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
    07344475 ITEX FABRICS IP LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07337291 HUDDERSFIELD CANALSIDE LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07334059 CARNIVAL CREATIVE LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07332356 IDENTITY ALARM LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07360698 MOZZ LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07358328 MONTEEYAH LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07354849 STEADY HIRE LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07348118 TOUCH ARCHITECTS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07342294 DIFFX LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07335104 DISPOSABIN LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07360583 MAGPIE JEWELLERY LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07335659 HANCOX & CO LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07361509 D.H.JONES DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07336030 WEST YORKSHIRE GARDENING SERVICES LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07360725 SJB GAS, HEATING & PLUMBING LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07359913 SERVER UNIT LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07348083 TRANSCONTINENTAL GOLDFISH (2010) LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07355077 SAFCO (UK) LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07339772 PURE BODY FITNESS LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07359383 FLEET PROVIDER LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07351528 GEORGE TOOLS LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07350464 RYE LIBATIONS LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07343639 R S DEVELOPMENTS (2009) LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07342410 MY DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07336925 KAY MEDICALS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010