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
New Company Registrations
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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) Halifax UK 2013 163 134,802 2012 178 131,491 % change -8.4% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (178) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 54 60 49 New companies in 2012 48 50 80 % change 12.5% 20.0% -38.8% Record Year 2003 (64) 2013 (60) 2012 (80)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Halifax UK 2013 60 77,914 2012 83 67,576 % change -27.7% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (123) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 33 6 21 Closed companies in 2012 32 26 25 % change 3.1% -76.9% -16% Record Year 2011 (36) 2011 (46) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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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) Halifax UK 2013 103 56,888 2012 95 63,915 Record Year 2013 (103) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2013 21 54 28 Net growth in 2012 16 24 55 Record Year 2003 (47) 2013 (54) 2012 (55)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 0.9% 19.1% -36.7% Record Year 1991 (0.2%) 1993 (0.3%) 1977 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.21% CONSULTING 5.18% HALIFAX 1.03% MANAGEMENT 4.78% (HALIFAX) 1.03% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.03% PROPERTY 2.44% MANAGEMENT 0.69% TRADING 2.06% DESIGN 0.60% DESIGN 1.79% ENTERPRISES 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.78% YORKSHIRE 0.60% BUSINESS 1.77% EVENTS 0.60% ASSOCIATES 1.75% PROJECTS 0.52% LONDON 1.72% NORTH 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.71% JOINERY 0.43% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% C 0.43% MEDIA 1.63% P 0.43% GLOBAL 1.57% CONSULTANTS 0.43% J 1.56% FAMILY 0.43% CARE 1.46% PROPERTIES 0.43% IT 1.43% FOOD 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CO 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.36% B 0.43% M 1.25% CENTRE 0.43% BUILDING 1.21% SPORTS 0.34% ENTERPRISES 1.19% OWEN 0.34% ELECTRICAL 1.18% ENGINEERING 0.34% TRAINING 1.17% PROJECT 0.34% SECURITY 1.15%
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 288 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 32,624 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 31 16,448 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 23,532 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 24,894 99999 - Dormant Company 27 43,384 86900 - Other human health activities 21 8,465 56302 - Public houses and bars 20 4,952 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,664 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 18 5,145 41100 - Development of building projects 15 8,637 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 14 4,332 74990 - Non-trading company 14 14,129 43290 - Other construction installation 12 2,914 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 8,099 70100 - Activities of head offices 11 3,950 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 6,591 49410 - Freight transport by road 10 5,834 43210 - Electrical installation 10 5,625
Recent Companies
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