Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 345 companies were registered in Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 14.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Huddersfield UK 2014 345 150,722 2013 302 134,802 % change 14.2% 11.8% Record Year 2012 (356) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 119 105 121 New companies in 2013 98 100 104 % change 21.4% 5.0% 16.3% Record Year 2014 (119) 2012 (122) 2012 (139)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 177 companies were dissolved in Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 37.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Huddersfield UK 2014 177 82,370 2013 129 77,914 % change 37.2% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (180) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 60 62 55 Closed companies in 2013 67 16 46 % change -10.4% 287.5% 20% Record Year 2011 (74) 2012 (63) 2009 (125)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 168 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Huddersfield UK 2014 168 68,352 2013 173 56,888 Record Year 2012 (201) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 59 43 66 Net growth in 2013 31 84 58 Record Year 2004 (81) 2004 (88) 2012 (99)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Huddersfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Huddersfield 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 13.6% -3.1% -2.9% Record Year 2004 (0.4%) 2004 (0.4%) 1991 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Huddersfield was in 2013 when 38.2% of all directors were female.
27.4% of all director appointments in Huddersfield in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HUDDERSFIELD 1.33% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.02% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 0.97% CONSULTANCY 3.49% YORKSHIRE 0.92% PROPERTY 2.64% ENGINEERING 0.82% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTING 0.72% LONDON 1.88% S 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.86% (HUDDERSFIELD) 0.61% CARE 1.79% CARE 0.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% ELECTRICAL 0.56% DESIGN 1.75% J 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.73% HEALTH 0.56% BUSINESS 1.71% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.60% DESIGN 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.60% MEDIA 0.51% GLOBAL 1.58% (YORKSHIRE) 0.51% J 1.48% CENTRE 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.48% MEDICAL 0.46% MEDIA 1.48% ASSOCIATES 0.46% IT 1.33% M 0.46% TRANSPORT 1.30% INVESTMENTS 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% PROJECT 0.41% BUILDING 1.24% DEVELOPMENTS 0.41% M 1.21% PROPERTIES 0.41% CAPITAL 1.20% BEAUTY 0.41% ELECTRICAL 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 552 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 136 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 94 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 78 27,750 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 60 56,411 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 53 18,491 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 53 26,700 86900 - Other human health activities 35 10,273 43210 - Electrical installation 33 5,885 74990 - Non-trading company 29 14,135 62012 - Business and domestic software development 27 9,509 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 27 5,988 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 27 9,358 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 25 9,284 56302 - Public houses and bars 23 5,732 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 12,813 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 22 8,155 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 21 7,313 86210 - General medical practice activities 21 3,987 56101 - Licensed restaurants 21 7,965
Recent Companies
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