Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 2010)

    A total of 243 companies were registered in Huddersfield during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HuddersfieldUK
    2010243101,492
    200923494,671
    % change3.8%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (294) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010848079
    New companies in 2009796293
    % change6.3%29.0%-15.1%
    Record Year2003 (115)2010 (80)2003 (117)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 175 companies were dissolved in Huddersfield during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 26.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HuddersfieldUK
    201017587,705
    2009239159,401
    % change-26.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (239) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010478048
    Closed companies in 20095759123
    % change-17.5%35.6%-61%
    Record Year2009 (57)2008 (149)2009 (123)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Huddersfield during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 68 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HuddersfieldUK
    20106813,787
    2009-5-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (173) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201037031
    Net growth in 2009223-30
    Record Year2008 (83)2007 (42)2003 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Huddersfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Huddersfield
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.2%0.3%
    % change-1.1%17.1%-18.6%
    Record Year1982 (0.6%)1976 (0.5%)1970 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Huddersfield was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.0% of all director appointments in Huddersfield in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.07%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    ELECTRICAL0.94%CONSULTING4.99%
    ASSOCIATES0.94%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTING0.94%PROPERTY2.38%
    STRATEGIES0.82%TRADING2.04%
    MEDIA0.82%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANCY0.82%DESIGN1.93%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    M0.76%BUSINESS1.80%
    (HUDDERSFIELD)0.69%MEDIA1.75%
    DESIGN0.69%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    S0.69%LONDON1.59%
    YORKSHIRE0.69%ENGINEERING1.59%
    HUDDERSFIELD0.69%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%CARE1.44%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%J1.44%
    CARE0.57%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    TRADING0.57%GLOBAL1.42%
    INVESTMENTS0.57%IT1.35%
    R0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CO0.50%BUILDING1.32%
    MEDICAL0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    P0.50%M1.28%
    LEISURE0.50%SYSTEMS1.26%
    PROPERTY0.50%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied457202,902
    7487 - Other business activities14569,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4825,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3914,940
    9999 - Dormant Company3821,484
    99999 - Dormant Company3714,072
    9305 - Other service activities349,454
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2913,161
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering267,634
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified236,460
    86900 - Other human health activities223,361
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply218,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities208,292
    7260 - Other computer related activities188,967
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate173,631
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified167,767
    7499 - Non-trading company1613,408
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified142,664
    62090 - Other information technology service activities135,716
    41100 - Development of building projects133,688

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07331354 YORK MILL LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07326773 AJR DRAWING SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07322031 PAIGHAM RADIO LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07319724 3D STRATEGY LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07318707 JASS CAR SALES LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07316816 LS25 LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07315149 A S VEHICLE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07308556 CHAK 129 LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07304638 BOX CLEVER MARKETING INTELLIGENCE LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07302951 MACDENNEY INVESTMENTS (NUMBER 2) LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07302882 MACDENNEY INVESTMENTS (NUMBER 3) LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07331369 TRIO IT SYSTEMS LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07322368 SM OPTICAL LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07301507 CAFE INDULGENCE LTD 01 Jul 2010
    07317108 SALENDINENOOKRECRUITMENT LTD 16 Jul 2010
    07305387 CAFE OLIVE TREE LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07318902 ZEBRA TEXTILE LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07326733 M & L ELECTRICAL LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07321618 GDSPLUMBING&TILING LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07330974 TELLYCASTER PRODUCTIONS LTD 30 Jul 2010
    07322608 YSF INSTALLATIONS LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07318766 CABLECO ROMANS (CABLE CONTRACTORS) LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07317145 ARTSIDE MEDIA LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07305674 FIREKITE LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07301173 BOURBON STREET LIMITED 01 Jul 2010