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
    08425564 THE RACE CENTRE (HALIFAX) LTD 01 Mar 2013
    08446111 BCF CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08446804 SALENDINE NOOK STROKE TECHNIQUE LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08448831 ENTERTAINMENT HOUSE LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08465819 TIME OUT PROPERTY LTD 28 Mar 2013
    08463150 GREENSTREETS HOMES LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08428237 C R CARS (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08428791 MASTERSON TRANSPORT LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08430222 UTILITIES COVERED LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08430616 SARAH GORDON EARLY YEARS SPECIALIST LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08431363 LIBELLULE DESIGN LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08432222 FACE MODELS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08434672 HOT TILE IMPORTERS LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08440516 NATIONWIDE CAR AND VAN HIRE LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08441482 HUNTER OSBORNE LTD. 12 Mar 2013
    08443909 ECO TEK LED LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08449340 PUI INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08449490 KAYS INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08450960 H. WALSHAW & SON LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08451233 FATHOMATICS LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08454297 ROSS SMITH LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08461247 MOBIUS DRIVING SERVICES LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08465275 6202 LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08465591 KHAMELEON & CO LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08430647 PGF INVESTMENTS LIMITED 05 Mar 2013