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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
    07980429 AERO WIND SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07995036 MARSHLAND FARM SERVICES LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    08001757 D B THERAPY LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08012565 KPC METAL RECYCLING LTD 29 Mar 2012
    08012732 MURDOCK BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07976621 MSH INVESTMENTS LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07979778 SPORT STRUCTURES DELIVERY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 07 Mar 2012
    07981799 KONI RESTAURANT LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07988170 RGL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07988601 HUMBER LEP LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    08013140 CRANSWICK BIO LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07984283 MARINER FOODS LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    08008954 FOCUS COUNSELLING EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    07970928 JAPTECH GRIMSBY LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07988371 GRASSROOTS GOALBALL 13 Mar 2012
    07990908 TOSCANA HULL LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07989817 EURO-LINK CARAVAN REPAIRS LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07971845 VCV LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07971929 YOUBEST LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07981647 TRADEALL LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07994131 CLICKFINITY LTD 16 Mar 2012
    07995395 CREATE ACTIVATE LTD 19 Mar 2012
    08005932 SHADD MEDICAL & SURGICAL EXPORT IMPORT LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08011223 LAH SAFETY TRAINING LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    07971671 KHYMER SERVICES LIMITED 01 Mar 2012