Halifax, West Yorkshire
Q3 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
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 174 companies were registered in Halifax during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Halifax UK 2013 174 132,684 2012 170 118,868 % change 2.4% 11.6% Record Year 2011 (180) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 64 57 53 New companies in 2012 50 51 69 % change 28.0% 11.8% -23.2% Record Year 2013 (64) 2011 (67) 2012 (69)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 109 companies were dissolved in Halifax during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 11.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Halifax UK 2013 109 86,170 2012 98 75,908 % change 11.2% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 29 31 49 Closed companies in 2012 38 33 27 % change -23.7% -6.1% 81% Record Year 2010 (42) 2008 (81) 1999 (86)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Halifax during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 65 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Halifax UK 2013 65 46,514 2012 72 42,960 Record Year 2011 (85) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 35 26 4 Net growth in 2012 12 18 42 Record Year 2008 (40) 2011 (38) 2003 (42)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Halifax formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Halifax 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 14.6% 2.5% -32.7% Record Year 2009 (0.2%) 1981 (0.3%) 2012 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Halifax was in 2012 when 31.3% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Halifax in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.23% CONSULTING 5.27% HALIFAX 1.23% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.45% EWEMOVE 0.98% PROPERTY 2.53% PROPERTIES 0.90% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTING 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.83% CO 0.74% LONDON 1.79% (HALIFAX) 0.74% DESIGN 1.78% B 0.66% BUSINESS 1.74% EVENTS 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% R 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.69% HOUSE 0.57% CARE 1.64% ENTERPRISES 0.57% ASSOCIATES 1.61% HIRE 0.49% GLOBAL 1.59% CATERING 0.49% J 1.54% C 0.49% MEDIA 1.54% IT 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.45% (YORKSHIRE) 0.49% IT 1.39% CONSULTANTS 0.49% M 1.25% J 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.20% PROJECT 0.41% BUILDING 1.19% JOHN 0.41% CAPITAL 1.19% (HOLDINGS) 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% G 0.41% TRAINING 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 291 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 53 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 44 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 26,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 17,715 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 25,547 86900 - Other human health activities 26 9,203 99999 - Dormant Company 26 46,169 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 19 4,590 56302 - Public houses and bars 18 5,437 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 17 8,475 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 16 5,382 41100 - Development of building projects 16 9,271 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 12,516 74990 - Non-trading company 14 14,228 85200 - Primary education 13 1,132 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 13 5,576 43320 - Joinery installation 13 2,030 43290 - Other construction installation 12 3,158 56101 - Licensed restaurants 12 7,531
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