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.

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 (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)HuddersfieldUK
    2015374161,156
    2014345150,722
    % change8.4%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (374) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015108125141
    New companies in 2014119105121
    % change-9.2%19.0%16.5%
    Record Year2014 (119)2015 (125)2015 (141)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HuddersfieldUK
    201520989,523
    201417782,370
    % change18.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (209) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015568370
    Closed companies in 2014606255
    % change-6.7%33.9%27%
    Record Year2011 (74)2015 (83)2009 (125)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HuddersfieldUK
    201516571,633
    201416868,352
    Record Year 2012 (201) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015524271
    Net growth in 2014594366
    Record Year2004 (81)2004 (88)2012 (99)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-11.0%9.7%6.2%
    Record Year2004 (0.4%)2004 (0.4%)1991 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.38%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT0.94%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY0.84%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    YORKSHIRE0.79%PROPERTY2.72%
    HUDDERSFIELD0.74%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CARE0.74%CARE2.13%
    PROPERTY0.74%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ELECTRICAL0.69%LONDON1.91%
    ENGINEERING0.64%TRADING1.88%
    PROPERTIES0.59%TRANSPORT1.82%
    (HUDDERSFIELD)0.59%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    J0.54%DESIGN1.65%
    BUSINESS0.54%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ESTATES0.54%CO.,1.58%
    HOUSE0.49%J1.55%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CO0.49%BUSINESS1.49%
    MEDICAL0.44%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSULTANTS0.44%GLOBAL1.46%
    MEDIA0.44%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    GLOBAL0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    DESIGN0.39%BUILDING1.31%
    GREEN0.39%IT1.30%
    PROJECTS0.39%MEDIA1.28%
    HEATING0.39%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied597288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company14849,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9343,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7830,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6529,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6319,098
    86900 - Other human health activities5113,990
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5058,522
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3411,600
    43210 - Electrical installation316,139
    86210 - General medical practice activities274,793
    62012 - Business and domestic software development279,651
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets276,557
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2610,200
    74990 - Non-trading company2413,794
    73110 - Advertising agencies224,181
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified229,080
    41100 - Development of building projects2111,863
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade213,309
    56101 - Licensed restaurants208,909

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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