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
New Company Registrations
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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) Huddersfield UK 2010 243 101,492 2009 234 94,671 % change 3.8% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (294) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 84 80 79 New companies in 2009 79 62 93 % change 6.3% 29.0% -15.1% Record Year 2003 (115) 2010 (80) 2003 (117)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Huddersfield UK 2010 175 87,705 2009 239 159,401 % change -26.8% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (239) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 47 80 48 Closed companies in 2009 57 59 123 % change -17.5% 35.6% -61% Record Year 2009 (57) 2008 (149) 2009 (123)
Net Company Growth
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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) Huddersfield UK 2010 68 13,787 2009 -5 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (173) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 37 0 31 Net growth in 2009 22 3 -30 Record Year 2008 (83) 2007 (42) 2003 (81)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change -1.1% 17.1% -18.6% Record Year 1982 (0.6%) 1976 (0.5%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.07% MANAGEMENT 5.06% ELECTRICAL 0.94% CONSULTING 4.99% ASSOCIATES 0.94% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTING 0.94% PROPERTY 2.38% STRATEGIES 0.82% TRADING 2.04% MEDIA 0.82% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSULTANCY 0.82% DESIGN 1.93% (YORKSHIRE) 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% M 0.76% BUSINESS 1.80% (HUDDERSFIELD) 0.69% MEDIA 1.75% DESIGN 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.73% S 0.69% LONDON 1.59% YORKSHIRE 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.59% HUDDERSFIELD 0.69% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CONSULTANTS 0.63% CARE 1.44% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% J 1.44% CARE 0.57% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% TRADING 0.57% GLOBAL 1.42% INVESTMENTS 0.57% IT 1.35% R 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.35% CO 0.50% BUILDING 1.32% MEDICAL 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.30% P 0.50% M 1.28% LEISURE 0.50% SYSTEMS 1.26% PROPERTY 0.50% S 1.24%
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 457 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 145 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 48 25,053 7414 - Business & management consultancy 39 14,940 9999 - Dormant Company 38 21,484 99999 - Dormant Company 37 14,072 9305 - Other service activities 34 9,454 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 29 13,161 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 26 7,634 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 6,460 86900 - Other human health activities 22 3,361 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 21 8,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 20 8,292 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 8,967 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 3,631 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,767 7499 - Non-trading company 16 13,408 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 2,664 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 5,716 41100 - Development of building projects 13 3,688
Recent Companies
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