Halifax, West Yorkshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Halifax when compared to any quarter in history.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Halifax when compared to any month in history.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Halifax when compared to any previous July.
  • The record third quarter for female directors in Halifax was in 2014 when 33.2% of all directors were female.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Halifax when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 207 companies were registered in Halifax during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 19.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HalifaxUK
    2014207143,414
    2013174132,684
    % change19.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (207) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous July.

    July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Halifax when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014836262
    New companies in 2013645753
    % change29.7%8.8%17.0%
    Record Year2014 (83)2011 (67)2012 (69)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 137 companies were dissolved in Halifax during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 25.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HalifaxUK
    2014137101,670
    201310986,170
    % change25.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (137) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Halifax when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014593741
    Closed companies in 2013293149
    % change103.4%19.4%-16%
    Record Year2014 (59)2008 (81)1999 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Halifax during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 70 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HalifaxUK
    20147041,744
    20136546,514
    Record Year 2011 (85) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014242521
    Net growth in 201335264
    Record Year2008 (40)2011 (38)2012 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Halifax formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Halifax
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change17.8%3.7%7.4%
    Record Year2009 (0.2%)1981 (0.3%)2012 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Halifax was in 2014 when 33.2% of all directors were female.

    33.2% of all director appointments in Halifax in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EWEMOVE1.67%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.67%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    HALIFAX1.36%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT1.29%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTING1.21%ENGINEERING2.07%
    (HALIFAX)1.21%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    YORKSHIRE0.83%TRADING2.00%
    CARE0.76%LONDON1.95%
    BUSINESS0.68%CARE1.94%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%TRANSPORT1.76%
    JOINERY0.68%DESIGN1.70%
    CLEANING0.61%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.61%PROPERTIES1.63%
    B0.61%BUSINESS1.62%
    PROPERTY0.53%J1.53%
    CUTTS0.53%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CENTRE0.53%GLOBAL1.51%
    LEISURE0.53%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    S0.53%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ENGINEERING0.53%MEDIA1.38%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%CO.,1.36%
    WALLIS0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    M0.53%BUILDING1.30%
    DIRECT0.45%IT1.30%
    MAINTENANCE0.45%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied319278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6740,717
    99999 - Dormant Company5448,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3957,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3529,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3418,890
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2328,224
    56302 - Public houses and bars226,056
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified218,501
    86900 - Other human health activities2111,807
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet209,914
    41100 - Development of building projects1810,604
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation185,083
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified176,045
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets176,327
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing155,786
    56101 - Licensed restaurants158,546
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles135,335
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands127,917
    43320 - Joinery installation122,104

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09204179 B M WORKS LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09206055 DJM ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09206997 L. HORSFALL LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09208581 SHOE BOOTIQUE LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09211212 PVD POWER LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09216042 WOODEN JOINTS LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09222955 BLOSSOM WHITE LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09210513 OAM ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09215368 STEPHEN TAYLOR EDUCATION CONSULTANT LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09220529 DTI INSPECTIONS LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09230914 BELLA ENGINEERING LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09235485 ADDITIONS ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES (HALIFAX) LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09200432 SHIBDEN VALLEY SCRAPPERS LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09200928 SUNBIRD LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09205199 PADAN STREET 1974 LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09206131 WE MEAN BUSINESS LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09216590 BOSTOCKS (ACCOUNTANTS & BUSINESS ADVISERS) LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09217137 CLAREMOUNT ROAD 1963 LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09217999 CLAYBOROUGH CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09219946 DUDU-VLM ENTERPRISE LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09220953 VENN WEST ASSOCIATES LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09229808 COFFEE ON THE BEAN (HALIFAX) LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09238265 SPB ACCOUNTS SOLUTIONS LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09239324 JOSEPH JAMES ATTIRE LTD. 29 Sep 2014
    09242123 HASPREY ENGINEERING LIMITED 30 Sep 2014