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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
    07732650 EVOLUTION TELECOM LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07746339 UK PERSONAL TRADE LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07738290 BASSETTS SKIP HIRE ( HULL ) LIMITED 12 Aug 2011
    07746052 EASTRIDING CREATIVE LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07738216 S & S FARROW LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07739351 MDL CLEANING SERVICES LTD 12 Aug 2011
    07749467 PIXEL 2 PRINT LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07742213 FAMILY GARDEN (HULL) LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07732558 JAMES GLEW WOODFINISHERS LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07750864 CHERRYWOOD PROPERTIES LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07751712 ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07746808 CASEY GEORGIA LTD 19 Aug 2011
    07748768 DATAWISE RECOVERY LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07747910 KATO MARKETING LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07752666 HOLLYWOOD RIGGING (HULL) LIMITED 25 Aug 2011
    07736969 MERMAID FISHERIES (SOUTHCOATES LANE) LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07739719 STONEFERRY LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07758106 PHILAND-YNTERLINK LTD 31 Aug 2011
    07728483 SKOOLDAZE LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07755870 MOTORVATION HIRE LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07729543 ELITE2FEET LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07751195 ASTUTE SAFETY MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Aug 2011
    07755298 BRIDGE LEISURE MANAGEMENT (NORTH) LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07755741 C & L SERVICES (HEDON) LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07743709 THE HAIR GALLERY UK (PATRINGTON) LIMITED 17 Aug 2011