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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Halifax UK 2014 207 143,414 2013 174 132,684 % change 19.0% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (207) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 83 62 62 New companies in 2013 64 57 53 % change 29.7% 8.8% 17.0% Record Year 2014 (83) 2011 (67) 2012 (69)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Halifax UK 2014 137 101,670 2013 109 86,170 % change 25.7% 18.0% Record Year 2014 (137) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 59 37 41 Closed companies in 2013 29 31 49 % change 103.4% 19.4% -16% Record Year 2014 (59) 2008 (81) 1999 (86)
Net Company Growth
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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) Halifax UK 2014 70 41,744 2013 65 46,514 Record Year 2011 (85) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 24 25 21 Net growth in 2013 35 26 4 Record Year 2008 (40) 2011 (38) 2012 (42)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 17.8% 3.7% 7.4% Record Year 2009 (0.2%) 1981 (0.3%) 2012 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage EWEMOVE 1.67% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTANCY 1.67% MANAGEMENT 4.63% HALIFAX 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.55% MANAGEMENT 1.29% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTING 1.21% ENGINEERING 2.07% (HALIFAX) 1.21% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% YORKSHIRE 0.83% TRADING 2.00% CARE 0.76% LONDON 1.95% BUSINESS 0.68% CARE 1.94% ASSOCIATES 0.68% TRANSPORT 1.76% JOINERY 0.68% DESIGN 1.70% CLEANING 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.70% DEVELOPMENTS 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.63% B 0.61% BUSINESS 1.62% PROPERTY 0.53% J 1.53% CUTTS 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.53% CENTRE 0.53% GLOBAL 1.51% LEISURE 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.50% S 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ENGINEERING 0.53% MEDIA 1.38% ELECTRICAL 0.53% CO., 1.36% WALLIS 0.53% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% M 0.53% BUILDING 1.30% DIRECT 0.45% IT 1.30% MAINTENANCE 0.45% M 1.23%
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 319 278,481 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 67 40,717 99999 - Dormant Company 54 48,286 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 57,264 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 29,313 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 34 18,890 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 28,224 56302 - Public houses and bars 22 6,056 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 21 8,501 86900 - Other human health activities 21 11,807 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 9,914 41100 - Development of building projects 18 10,604 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 18 5,083 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 17 6,045 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 17 6,327 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 15 5,786 56101 - Licensed restaurants 15 8,546 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 13 5,335 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 12 7,917 43320 - Joinery installation 12 2,104
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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