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East Riding of Yorkshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 627 companies were registered in East Riding of Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 4.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)East Riding of YorkshireUK
    2012627131,491
    2011603116,391
    % change4.0%13.0%
    Record Year 2003 (778) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012200162265
    New companies in 2011191188224
    % change4.7%-13.8%18.3%
    Record Year2003 (208)2007 (221)2003 (358)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 365 companies were dissolved in East Riding of Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 35.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)East Riding of YorkshireUK
    201236567,576
    201156390,986
    % change-35.2%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (563) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012134119112
    Closed companies in 2011212156195
    % change-36.8%-23.7%-43%
    Record Year2011 (212)2008 (234)2009 (305)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for East Riding of Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 262 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)East Riding of YorkshireUK
    201226263,915
    20114025,405
    Record Year 2003 (639) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20126643153
    Net growth in 2011-213229
    Record Year2003 (155)2003 (178)2003 (306)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, East Riding of Yorkshire formed 0.5% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)East Riding of Yorkshire
    20120.5%
    20110.5%
    20100.5%
    20090.6%
    20080.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.5%0.4%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.5%0.5%
    % change-10.2%-26.3%10.7%
    Record Year1976 (1.3%)1975 (1.3%)1987 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in East Riding of Yorkshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.5% of all director appointments in East Riding of Yorkshire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (HULL)2.04%CONSULTING5.07%
    HULL1.78%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.42%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ENGINEERING1.38%PROPERTY2.37%
    YORKSHIRE1.29%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTING1.09%DESIGN1.93%
    EAST1.05%ENGINEERING1.86%
    S1.02%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.92%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ENERGY0.89%BUSINESS1.73%
    ELECTRICAL0.89%MEDIA1.72%
    FRIPURA0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    C0.82%LONDON1.66%
    J0.79%J1.54%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.76%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    TRAINING0.76%GLOBAL1.50%
    DESIGN0.69%IT1.40%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%CARE1.34%
    BUSINESS0.69%PROPERTIES1.31%
    M0.69%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    R0.66%M1.27%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%BUILDING1.24%
    BUILDING0.59%ENERGY1.20%
    D0.59%S1.20%
    LEISURE0.56%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,006216,665
    7487 - Other business activities20152,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11035,233
    99999 - Dormant Company10025,084
    9999 - Dormant Company8618,617
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6519,704
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified619,892
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5212,113
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4813,637
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering405,169
    74990 - Non-trading company389,729
    56302 - Public houses and bars372,795
    9305 - Other service activities368,818
    5530 - Restaurants364,633
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3514,303
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified353,931
    43210 - Electrical installation333,573
    7260 - Other computer related activities317,154
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation302,693
    41100 - Development of building projects294,984

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932596 ANDREW BOSTOCK LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07942672 CHEMSAFE (YORKS) LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07946085 INSIG SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07947200 THE CASTLE GREEN PARTNERSHIP LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07940660 CITY OFFICE FURNITURE (HULL) LTD 08 Feb 2012
    OC372391 FIRST HOLE LLP 10 Feb 2012
    07939998 WHITE HORSE HULL LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07962522 NORTHERN FOOD TRADERS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07932026 INK & PC CENTRE LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07965422 COLLEY MEDICAL UK LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07966973 HULL CARS AND TAXIS LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07941759 WHW FACILITIES LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07939024 TMF AVIATION LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07946935 BEAUTIQUE HULL LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07947957 PEARSEED LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07944311 KINGSTON DRY-LINING LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07950109 MP HULL LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07964345 ROB MOWTHORPE LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07965628 LABANAVI LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07966015 CLEAN AND BUFF LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07934250 SPATIAL STREAM LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07956336 PV VENTURES LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07963059 CASTLEDINE ANALYTICAL SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07952788 EAST YORKSHIRE ENERGY LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07952287 DISTRIBUTION CENTER P.B LTD. 16 Feb 2012