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Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Huddersfield when compared to any previous February.
  • March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Huddersfield when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Huddersfield when compared to any month in history.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 356 companies were registered in Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 11.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HuddersfieldUK
    2012356131,491
    2011318116,391
    % change11.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (356) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any month in history.

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous February.

    February 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201295122139
    New companies in 201198105115
    % change-3.1%16.2%20.9%
    Record Year2004 (105)2012 (122)2012 (139)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 155 companies were dissolved in Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HuddersfieldUK
    201215567,576
    201117190,987
    % change-9.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (180) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Huddersfield when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012526340
    Closed companies in 2011744750
    % change-29.7%34.0%-20%
    Record Year2011 (74)2012 (63)2009 (125)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 201 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HuddersfieldUK
    201220163,915
    201114725,404
    Record Year 2004 (215) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Huddersfield when compared to any previous March.

    March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Huddersfield when compared to any month in history.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012435999
    Net growth in 2011245865
    Record Year2004 (81)2004 (88)2012 (99)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Huddersfield formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Huddersfield
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-16.9%-0.6%13.1%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1974 (0.6%)1968 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Huddersfield was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.4% of all director appointments in Huddersfield in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.29%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.17%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.06%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    YORKSHIRE1.06%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROPERTY0.95%TRADING2.07%
    HUDDERSFIELD0.95%DESIGN1.93%
    STRATEGIES0.95%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TRADING0.73%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    (HUDDERSFIELD)0.73%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CARE0.73%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%MEDIA1.72%
    MEDICAL0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%LONDON1.66%
    MEDIA0.56%J1.54%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.56%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    R0.50%GLOBAL1.50%
    GLOBAL0.50%IT1.40%
    HAIR0.50%CARE1.34%
    BAR0.50%PROPERTIES1.31%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ACADEMY0.50%M1.27%
    DESIGN0.50%BUILDING1.24%
    SOLAR0.45%ENERGY1.20%
    H0.45%S1.20%
    ELECTRICAL0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied485216,665
    7487 - Other business activities10252,735
    99999 - Dormant Company7725,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4919,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3935,233
    9305 - Other service activities378,818
    9999 - Dormant Company3618,617
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified359,892
    86900 - Other human health activities345,066
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3214,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3013,637
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2812,113
    62090 - Other information technology service activities238,145
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering205,169
    74990 - Non-trading company209,729
    7499 - Non-trading company179,102
    43210 - Electrical installation173,573
    86210 - General medical practice activities162,594
    41100 - Development of building projects154,984
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply156,934

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07937358 SPECIALITY STAYS LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07938199 RM ANALYTICAL LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07938244 IMPROVE 2 MOVE LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07939245 POUNDS ENTERPRISES LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07939762 YESPROJECTS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07941756 CHUTNEY MAHAL LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07951830 MM & AA LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07954812 LEADING CHILDREN GREEN LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07962461 SKY SOLAR SYSTEMS LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07967286 TECHSOFT ASSOCIATES LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07931552 AUTODREAMS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07931607 AUTODREAMZ LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07942817 DHILLON TRAVEL&TOURISM LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07952593 CARTER MAZE LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07955789 EDEN VALLEY EGGS LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07963342 PROMAY CONSTRUCTION (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07967576 SM HEALTHCARE LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07930833 CHICKPEA PRESS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07932782 OFFERTON HAIR AND BEAUTY LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07957786 THE CHEEKY NORTHERN MONKEY LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07969661 SHARON'S ESSENTIALS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07950390 STATE OF THE ART (UK) LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07970818 SA HEALTHCARE LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07955915 INDIAN WINE COMPANY LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07961895 ASIAN WINE COMPANY LIMITED 23 Feb 2012