Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Huddersfield when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Huddersfield when compared to any previous August.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 327 companies were registered in Huddersfield during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HuddersfieldUK
    2014327143,414
    2013317132,684
    % change3.2%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (327) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014106105116
    New companies in 2013106100111
    % change0.0%5.0%4.5%
    Record Year2003 (115)2014 (105)2003 (117)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 217 companies were dissolved in Huddersfield during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HuddersfieldUK
    2014217101,670
    201321286,170
    % change2.4%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (239) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Huddersfield when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014915571
    Closed companies in 2013607379
    % change51.7%-24.7%-10%
    Record Year2014 (91)2008 (149)2009 (123)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Huddersfield during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 110 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HuddersfieldUK
    201411041,744
    201310546,514
    Record Year 2011 (120) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Huddersfield when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014155045
    Net growth in 2013462732
    Record Year2008 (83)2014 (50)2003 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Huddersfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Huddersfield
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-9.2%0.1%-4.1%
    Record Year2008 (0.3%)1973 (0.5%)2003 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    28.7% of all director appointments in Huddersfield in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HUDDERSFIELD1.17%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING1.07%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.07%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY0.97%PROPERTY2.62%
    YORKSHIRE0.87%ENGINEERING2.07%
    ENGINEERING0.66%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ELECTRICAL0.66%TRADING2.00%
    CARE0.66%LONDON1.95%
    HEALTHCARE0.61%CARE1.94%
    PROPERTY0.51%TRANSPORT1.76%
    J0.51%DESIGN1.70%
    MEDIA0.51%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    GREEN0.51%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MEDICAL0.46%BUSINESS1.62%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%J1.53%
    M0.46%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CO0.46%GLOBAL1.51%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.46%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    HEALTH0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.46%MEDIA1.38%
    CENTRE0.41%CO.,1.36%
    ASSOCIATES0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    FOOD0.41%BUILDING1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.41%IT1.30%
    HOUSE0.41%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied565278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company14048,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9040,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7529,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5857,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5728,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5618,890
    86900 - Other human health activities4011,807
    43210 - Electrical installation355,922
    86210 - General medical practice activities304,406
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets276,327
    62012 - Business and domestic software development269,675
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet269,914
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2510,361
    41100 - Development of building projects2210,604
    56101 - Licensed restaurants228,546
    74990 - Non-trading company2114,006
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified218,501
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment196,630
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade193,208

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09157886 FLEXSTAR ASSOCIATES LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09166013 BAXCO0508 LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09166650 ACCESSORISE EXTRAS LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09168468 NORTHCOTE APARTMENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09186147 AMP IT RESOURCES LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09187603 ASPIRE BEDDING LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09190372 UZAIRTECH LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09157380 ACCIDENT CAR CLINIC LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09160444 AUSET ORIGINAL LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09165010 SCH RENEWABLE ENERGIES LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09175441 HEALTHCARE EXPERT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09191155 HOME HEALING HANDS LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09195937 SUPER-FX.BIZ LIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09167355 HD LETTINGS LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09171122 ROMSEY CLOSE 1973 LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09186967 DISTRIBUTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 22 Aug 2014
    09161101 PW CRESCO LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09167106 NYDS LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09175817 COCOA RECRUIT SOFTWARE LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09188141 FOOTPRINTS MARKETING LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09172695 SAMANTHASTANLEYTHEATREHCP LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09161195 LETEO LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09178881 SUNNYMEAD 1958 LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09181486 PHIL ARMSTRONG CREATIVE LTD 19 Aug 2014
    09182829 KAY CONSULTANCY LTD 20 Aug 2014