East Riding of Yorkshire

Q1 2015 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 2015)

    A total of 754 companies were registered in East Riding of Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 0.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly 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)East Riding of YorkshireUK
    2015754161,156
    2014749150,722
    % change0.7%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (755) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015204232318
    New companies in 2014262234253
    % change-22.1%-0.9%25.7%
    Record Year2014 (262)2014 (234)2003 (358)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 460 companies were dissolved in East Riding of Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 8.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well 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)East Riding of YorkshireUK
    201546089,523
    201442582,370
    % change8.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (563) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015128162170
    Closed companies in 2014154136135
    % change-16.9%19.1%26%
    Record Year2011 (212)2008 (234)2009 (305)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for East Riding of Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 294 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)East Riding of YorkshireUK
    201529471,633
    201432468,352
    Record Year 2007 (452) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20157670148
    Net growth in 201410898118
    Record Year2003 (155)2003 (178)2003 (306)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, East Riding of Yorkshire formed 0.5% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)East Riding of Yorkshire
    20150.5%
    20140.5%
    20130.5%
    20120.5%
    20110.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.4%0.4%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20140.6%0.5%0.5%
    % change-23.6%-8.7%14.6%
    Record Year1992 (0.9%)2009 (0.7%)2003 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% 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 East Riding of Yorkshire was in 2008 when 31.4% of all directors were female.

    27.6% of all director appointments in East Riding of Yorkshire 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
    HULL2.12%CONSULTING5.23%
    (HULL)1.57%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.32%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    ENGINEERING1.24%PROPERTY2.72%
    ELECTRICAL1.18%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY0.96%CARE2.13%
    YORKSHIRE0.91%ENGINEERING2.12%
    M0.85%LONDON1.91%
    PROPERTIES0.83%TRADING1.88%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.77%TRANSPORT1.82%
    S0.77%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSULTING0.72%DESIGN1.65%
    J0.66%PROPERTIES1.63%
    C0.63%CO.,1.58%
    HOUSE0.63%J1.55%
    R0.63%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    BUILDING0.61%BUSINESS1.49%
    EAST0.61%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    D0.61%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    LEISURE0.55%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    TRANSPORT0.55%BUILDING1.31%
    TRAINING0.55%IT1.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.52%MEDIA1.28%
    HOMES0.50%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,202288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company27649,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management18243,081
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified15119,098
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11258,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10329,218
    56302 - Public houses and bars826,355
    74990 - Non-trading company7613,794
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands768,607
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate7611,600
    49410 - Freight transport by road7212,485
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified689,080
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet6510,200
    62090 - Other information technology service activities6512,862
    86900 - Other human health activities5813,990
    56101 - Licensed restaurants578,909
    41100 - Development of building projects5611,863
    71129 - Other engineering activities536,278
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation525,331
    43210 - Electrical installation516,139

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09440883 PEC CONSULT LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09449900 FOUR & TWENTY (FOODS) LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09457390 PLANT & ASSET RELOCATION CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09431366 MK CONSULTING & SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09462101 CELESTE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09419046 THE PICKERING HOTEL LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09424642 EYSC LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09428630 ALLIANCE ELECTRICAL LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09432445 JS DISCOUNT STORES LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09447021 BSR SUPPLIES LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09450478 CHOWDHURY SPICE LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09463593 VAN MAINTENANCE LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09426910 THOMAS VALETING LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09446606 M.S MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09421146 PRAXIS MAKES PERFECT LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09425863 JOBBERS BARS LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09431313 TOPAZ SCAFFOLDING LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09436027 LUTKIN PRODUCTION LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09448127 FEARNLEY & FEARNLEY LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09453160 HULL HOUSE GROUP LIMITED 23 Feb 2015
    09453247 KNIGHT INTERNATIONAL OFFSHORE LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09423646 MORTGAGE OPTIONS (HULL) LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09437420 ST NICHOLAS PRIMARY SCHOOL 12 Feb 2015
    09444181 CHUU-AN LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09423585 STONEBAKE PIZZA (TAKEAWAY) LIMITED 05 Feb 2015