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
New Company Registrations
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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) Huddersfield UK 2012 356 131,491 2011 318 116,391 % change 11.9% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (356) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 95 122 139 New companies in 2011 98 105 115 % change -3.1% 16.2% 20.9% Record Year 2004 (105) 2012 (122) 2012 (139)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Huddersfield UK 2012 155 67,576 2011 171 90,987 % change -9.4% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (180) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2012 52 63 40 Closed companies in 2011 74 47 50 % change -29.7% 34.0% -20% Record Year 2011 (74) 2012 (63) 2009 (125)
Net Company Growth
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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) Huddersfield UK 2012 201 63,915 2011 147 25,404 Record Year 2004 (215) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 43 59 99 Net growth in 2011 24 58 65 Record Year 2004 (81) 2004 (88) 2012 (99)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -16.9% -0.6% 13.1% Record Year 1965 (0.8%) 1974 (0.6%) 1968 (0.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.29% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.17% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.30% YORKSHIRE 1.06% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 0.95% TRADING 2.07% HUDDERSFIELD 0.95% DESIGN 1.93% STRATEGIES 0.95% ENGINEERING 1.86% TRADING 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.84% (HUDDERSFIELD) 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CARE 0.73% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% MEDIA 1.72% MEDICAL 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.62% LONDON 1.66% MEDIA 0.56% J 1.54% (YORKSHIRE) 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.51% R 0.50% GLOBAL 1.50% GLOBAL 0.50% IT 1.40% HAIR 0.50% CARE 1.34% BAR 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% INVESTMENTS 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ACADEMY 0.50% M 1.27% DESIGN 0.50% BUILDING 1.24% SOLAR 0.45% ENERGY 1.20% H 0.45% S 1.20% ELECTRICAL 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 485 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 102 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 77 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 49 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 35,233 9305 - Other service activities 37 8,818 9999 - Dormant Company 36 18,617 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 9,892 86900 - Other human health activities 34 5,066 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 32 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 30 13,637 7414 - Business & management consultancy 28 12,113 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 8,145 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 20 5,169 74990 - Non-trading company 20 9,729 7499 - Non-trading company 17 9,102 43210 - Electrical installation 17 3,573 86210 - General medical practice activities 16 2,594 41100 - Development of building projects 15 4,984 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 15 6,934
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07971884 G S GLOBAL TRADING LIMITED 01 Mar 2012 07977967 H & S MEDIA VENTURES LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07981165 SWAN 1860 LTD 08 Mar 2012 07986674 GET WISE CLAIMS LTD 12 Mar 2012 07987025 WALNUT TRADING LTD 12 Mar 2012 07990734 TYRESEAL LIMITED 14 Mar 2012 07997345 HD RECYCLING LTD 20 Mar 2012 08004642 FUSION IDM LTD 23 Mar 2012 08006279 GB INTER SECURITY LTD 26 Mar 2012 08008276 YORKSHIRE CHILDREN'S CENTRE LIMITED 27 Mar 2012 08008623 CATHERINE MARGARET DEWS 27 Mar 2012 08008688 ANTHONY MARTIN MAY 27 Mar 2012 08011435 INNOVATE FUTURES LTD 29 Mar 2012 07983239 BATH SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Mar 2012 07990814 CV CONSULTANCY LTD 14 Mar 2012 07991444 TYRESEAL(PUNCTURE PROOF) LIMITED 15 Mar 2012 07993472 CAFFE BARDOLINO LIMITED 16 Mar 2012 07996245 CTS BRANDS LIMITED 19 Mar 2012 08012235 CHESTNUT H R CONSULTANCY LTD 29 Mar 2012 07974135 MWOODS 3561 CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Mar 2012 07988322 BRIDGE GLAZING SYSTEMS LIMITED 13 Mar 2012 08008386 LABELS (YORKSHIRE ACCESSORIES) LTD 27 Mar 2012 08005230 MEGARA LIMITED 26 Mar 2012 08012425 COMPOSITE DOORS YORKSHIRE LIMITED 29 Mar 2012 07989977 DEALE LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
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