Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any quarter in history.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Huddersfield when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 318 companies were registered in Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 13.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Huddersfield UK 2011 318 116,391 2010 280 105,137 % change 13.6% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (318) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 98 105 115 New companies in 2010 76 89 115 % change 28.9% 18.0% 0.0% Record Year 2004 (105) 2004 (107) 2010 (115)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 171 companies were dissolved in Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 13.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Huddersfield UK 2011 171 90,986 2010 151 82,677 % change 13.2% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (180) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Huddersfield when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 74 47 50 Closed companies in 2010 46 49 56 % change 60.9% -4.1% -11% Record Year 2011 (74) 2008 (54) 2009 (125)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 147 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Huddersfield UK 2011 147 25,405 2010 129 22,460 Record Year 2004 (215) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 24 58 65 Net growth in 2010 30 40 59 Record Year 2004 (81) 2004 (88) 2008 (81)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Huddersfield formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Huddersfield 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 11.2% 3.8% -4.6% Record Year 1965 (0.8%) 1974 (0.6%) 1968 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Huddersfield was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.3% of all director appointments in Huddersfield in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage YORKSHIRE 1.19% CONSULTING 5.04% HUDDERSFIELD 0.94% MANAGEMENT 4.97% STRATEGIES 0.81% CONSULTANCY 3.16% MANAGEMENT 0.81% PROPERTY 2.38% (YORKSHIRE) 0.81% TRADING 2.10% CARE 0.75% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.92% ENERGY 0.75% BUSINESS 1.87% CONSULTING 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% CONSTRUCTION 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DIRECT 0.69% MEDIA 1.69% (HUDDERSFIELD) 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.61% M 0.69% LONDON 1.60% S 0.62% CARE 1.45% MEDIA 0.56% J 1.45% P 0.56% GLOBAL 1.44% CONSULTANTS 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.43% ENTERPRISES 0.56% IT 1.41% CONSULTANCY 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRADING 0.56% BUILDING 1.34% ELECTRICAL 0.56% M 1.30% CORPORATION 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.28% BUILDING 0.50% S 1.24% CO 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% TRAINING 0.50% SYSTEMS 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 480 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 128 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 30,253 99999 - Dormant Company 43 18,336 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 42 16,150 9999 - Dormant Company 36 19,765 9305 - Other service activities 33 8,740 7414 - Business & management consultancy 33 12,916 86900 - Other human health activities 28 4,092 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 7,788 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 10,246 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 25 6,183 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 10,085 74990 - Non-trading company 22 8,695 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 6,996 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 3,895 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 17 7,000 86210 - General medical practice activities 17 1,874 41100 - Development of building projects 16 3,921 43210 - Electrical installation 14 3,172
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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