Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Huddersfield when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 374 companies were registered in Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Huddersfield UK 2015 374 161,156 2014 345 150,722 % change 8.4% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (374) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Huddersfield when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 108 125 141 New companies in 2014 119 105 121 % change -9.2% 19.0% 16.5% Record Year 2014 (119) 2015 (125) 2015 (141)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 209 companies were dissolved in Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 18.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Huddersfield UK 2015 209 89,523 2014 177 82,370 % change 18.1% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (209) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Huddersfield when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 56 83 70 Closed companies in 2014 60 62 55 % change -6.7% 33.9% 27% Record Year 2011 (74) 2015 (83) 2009 (125)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Huddersfield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 165 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Huddersfield UK 2015 165 71,633 2014 168 68,352 Record Year 2012 (201) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 52 42 71 Net growth in 2014 59 43 66 Record Year 2004 (81) 2004 (88) 2012 (99)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Huddersfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Huddersfield 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -11.0% 9.7% 6.2% Record Year 2004 (0.4%) 2004 (0.4%) 1991 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Huddersfield was in 2013 when 38.2% of all directors were female.
29.3% of all director appointments in Huddersfield in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.38% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 0.94% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 0.84% CONSULTANCY 3.62% YORKSHIRE 0.79% PROPERTY 2.72% HUDDERSFIELD 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CARE 0.74% CARE 2.13% PROPERTY 0.74% ENGINEERING 2.12% ELECTRICAL 0.69% LONDON 1.91% ENGINEERING 0.64% TRADING 1.88% PROPERTIES 0.59% TRANSPORT 1.82% (HUDDERSFIELD) 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.76% J 0.54% DESIGN 1.65% BUSINESS 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.63% ESTATES 0.54% CO., 1.58% HOUSE 0.49% J 1.55% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% CONSULTANTS 1.54% CO 0.49% BUSINESS 1.49% MEDICAL 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CONSULTANTS 0.44% GLOBAL 1.46% MEDIA 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.44% GLOBAL 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% DESIGN 0.39% BUILDING 1.31% GREEN 0.39% IT 1.30% PROJECTS 0.39% MEDIA 1.28% HEATING 0.39% M 1.27%
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 597 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 148 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 93 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 78 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 65 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 63 19,098 86900 - Other human health activities 51 13,990 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 58,522 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 34 11,600 43210 - Electrical installation 31 6,139 86210 - General medical practice activities 27 4,793 62012 - Business and domestic software development 27 9,651 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 27 6,557 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 26 10,200 74990 - Non-trading company 24 13,794 73110 - Advertising agencies 22 4,181 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 22 9,080 41100 - Development of building projects 21 11,863 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 21 3,309 56101 - Licensed restaurants 20 8,909
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09419060 ASHFIELD HOTEL LTD 03 Feb 2015 09423866 ECLIPSE AUTOMOTIVE LTD 05 Feb 2015 09425652 SMITHFORD IT SYSTEMS LIMITED 06 Feb 2015 09430341 KCN CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 09431385 NEVIS NICE LIMITED 10 Feb 2015 09432191 SMALL SEEDS TALL TREES LIMITED 10 Feb 2015 09457216 DR HELIN SMITH LTD 25 Feb 2015 09457383 THE VINERY HAIR ACADEMY LIMITED 25 Feb 2015 09457402 GENTS GROOMING LOUNGE LIMITED 25 Feb 2015 09458122 SUGGEST CONSULTANCY LIMITED 25 Feb 2015 09459966 DAWSON SWEETING LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09415917 N111NDY LTD 02 Feb 2015 09417188 EYE CANDY DESSERTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015 09417199 AUTOMOTIVE GADGETS LTD 02 Feb 2015 09449861 LITTLE STONE ARTISAN BAKERY LIMITED 20 Feb 2015 09450014 SEW DOWN YOUR STREET LIMITED 20 Feb 2015 09444464 DYNAMIC FRANCHISES LIMITED 17 Feb 2015 09430375 DAPUR MALAYSIA LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 09435798 BEVERLEY ANN JACKSON LIMITED 12 Feb 2015 09453353 ANGLYN CARE LTD 23 Feb 2015 09459814 SUPERNA BESPOKE DESIGNS LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09461516 MA KELLY'S LIMITED 27 Feb 2015 09430186 KOOLA LTD 09 Feb 2015 09449527 CODEHUT LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09452111 OSBORNE TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD 21 Feb 2015
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