Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Huddersfield when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 286 companies were registered in Huddersfield during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Huddersfield UK 2012 286 118,868 2011 269 114,512 % change 6.3% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (294) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 96 88 102 New companies in 2011 96 100 73 % change 0.0% -12.0% 39.7% Record Year 2003 (115) 2011 (100) 2003 (117)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 188 companies were dissolved in Huddersfield during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 26.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Huddersfield UK 2012 188 74,772 2011 149 72,230 % change 26.2% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (239) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Huddersfield when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 69 80 39 Closed companies in 2011 48 65 36 % change 43.8% 23.1% 8% Record Year 2012 (69) 2008 (149) 2009 (123)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Huddersfield during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 98 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Huddersfield UK 2012 98 44,096 2011 120 42,282 Record Year 2003 (173) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 27 8 63 Net growth in 2011 48 35 37 Record Year 2008 (83) 2007 (42) 2003 (81)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Huddersfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Huddersfield 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -10.2% -11.3% 38.2% Record Year 1982 (0.6%) 1976 (0.5%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Huddersfield was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
24.6% of all director appointments in Huddersfield in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage YORKSHIRE 1.27% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTANCY 1.16% MANAGEMENT 4.75% HUDDERSFIELD 1.05% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PROPERTY 1.05% PROPERTY 2.35% TRADING 0.88% TRADING 2.08% (HUDDERSFIELD) 0.88% DESIGN 1.87% ASSOCIATES 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.84% M 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.83% S 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.66% BUSINESS 1.72% MANAGEMENT 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CARE 0.61% MEDIA 1.67% CONSULTING 0.61% LONDON 1.67% BEAUTY 0.55% J 1.55% DESIGN 0.55% GLOBAL 1.53% GLOBAL 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.46% STRATEGIES 0.55% IT 1.43% H 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.34% J 0.55% CARE 1.32% ENGINEERING 0.55% M 1.27% MEDIA 0.55% BUILDING 1.22% TRAINING 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.20% (YORKSHIRE) 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.20% BUSINESS 0.50% S 1.17% CONSULTANTS 0.44% SECURITY 1.16%
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 747 331,455 99999 - Dormant Company 74 25,035 7487 - Other business activities 56 35,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 48 19,425 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 38 14,774 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 38 33,677 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 9,891 86900 - Other human health activities 32 4,998 9999 - Dormant Company 28 12,598 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 13,716 74990 - Non-trading company 26 9,203 9305 - Other service activities 25 6,142 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 8,437 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 7,869 43210 - Electrical installation 16 3,387 56302 - Public houses and bars 16 2,823 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 4,584 86210 - General medical practice activities 14 2,544 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 4,294 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 14 3,712
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08167178 PRIMO (UK) LTD 03 Aug 2012 08171993 STREETWISE EDUCATION LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 08173021 TS (HUDDERSFIELD) LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08181827 GREENSOFT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Aug 2012 08183011 PHARMAXIS LTD 16 Aug 2012 08183025 MBB MEDIA LIMITED 17 Aug 2012 08185153 TOTAL DILAPIDATIONS SERVICE LIMITED 20 Aug 2012 08187208 SUPER FASHIONS LTD 21 Aug 2012 08189930 PAYDAYMAYDAY LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 08169188 H&M LICENSED TRADING LIMITED 06 Aug 2012 08182581 TWINTECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Aug 2012 08165604 DL GREEN ENERGY LTD 02 Aug 2012 08177601 EMPIRE CAR HIRE LTD 13 Aug 2012 08178199 GLOBAL SOURCING PARTNERS (UK) LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08178458 NAUTILAS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08166109 ONCALL GP LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 08189610 DROP-KICK RUGBY LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 08167552 ALBERT HUDDERSFIELD LTD 03 Aug 2012 08189975 EAZI CONSULTANCY LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 08190284 SNOWBALL WATER SERVICES LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08192584 GJ AUTOMOTIVE LTD 28 Aug 2012 08164799 THE IT CO-OP LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 08177990 EMMA'S BEACH HUT LTD 13 Aug 2012 08180680 AVONDALE RESOURCES LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 08188693 PENSAPOS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
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