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
    08605763 AUREUS JEWELLERS LTD 11 Jul 2013
    08611418 CRYSTAL CAR VALETING LTD 16 Jul 2013
    08612567 GO BUY DIRECT (YORKSHIRE) LTD 16 Jul 2013
    08613639 COOKSMATE LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08620579 INTEGRAL HEALTHCARE LTD 23 Jul 2013
    08630932 VIRTUAL ACCOUNTS LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
    08613338 TOTALL LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08617099 EDMONDSON ENGINEERING LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08614073 HOLMFIRTH HERITAGE LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08628774 ZAHA CONSULTANCY LTD 29 Jul 2013
    08628883 CANDOR LIVING LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08593486 ACUTREAT LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08601521 DNF TRADING LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08610415 CONSULT 3A LTD 15 Jul 2013
    08617321 THE OLIVE TREE SOAP COMPANY LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08625570 COFFEE MONTERO UK LIMITED 26 Jul 2013
    08626884 CENTRAL SQUARE LEEDS LIMITED 26 Jul 2013
    08591519 MJL PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES (NORTH) LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08597566 GREEN DEAL (NORTH) LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08597629 REINS MILL GARAGE LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08598749 MORTHANVELD PUBLISHING LTD 05 Jul 2013
    08618508 IEG ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LTD 22 Jul 2013
    08603897 PRO SPORT SUPPORT LTD 10 Jul 2013
    08631820 IPCS WEST YORKSHIRE LTD 31 Jul 2013
    08599968 STEWART CAIRNS LIMITED 08 Jul 2013