Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- The record first quarter for female directors in Huddersfield was in 2013 when 38.2% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 302 companies were registered in Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 15.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Huddersfield UK 2013 302 134,802 2012 356 131,491 % change -15.2% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (356) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 98 100 104 New companies in 2012 95 122 139 % change 3.2% -18.0% -25.2% Record Year 2004 (105) 2012 (122) 2012 (139)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 129 companies were dissolved in Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 16.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Huddersfield UK 2013 129 77,914 2012 155 67,576 % change -16.8% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (180) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 67 16 46 Closed companies in 2012 52 63 40 % change 28.8% -74.6% 15% Record Year 2011 (74) 2012 (63) 2009 (125)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 173 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Huddersfield UK 2013 173 56,888 2012 201 63,915 Record Year 2004 (215) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 31 84 58 Net growth in 2012 43 59 99 Record Year 2004 (81) 2004 (88) 2012 (99)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Huddersfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Huddersfield 2013 0.2% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% % change -7.5% -18.6% -22.6% Record Year 2004 (0.4%) 2004 (0.4%) 1991 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Huddersfield was in 2013 when 38.2% of all directors were female.
38.2% of all director appointments in Huddersfield in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.39% CONSULTING 5.18% HUDDERSFIELD 1.27% MANAGEMENT 4.78% YORKSHIRE 1.10% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ASSOCIATES 0.92% PROPERTY 2.44% PROPERTY 0.92% TRADING 2.06% (HUDDERSFIELD) 0.87% DESIGN 1.79% TRAINING 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.78% MARKETING 0.75% BUSINESS 1.77% TRADING 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CARE 0.69% LONDON 1.72% CONSULTING 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.71% ELECTRICAL 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% BUSINESS 0.64% MEDIA 1.63% MANAGEMENT 0.64% GLOBAL 1.57% S 0.64% J 1.56% DIRECT 0.58% CARE 1.46% M 0.58% IT 1.43% (YORKSHIRE) 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.41% J 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.36% H 0.46% M 1.25% ENGINEERING 0.46% BUILDING 1.21% SECURITY 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19% RESTAURANT 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DESIGN 0.46% TRAINING 1.17% CONSULTANTS 0.40% SECURITY 1.15%
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 541 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 127 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 78 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 72 54,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 63 24,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 58 16,448 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 51 23,532 86900 - Other human health activities 31 8,465 43210 - Electrical installation 25 5,625 41100 - Development of building projects 24 8,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 12,664 74990 - Non-trading company 23 14,129 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 7,199 86210 - General medical practice activities 21 4,062 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 20 6,591 62012 - Business and domestic software development 20 8,099 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 19 4,332 56302 - Public houses and bars 18 4,952 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 7,507 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 17 5,186
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