUNA ENTERPRISES LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08376769 VALUE DRAWING SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08379809 HEBBLE LETS LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08345836 WARREN PROPERTIES LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08347896 BIG SMELIS LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08348110 HOLLIE DOLLIE LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08349899 MD PAINT INSPECTIONS LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08350762 G & D MULTITRADES LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08361230 LANGFORD PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08366449 SHM VENTURES LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08375166 AUXILIUM FINANCIAL LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08376215 JAY BYRNE LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08380823 NRICHD LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08355413 SEBASTIAN JAMES CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Jan 2013