Halifax, West Yorkshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Halifax when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Halifax when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 183 companies were registered in Halifax during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 12.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Halifax UK 2014 183 150,722 2013 163 134,802 % change 12.3% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (183) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 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 2014 56 62 65 New companies in 2013 54 60 49 % change 3.7% 3.3% 32.7% Record Year 2003 (64) 2014 (62) 2012 (80)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 81 companies were dissolved in Halifax during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 35.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Halifax UK 2014 81 82,370 2013 60 77,914 % change 35.0% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (123) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 20 29 32 Closed companies in 2013 33 6 21 % change -39.4% 383.3% 52% Record Year 2011 (36) 2011 (46) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Halifax during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 102 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Halifax UK 2014 102 68,352 2013 103 56,888 Record Year 2013 (103) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 36 33 33 Net growth in 2013 21 54 28 Record Year 2003 (47) 2013 (54) 2012 (55)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Halifax formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Halifax 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -3.0% -4.6% 10.7% Record Year 1991 (0.2%) 1993 (0.3%) 1977 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Halifax was in 2008 when 33.8% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in Halifax in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HALIFAX 1.82% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.49% MANAGEMENT 4.67% EWEMOVE 1.41% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTANCY 1.16% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTING 0.91% TRADING 2.05% CARE 0.75% LONDON 1.88% PROPERTIES 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.86% INVESTMENTS 0.66% CARE 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% MAINTENANCE 0.58% DESIGN 1.75% BUILDING 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ASSOCIATES 0.58% BUSINESS 1.71% J 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.60% DIRECT 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.60% R 0.58% GLOBAL 1.58% ELECTRICAL 0.50% J 1.48% MEDIA 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% (HALIFAX) 0.50% MEDIA 1.48% PLUMBING 0.50% IT 1.33% (YORKSHIRE) 0.50% TRANSPORT 1.30% YORKSHIRE 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% WEST 0.50% BUILDING 1.24% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% M 1.21% PROPERTY 0.50% CAPITAL 1.20% HOLDINGS 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 317 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 60 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 40 47,084 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 37 18,491 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 27,750 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 26,700 86900 - Other human health activities 21 10,273 56302 - Public houses and bars 20 5,732 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 18 5,876 41100 - Development of building projects 18 9,855 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 17 4,866 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 17 5,988 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 16 5,521 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 14 9,358 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 7,313 56101 - Licensed restaurants 14 7,965 74990 - Non-trading company 13 14,135 43210 - Electrical installation 13 5,885 43320 - Joinery installation 13 2,086
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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