Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

Q1 2010 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 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)HullUK
    2010284105,137
    200930391,034
    % change-6.3%15.5%
    Record Year 2003 (395) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20107783124
    New companies in 200910210794
    % change-24.5%-22.4%31.9%
    Record Year2007 (106)2007 (124)2003 (197)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HullUK
    201023582,677
    2009310108,060
    % change-24.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (310) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20105974102
    Closed companies in 200946108156
    % change28.3%-31.5%-35%
    Record Year2008 (61)2008 (175)2009 (156)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HullUK
    20104922,460
    2009-7-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (327) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201018922
    Net growth in 200956-1-62
    Record Year2003 (64)2003 (83)2003 (180)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change-30.0%-33.6%9.6%
    Record Year1976 (0.8%)1975 (1.0%)1974 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (HULL)3.36%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    HULL1.92%CONSULTING4.60%
    PROPERTY1.20%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    ELECTRICAL1.02%PROPERTY2.50%
    ENGINEERING1.02%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.02%TRADING1.93%
    LEISURE0.84%DESIGN1.91%
    SYSTEMS0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CARE0.72%MEDIA1.84%
    JOINERY0.72%BUSINESS1.74%
    HEATING0.66%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    YORKSHIRE0.66%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    S0.60%ENGINEERING1.54%
    DESIGN0.60%J1.48%
    D0.60%LONDON1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    PLUMBING0.60%GROUP1.37%
    SUPPLIES0.60%GLOBAL1.35%
    GAS0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    HOLDINGS0.54%BUILDING1.34%
    R0.54%CARE1.33%
    CONSULTING0.54%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TRADING0.54%M1.28%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.48%SYSTEMS1.25%
    M0.48%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied703228,645
    7487 - Other business activities20074,904
    99999 - Dormant Company4413,808
    9999 - Dormant Company4019,948
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3826,974
    9305 - Other service activities319,038
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering309,325
    7499 - Non-trading company2515,398
    7260 - Other computer related activities2410,331
    5540 - Bars242,070
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2317,003
    43210 - Electrical installation213,163
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified217,143
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified213,069
    74990 - Non-trading company208,149
    43320 - Joinery installation191,264
    5530 - Restaurants194,798
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified198,154
    4533 - Plumbing171,848
    4534 - Other building installation162,840

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07171424 NEPTUNE FISH LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07169385 FASTFORCE LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07163886 WALKER STREET CONTACT CENTRE 22 Feb 2010
    07162819 SPRINGBOARD NURSERY LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07145424 SONAWORKS SOFTWARE LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07158378 LGBT CENTRE LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157094 EMPIRE STADIUMS LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07170796 H.R.C VIVARIUM SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07170031 AFFS FASTFOOD LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07163985 HEDLEY L. BURMAN & SON LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07157703 LOADED WALLETS LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07155613 LINDSAY MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07164911 OSIRIS TRADING LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07155971 CHANGING LIVES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07152005 KING'S TAKEAWAY (HULL) LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07146185 EMPORIUM NIGHTCLUB LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07144386 SHUTTLEFORD LTD 03 Feb 2010
    07154146 BILADI B F LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07160815 TAN AND GLAM (HULL) LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07151563 ELEC CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07168952 A. N. PUBS LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07164780 TWO TURTLE DOVES LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07147781 THE HOUSE RESTAURANT (HULL) LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07148230 LOZTEC LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07147295 BEX LETS HULL LIMITED 05 Feb 2010