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
    09161433 DIGITAL MODELS LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09170146 BUMPERRECYCLING LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09173744 LEO EQUIPMENT LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09174513 OFFICE SUPPLY CHAIN LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09177539 KAMRAN CONSULTANCY LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09179050 WESTGROVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09186521 ROUSE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09194246 THREE MONKEYS (HALIFAX) LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09195163 THE LOCO (HAXEY) LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09180100 BEAR SS & ATS LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09187205 DYE ENTERPRISES LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09192918 CROSSFIT HALIFAX LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09158307 SOFTAPPS LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09160715 LUGGAGE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09164858 ABS DENT CARE LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09173663 PRINCIPLE BROWNS ENGINEERING LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09177287 VWC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09177954 RIGHTKLEEN LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09184089 FIRSTLIGHT UTILITIES LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09187352 JOHN MAY (SURGERY) LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09196908 JACK'S BAR (NORTHOWRAM) LIMITED 31 Aug 2014
    09162416 CLIVE WHILDE CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09170513 NIGEL MURGATROYD PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09188280 CREATIVE CONFIDENCE LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09192179 BEOWULF EXHAUSTS LTD 29 Aug 2014