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
    09109061 DIXON CONTRACTING SERVICES LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09112975 H & E FABRICATIONS LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09119354 PARAMOUNT TRAVEL LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09122271 ASHN 3 LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09125709 1569 LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09127075 LANDAU & GEARING LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09133634 SELLMYPHONE LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09137258 GREY ONE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09139359 HDM BARS LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09139461 CINDERELLA SHU LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09140109 FTG TUTORS LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09141773 A 2 Z DIY LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09152605 SHEEN GATE GARDENS LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09141073 I&M DENT LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09149815 QUORUM MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09133535 STEPHEN HILL (CONSULTANT ANAESTHETIST SERVICES) LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09136646 NORWOOD MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Jul 2014
    09156385 SHAPE LINDLEY C.I.C. 31 Jul 2014
    09115128 ECO GREEN ZONE LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09133707 BURD TRADING COMPANY LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09115761 SPANGLED BULL 1957 LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09113854 ABSOLUTE GREEN ENERGY LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09134138 GLOBE ARTS EDUCATION C.I.C. 16 Jul 2014
    09114564 LITTLE ROOM ESSENTIALS LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09126698 CHRYSALIS CONTOUR LTD 11 Jul 2014