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Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 269 companies were registered in Huddersfield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 10.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HuddersfieldUK
    2011269114,512
    2010243101,492
    % change10.7%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (294) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20119610073
    New companies in 2010848079
    % change14.3%25.0%-7.6%
    Record Year2003 (115)2011 (100)2003 (117)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 149 companies were dissolved in Huddersfield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HuddersfieldUK
    201114972,230
    201017587,705
    % change-14.9%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (239) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011486536
    Closed companies in 2010478048
    % change2.1%-18.8%-25%
    Record Year2009 (57)2008 (149)2009 (123)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Huddersfield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 120 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HuddersfieldUK
    201112042,282
    20106813,787
    Record Year 2003 (173) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011483537
    Net growth in 201037031
    Record Year2008 (83)2007 (42)2003 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Huddersfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Huddersfield
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change4.6%5.2%-16.5%
    Record Year1982 (0.6%)1976 (0.5%)1970 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    27.6% of all director appointments in Huddersfield in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.46%CONSULTING5.11%
    YORKSHIRE1.34%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.34%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    HUDDERSFIELD0.97%PROPERTY2.41%
    STRATEGIES0.91%TRADING2.06%
    CONSTRUCTION0.91%DESIGN1.94%
    CARE0.85%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CONSULTANCY0.79%BUSINESS1.82%
    ENERGY0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.73%ENGINEERING1.74%
    (HUDDERSFIELD)0.73%MEDIA1.72%
    INVESTMENTS0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    R0.67%LONDON1.63%
    DIRECT0.67%J1.47%
    BAR0.67%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRADING0.67%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.61%CARE1.42%
    TRAINING0.55%IT1.38%
    DESIGN0.55%BUILDING1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%PROPERTIES1.28%
    PROPERTIES0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%M1.25%
    CLEANING0.49%ENERGY1.22%
    P0.49%TRAINING1.21%
    M0.49%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied480204,493
    7487 - Other business activities12765,177
    99999 - Dormant Company4818,281
    9999 - Dormant Company4422,587
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4115,760
    9305 - Other service activities4010,525
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4029,245
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3714,755
    86900 - Other human health activities324,019
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified307,551
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering266,321
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2410,018
    74990 - Non-trading company238,064
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2210,137
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply218,345
    86210 - General medical practice activities191,986
    5530 - Restaurants185,640
    62090 - Other information technology service activities176,798
    7499 - Non-trading company1711,543
    41100 - Development of building projects173,697

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07766391 PARKLAND PROPERTY LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07768658 AQUILLA CARE MANAGEMENT LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07769127 HUDDERSFIELD TYRES & EXHAUST CENTRE LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07762352 GREENHEAD SOLICITORS LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07772742 BRIMBLE & CO LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07773223 AR & EB LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07774895 FOREVER LEARNING LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07778647 ANAMS LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07785397 FT & SONS LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07787557 P1 RESOURCES LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07776080 FOTOVENT LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07777667 WROUGHT WORX WELDING LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07783011 GLITZYBOX LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07780628 OSTRICH ANGELS LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07790908 ANJOH INVESTMENTS LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07770329 LOCKWOOD FS LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07778300 IGNITE GAS SERVICES INC LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07780418 DBL DEVELOPMENTS LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07765791 FOCUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07775456 AGORA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07777979 C & R SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07791384 RAPTOR KAENUM LEMURES ENVIRONMENTAL EXACTIO LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07762817 MD GROUNDWORKS LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07770465 DYSON ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07771185 12 70 LTD 13 Sep 2011