Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous March.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 280 companies were registered in Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 6.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HuddersfieldUK
    2010280105,137
    200926391,034
    % change6.5%15.5%
    Record Year 2004 (297) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous March.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20107689115
    New companies in 20098082101
    % change-5.0%8.5%13.9%
    Record Year2004 (105)2004 (107)2010 (115)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 151 companies were dissolved in Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HuddersfieldUK
    201015182,677
    2009180108,060
    % change-16.1%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (180) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010464956
    Closed companies in 20092827125
    % change64.3%81.5%-55%
    Record Year2006 (71)2008 (54)2009 (125)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 129 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HuddersfieldUK
    201012922,460
    200983-17,026
    Record Year 2004 (215) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010304059
    Net growth in 20095255-24
    Record Year2004 (81)2004 (88)2008 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Huddersfield formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Huddersfield
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-11.8%-7.0%-5.4%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1974 (0.6%)1968 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Huddersfield was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.4% of all director appointments in Huddersfield in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.41%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSTRUCTION0.94%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTING0.87%PROPERTY2.50%
    ELECTRICAL0.87%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%TRADING1.93%
    TRADING0.67%DESIGN1.91%
    M0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    STRATEGIES0.61%MEDIA1.84%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.61%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROPERTY0.61%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    BUSINESS0.61%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%ENGINEERING1.54%
    TRAINING0.54%J1.48%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.54%LONDON1.45%
    YORKSHIRE0.54%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    S0.54%GROUP1.37%
    DESIGN0.54%GLOBAL1.35%
    PROPERTIES0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    (HUDDERSFIELD)0.47%BUILDING1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%CARE1.33%
    MEDICAL0.47%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SYSTEMS0.47%M1.28%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%SYSTEMS1.25%
    HEALTHCARE0.47%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied481228,645
    7487 - Other business activities12474,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4726,974
    99999 - Dormant Company4013,808
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4017,003
    9999 - Dormant Company3919,948
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply339,659
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities299,943
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2814,007
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering289,325
    9305 - Other service activities259,038
    7260 - Other computer related activities2410,331
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified237,143
    86900 - Other human health activities213,445
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified208,154
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate184,131
    62090 - Other information technology service activities166,340
    7499 - Non-trading company1515,398
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified143,069
    7011 - Development & sell real estate145,300

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07207604 THE DESIGN EMBASSY (NORTH) LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07206946 GREETLAND CONVENIENCE LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07206746 JESS MORTGAGE SERVICES LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07198126 ZAIN FOOD INDUSTRIES LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07198065 FLYPAPER LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07195082 ARIANRHOD MEDICAL LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07193898 BIOREPRODUCTION LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07191345 BIXBYS LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07188653 SHILP STUDIO UK LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07177786 NUKE TRADING LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07203793 DAN BRAY LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07196352 MARVELLE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07190133 ALEHOUSE BARS LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07173376 PRESSLINK SERVICES LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07184822 S-BOX LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07179454 UNCHARTED LTD 05 Mar 2010
    07174400 NATIONWIDE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07176175 GSL ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07204281 PLANTLIFE (UK) LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07199368 JOHN DOLBY LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07186875 PB PRINT UK LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07174765 CLEAR CAM LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07172778 OMF ACCOUNTANTS LTD 01 Mar 2010
    07192629 J M J SYCAMORE LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07192137 ALWAYS DRIVING LTD 16 Mar 2010