Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous Q3.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 317 companies were registered in Huddersfield during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 10.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)HuddersfieldUK
    2013317132,684
    2012286118,868
    % change10.8%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (317) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013106100111
    New companies in 20129688102
    % change10.4%13.6%8.8%
    Record Year2003 (115)2013 (100)2003 (117)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 212 companies were dissolved in Huddersfield during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)HuddersfieldUK
    201321286,170
    201219275,908
    % change10.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (239) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013607379
    Closed companies in 2012698043
    % change-13.0%-8.8%84%
    Record Year2012 (69)2008 (149)2009 (123)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Huddersfield during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 105 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)HuddersfieldUK
    201310546,514
    20129442,960
    Record Year 2011 (120) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013462732
    Net growth in 201227859
    Record Year2008 (83)2007 (42)2003 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Huddersfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Huddersfield
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change-1.2%4.2%-4.6%
    Record Year2008 (0.3%)1973 (0.5%)2003 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Huddersfield was in 2006 when 33.1% of all directors were female.

    28.1% of all director appointments in Huddersfield in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HUDDERSFIELD1.20%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTANCY1.20%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    S0.93%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTING0.82%PROPERTY2.53%
    MANAGEMENT0.76%TRADING2.08%
    (HUDDERSFIELD)0.76%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MARKETING0.76%LONDON1.79%
    PROPERTY0.71%DESIGN1.78%
    YORKSHIRE0.71%BUSINESS1.74%
    CARE0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    HEALTH0.60%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ENGINEERING0.60%CARE1.64%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.54%GLOBAL1.59%
    ELECTRICAL0.54%J1.54%
    DIRECT0.54%MEDIA1.54%
    H0.49%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%PROPERTIES1.45%
    MEDICAL0.49%IT1.39%
    TRAINING0.44%M1.25%
    IT0.44%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%BUILDING1.19%
    PROJECT0.44%CAPITAL1.19%
    BUSINESS0.38%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    DESIGN0.38%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied552260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company14146,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8634,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7126,675
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6854,854
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5617,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4525,547
    86900 - Other human health activities299,203
    74990 - Non-trading company2814,228
    43210 - Electrical installation285,724
    62012 - Business and domestic software development279,104
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets265,706
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet258,475
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2412,516
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities226,979
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified217,590
    56101 - Licensed restaurants217,531
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate218,312
    41100 - Development of building projects209,271
    56302 - Public houses and bars205,437

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08672442 SILVER LINING PIERCING & JEWELLERY LTD 02 Sep 2013
    OC387668 SOCIAL HOMES MAINTENANCE LLP 05 Sep 2013
    08678267 LOCKWOOD SMILES LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08678820 MEGA RAIL LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08680477 UK RAILWAYS LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08686097 T & M BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08687191 HAYES PHARMACARE LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08691298 CREAMZ LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08693288 PAK POULTRY PRODUCTS (HUDDERSFIELD) LTD 17 Sep 2013
    08703868 AS400 SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08704441 RAYMOND MCCLOUD LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08705594 SLATER APPLICATIONS LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08675507 LOCUM 365 LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08683272 ROCKWOOD LEISURE LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08684206 HUDDERSFIELD BRICKWORKS LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08696482 WWW.EDUCATE360.CO.UK LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08710388 AJ COLLINS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08674607 APPTEK LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08693466 EAT & SHAKE LTD 17 Sep 2013
    08701986 KHFM SERVICES LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08680882 FRACTA MEDIA LABS LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08705123 3A DEVELOPMENTS LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08677200 GOLDSMITH'S HOT & COLD FOOD LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08680806 OJR HOME IMPROVEMENTS & HANDYMAN SERVICES LTD. 06 Sep 2013
    08708428 DANILA AND BACHAR RESTORATIONS LIMITED 27 Sep 2013