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.

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 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)HalifaxUK
    2013174132,684
    2012170118,868
    % change2.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2011 (180) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013645753
    New companies in 2012505169
    % change28.0%11.8%-23.2%
    Record Year2013 (64)2011 (67)2012 (69)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HalifaxUK
    201310986,170
    20129875,908
    % change11.2%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013293149
    Closed companies in 2012383327
    % change-23.7%-6.1%81%
    Record Year2010 (42)2008 (81)1999 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HalifaxUK
    20136546,514
    20127242,960
    Record Year 2011 (85) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201335264
    Net growth in 2012121842
    Record Year2008 (40)2011 (38)2003 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change14.6%2.5%-32.7%
    Record Year2009 (0.2%)1981 (0.3%)2012 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.23%CONSULTING5.27%
    HALIFAX1.23%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    EWEMOVE0.98%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTIES0.90%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTING0.82%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CO0.74%LONDON1.79%
    (HALIFAX)0.74%DESIGN1.78%
    B0.66%BUSINESS1.74%
    EVENTS0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    R0.57%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    HOUSE0.57%CARE1.64%
    ENTERPRISES0.57%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    HIRE0.49%GLOBAL1.59%
    CATERING0.49%J1.54%
    C0.49%MEDIA1.54%
    IT0.49%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%PROPERTIES1.45%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.49%IT1.39%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%M1.25%
    J0.41%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    PROJECT0.41%BUILDING1.19%
    JOHN0.41%CAPITAL1.19%
    (HOLDINGS)0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    G0.41%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied291260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5354,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4434,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3526,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3217,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3125,547
    86900 - Other human health activities269,203
    99999 - Dormant Company2646,169
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation194,590
    56302 - Public houses and bars185,437
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet178,475
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing165,382
    41100 - Development of building projects169,271
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,516
    74990 - Non-trading company1414,228
    85200 - Primary education131,132
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified135,576
    43320 - Joinery installation132,030
    43290 - Other construction installation123,158
    56101 - Licensed restaurants127,531

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08674730 SMART MOVES HALIFAX LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08675782 ABALONE CAR HIRE LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08676004 FOREVER FRESH ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08681547 G F PHOTOGRAPHY HOLDINGS LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08691289 MEIMINE LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08691319 PROPLUMBERSUK LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08693344 DARREN A BLACKHURST LTD 17 Sep 2013
    08694168 ROBISON SITE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08697833 MINDFUL MOVEMENT LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08703376 AZMAT TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08704009 KENDALS ( TORQUAY ) LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08704549 SAROJ DEVELOPMENTS LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08711153 TWIST PASTA KIOSK LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08711209 CANDLETECH LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08672555 NORTH HALIFAX HISTORIC BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST 02 Sep 2013
    08673127 ECLIPSE DIRECT MARKETING LTD. 03 Sep 2013
    08690208 SHOWELL CONTRACTORS LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08710559 NATURAMA UK LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08679172 JEP CONTRACTS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08684252 JAMES MAIDEN SERVICES LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08691185 GRBDB UK LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08694438 ANDREW DEAN BUILDING LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08698141 786 APPAREL LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08698985 HANGING AROUND LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08706137 ONE & ONLY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 25 Sep 2013