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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.

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 (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)HuddersfieldUK
    2011318116,391
    2010280105,137
    % change13.6%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (318) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201198105115
    New companies in 20107689115
    % change28.9%18.0%0.0%
    Record Year2004 (105)2004 (107)2010 (115)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HuddersfieldUK
    201117190,986
    201015182,677
    % change13.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (180) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011744750
    Closed companies in 2010464956
    % change60.9%-4.1%-11%
    Record Year2011 (74)2008 (54)2009 (125)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HuddersfieldUK
    201114725,405
    201012922,460
    Record Year 2004 (215) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011245865
    Net growth in 2010304059
    Record Year2004 (81)2004 (88)2008 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change11.2%3.8%-4.6%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1974 (0.6%)1968 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    YORKSHIRE1.19%CONSULTING5.04%
    HUDDERSFIELD0.94%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    STRATEGIES0.81%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MANAGEMENT0.81%PROPERTY2.38%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.81%TRADING2.10%
    CARE0.75%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.75%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ENERGY0.75%BUSINESS1.87%
    CONSULTING0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DIRECT0.69%MEDIA1.69%
    (HUDDERSFIELD)0.69%ENGINEERING1.61%
    M0.69%LONDON1.60%
    S0.62%CARE1.45%
    MEDIA0.56%J1.45%
    P0.56%GLOBAL1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ENTERPRISES0.56%IT1.41%
    CONSULTANCY0.56%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRADING0.56%BUILDING1.34%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%M1.30%
    CORPORATION0.50%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    BUILDING0.50%S1.24%
    CO0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    TRAINING0.50%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied480202,798
    7487 - Other business activities12860,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4930,253
    99999 - Dormant Company4318,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4216,150
    9999 - Dormant Company3619,765
    9305 - Other service activities338,740
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3312,916
    86900 - Other human health activities284,092
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified277,788
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2710,246
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering256,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2510,085
    74990 - Non-trading company228,695
    62090 - Other information technology service activities196,996
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate193,895
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply177,000
    86210 - General medical practice activities171,874
    41100 - Development of building projects163,921
    43210 - Electrical installation143,172

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07510083 HEC PROPERTIES LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07507336 WHITE SPACE FINE ART LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07503878 GRAPPOLO (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07502976 EAST COAST GAS SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07497185 ARP ENFORCEMENT SERVICES LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07492957 HANSON ENTERPRISES LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07489371 ALLEYFLOW LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07488165 VIRTRAX LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487553 RARA AVIS (WATER) LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07486408 GROVE BEDS LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07486238 LIQUICOM LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07507724 SPRINGDALE WATERS LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07493301 SIMPLE HOUSING UK LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07484696 SET SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07481358 LAB INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL LTD 04 Jan 2011
    07509870 BLUEPRINT SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07500284 THC FOODS LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07483874 GLITZ 4 CHIX LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07497304 BURGUNDY FOOD SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07509799 HYDER LIVING LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07509439 MAXHAN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07483920 RM CLERK OF WORKS SERVICE LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07499442 INTERIM SAFEGUARDING LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07510311 ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT & LOGISTICS LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07501606 SHARROCK AND BEAUMONT LIMITED 21 Jan 2011