Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 284 companies were registered in Hull during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hull UK 2010 284 105,137 2009 303 91,034 % change -6.3% 15.5% Record Year 2003 (395) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 77 83 124 New companies in 2009 102 107 94 % change -24.5% -22.4% 31.9% Record Year 2007 (106) 2007 (124) 2003 (197)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 235 companies were dissolved in Hull during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 24.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hull UK 2010 235 82,677 2009 310 108,060 % change -24.2% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (310) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 59 74 102 Closed companies in 2009 46 108 156 % change 28.3% -31.5% -35% Record Year 2008 (61) 2008 (175) 2009 (156)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Hull during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 49 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hull UK 2010 49 22,460 2009 -7 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (327) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 18 9 22 Net growth in 2009 56 -1 -62 Record Year 2003 (64) 2003 (83) 2003 (180)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Hull formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hull 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% % change -30.0% -33.6% 9.6% Record Year 1976 (0.8%) 1975 (1.0%) 1974 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Hull was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
21.4% of all director appointments in Hull in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (HULL) 3.36% MANAGEMENT 5.01% HULL 1.92% CONSULTING 4.60% PROPERTY 1.20% CONSULTANCY 2.87% ELECTRICAL 1.02% PROPERTY 2.50% ENGINEERING 1.02% ASSOCIATES 2.04% MANAGEMENT 1.02% TRADING 1.93% LEISURE 0.84% DESIGN 1.91% SYSTEMS 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CARE 0.72% MEDIA 1.84% JOINERY 0.72% BUSINESS 1.74% HEATING 0.66% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% YORKSHIRE 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.63% S 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.54% DESIGN 0.60% J 1.48% D 0.60% LONDON 1.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.45% PLUMBING 0.60% GROUP 1.37% SUPPLIES 0.60% GLOBAL 1.35% GAS 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.35% HOLDINGS 0.54% BUILDING 1.34% R 0.54% CARE 1.33% CONSULTING 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.30% TRADING 0.54% M 1.28% DEVELOPMENTS 0.48% SYSTEMS 1.25% M 0.48% S 1.23%
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 703 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 200 74,904 99999 - Dormant Company 44 13,808 9999 - Dormant Company 40 19,948 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 38 26,974 9305 - Other service activities 31 9,038 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 30 9,325 7499 - Non-trading company 25 15,398 7260 - Other computer related activities 24 10,331 5540 - Bars 24 2,070 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 17,003 43210 - Electrical installation 21 3,163 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 7,143 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 21 3,069 74990 - Non-trading company 20 8,149 43320 - Joinery installation 19 1,264 5530 - Restaurants 19 4,798 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 8,154 4533 - Plumbing 17 1,848 4534 - Other building installation 16 2,840
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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