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
New Company Registrations
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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) Huddersfield UK 2010 280 105,137 2009 263 91,034 % change 6.5% 15.5% Record Year 2004 (297) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2010 76 89 115 New companies in 2009 80 82 101 % change -5.0% 8.5% 13.9% Record Year 2004 (105) 2004 (107) 2010 (115)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Huddersfield UK 2010 151 82,677 2009 180 108,060 % change -16.1% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (180) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 46 49 56 Closed companies in 2009 28 27 125 % change 64.3% 81.5% -55% Record Year 2006 (71) 2008 (54) 2009 (125)
Net Company Growth
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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) Huddersfield UK 2010 129 22,460 2009 83 -17,026 Record Year 2004 (215) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 30 40 59 Net growth in 2009 52 55 -24 Record Year 2004 (81) 2004 (88) 2008 (81)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -11.8% -7.0% -5.4% Record Year 1965 (0.8%) 1974 (0.6%) 1968 (0.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.41% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSTRUCTION 0.94% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTANCY 0.94% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTING 0.87% PROPERTY 2.50% ELECTRICAL 0.87% ASSOCIATES 2.04% ASSOCIATES 0.67% TRADING 1.93% TRADING 0.67% DESIGN 1.91% M 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% STRATEGIES 0.61% MEDIA 1.84% (YORKSHIRE) 0.61% BUSINESS 1.74% PROPERTY 0.61% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% BUSINESS 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSULTANTS 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.54% TRAINING 0.54% J 1.48% DEVELOPMENTS 0.54% LONDON 1.45% YORKSHIRE 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.45% S 0.54% GROUP 1.37% DESIGN 0.54% GLOBAL 1.35% PROPERTIES 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.35% (HUDDERSFIELD) 0.47% BUILDING 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.47% CARE 1.33% MEDICAL 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SYSTEMS 0.47% M 1.28% INVESTMENTS 0.47% SYSTEMS 1.25% HEALTHCARE 0.47% S 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 481 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 124 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 47 26,974 99999 - Dormant Company 40 13,808 7414 - Business & management consultancy 40 17,003 9999 - Dormant Company 39 19,948 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 33 9,659 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 9,943 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 14,007 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 28 9,325 9305 - Other service activities 25 9,038 7260 - Other computer related activities 24 10,331 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 7,143 86900 - Other human health activities 21 3,445 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 8,154 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 4,131 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 6,340 7499 - Non-trading company 15 15,398 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 3,069 7011 - Development & sell real estate 14 5,300
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07137387 THE DEWSBURY LEARNING TRUST 26 Jan 2010 07134637 MYFACILITIESMANAGEMENTJOBS LTD 25 Jan 2010 07134111 MAC ENGS LIMITED 22 Jan 2010 07131833 SOUTH LEEDS MOT CENTRE LTD 21 Jan 2010 07124650 BRITISH ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION LIMITED 13 Jan 2010 07114885 ECO-DMS LIMITED 02 Jan 2010 07129646 YOUTH LED INNOVATION LIMITED 19 Jan 2010 07128561 YDG LTD 18 Jan 2010 07121532 OAKFIELD INTER-TRADE LIMITED 11 Jan 2010 07115340 JOOMPAL LIMITED 04 Jan 2010 07131377 MI LOCUMS LTD 20 Jan 2010 07127660 HOLROYD & CO MORTGAGE POINT LIMITED 16 Jan 2010 07125280 CAYMAN PROJECTS LTD 14 Jan 2010 07116389 R&I INC LTD 05 Jan 2010 07115547 MELLOR CONSULTING LTD 04 Jan 2010 07136749 GIO GLOBAL EXPORTS LTD 26 Jan 2010 07132671 LABELS BY JUDY LTD 21 Jan 2010 07139012 DALES BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010 07137202 TRILINE CATERING (MANUFACTURING) LIMITED 26 Jan 2010 07127025 LARCH CROFT LIMITED 15 Jan 2010 07120209 GEA ACCOUNTANCY LTD 08 Jan 2010 07136609 PEAK CARPENTRY AND JOINERY LTD 26 Jan 2010 07135963 SOMETHING CORPORATE LIMITED 26 Jan 2010 07134202 JACK ASSOCIATES LIMITED 22 Jan 2010 07132313 BROOMHALL SPRINGS LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
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