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Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hull when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 253 companies were registered in Hull during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HullUK
    2011253114,512
    2010277101,492
    % change-8.7%12.8%
    Record Year 2007 (287) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20116983101
    New companies in 2010859795
    % change-18.8%-14.4%6.3%
    Record Year2003 (100)2007 (103)2003 (105)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 243 companies were dissolved in Hull during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HullUK
    201124372,230
    201027787,705
    % change-12.3%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (394) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hull when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011899658
    Closed companies in 20108310391
    % change7.2%-6.8%-36%
    Record Year2011 (89)2008 (143)2009 (196)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Hull during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 10 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HullUK
    20111042,282
    2010013,787
    Record Year 2003 (172) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011-20-1343
    Net growth in 20102-64
    Record Year2008 (89)2005 (59)2003 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Hull formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Hull
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-25.7%-28.0%-4.0%
    Record Year1962 (0.8%)1974 (0.8%)1981 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Hull was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.9% of all director appointments in Hull in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (HULL)3.28%CONSULTING5.11%
    HULL2.52%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    FRIPURA1.58%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.06%PROPERTY2.41%
    S1.00%TRADING2.06%
    MARKETING0.88%DESIGN1.94%
    PROPERTY0.88%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CONSULTING0.82%BUSINESS1.82%
    TRAINING0.82%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    C0.82%ENGINEERING1.74%
    MANUFACTURING0.82%MEDIA1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    HUMBER0.76%LONDON1.63%
    YORKSHIRE0.76%J1.47%
    EAST0.76%GLOBAL1.46%
    BUILDING0.70%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    DESIGN0.70%CARE1.42%
    J0.70%IT1.38%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.70%BUILDING1.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%PROPERTIES1.28%
    H0.64%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    BUSINESS0.59%M1.25%
    M0.59%ENERGY1.22%
    CLEANING0.59%TRAINING1.21%
    HAIR0.53%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied670204,493
    7487 - Other business activities13465,177
    9999 - Dormant Company5422,587
    99999 - Dormant Company4218,281
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3429,245
    9305 - Other service activities3010,525
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2714,755
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering266,321
    5530 - Restaurants265,640
    5552 - Catering242,363
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified237,551
    5540 - Bars212,379
    86900 - Other human health activities214,019
    4533 - Plumbing201,565
    7260 - Other computer related activities208,686
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2010,018
    43320 - Joinery installation181,064
    7499 - Non-trading company1811,543
    8514 - Other human health activities182,943
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified182,917

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07689622 2NN LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07701263 CORAL PROPERTY LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07703614 THE GREAT BRITISH CLOTHING COMPANY LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07712394 OUR HUMBER BRIDGE LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07689538 ANDWI LTD. 01 Jul 2011
    07704966 JUS2 RECRUITMENT LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07716571 ALIPES LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07720738 YORKSHIRE FOOD SERVICES (YFS) LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07691560 ADVANCED CARE EAST RIDING LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07695998 OSL-PETROFLOW LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07716585 RUDE'S AUTO SHOP LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07719255 CATER CONVERT LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07720810 G & S ENGINEERING (HULL) LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07722100 STEVIE SMITH BOXING PROMOTIONS LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07709126 JMG CRANES (UK) LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07711985 M & H PRODUCTONS LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07707589 SUSAN VARGAS UK LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07713212 LIVE MUSIC HULL LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07690761 SUPER CAR WASH PRO LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07696703 YUSHA & CO LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07713701 ANDY RAE QUALITY SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07691280 AMJ SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07695168 CULTURE BROTH LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07722238 SPIFF LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07701161 THE REMOVAL MEN LTD 12 Jul 2011