Halifax, West Yorkshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous Q1.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Halifax when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 188 companies were registered in Halifax during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Halifax UK 2015 188 161,156 2014 183 150,722 % change 2.7% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (188) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 60 60 68 New companies in 2014 56 62 65 % change 7.1% -3.2% 4.6% Record Year 2003 (64) 2014 (62) 2012 (80)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 108 companies were dissolved in Halifax during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 33.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Halifax UK 2015 108 89,523 2014 81 82,370 % change 33.3% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (123) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 23 35 50 Closed companies in 2014 20 29 32 % change 15.0% 20.7% 56% Record Year 2011 (36) 2011 (46) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Halifax during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 80 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Halifax UK 2015 80 71,633 2014 102 68,352 Record Year 2013 (103) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 37 25 18 Net growth in 2014 36 33 33 Record Year 2003 (47) 2013 (54) 2012 (55)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Halifax formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Halifax 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 5.1% -10.9% -4.7% Record Year 1991 (0.2%) 1993 (0.3%) 1977 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Halifax was in 2008 when 33.8% of all directors were female.
24.6% of all director appointments in Halifax in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.79% CONSULTING 5.23% (HALIFAX) 1.64% MANAGEMENT 4.56% HALIFAX 1.56% CONSULTANCY 3.62% EWEMOVE 1.48% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTING 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% MANAGEMENT 1.17% CARE 2.13% YORKSHIRE 1.01% ENGINEERING 2.12% ENGINEERING 0.70% LONDON 1.91% B 0.70% TRADING 1.88% S 0.70% TRANSPORT 1.82% M 0.70% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% DESIGN 1.65% JOINERY 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.63% ELECTRICAL 0.62% CO., 1.58% WHITE 0.62% J 1.55% CENTRE 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.54% D 0.55% BUSINESS 1.49% GREEN 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROPERTY 0.55% GLOBAL 1.46% CUTTS 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HOLDINGS 0.55% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% DESIGN 0.55% BUILDING 1.31% WALLIS 0.55% IT 1.30% BUSINESS 0.55% MEDIA 1.28% CARE 0.47% M 1.27%
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 319 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 82 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 60 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 39 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 32 58,522 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 19,098 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 26 10,200 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 29,218 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 22 5,331 56302 - Public houses and bars 21 6,355 41100 - Development of building projects 21 11,863 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 21 9,080 86900 - Other human health activities 20 13,990 56101 - Licensed restaurants 20 8,909 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 20 6,052 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 17 6,238 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 16 6,557 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 16 6,815 64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified 13 3,832 43210 - Electrical installation 13 6,139
Recent Companies
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