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
New Company Registrations
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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) Hull UK 2011 253 114,512 2010 277 101,492 % change -8.7% 12.8% Record Year 2007 (287) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 69 83 101 New companies in 2010 85 97 95 % change -18.8% -14.4% 6.3% Record Year 2003 (100) 2007 (103) 2003 (105)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Hull UK 2011 243 72,230 2010 277 87,705 % change -12.3% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (394) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2011 89 96 58 Closed companies in 2010 83 103 91 % change 7.2% -6.8% -36% Record Year 2011 (89) 2008 (143) 2009 (196)
Net Company Growth
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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) Hull UK 2011 10 42,282 2010 0 13,787 Record Year 2003 (172) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 -20 -13 43 Net growth in 2010 2 -6 4 Record Year 2008 (89) 2005 (59) 2003 (60)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -25.7% -28.0% -4.0% Record Year 1962 (0.8%) 1974 (0.8%) 1981 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (HULL) 3.28% CONSULTING 5.11% HULL 2.52% MANAGEMENT 4.75% FRIPURA 1.58% CONSULTANCY 3.19% MANAGEMENT 1.06% PROPERTY 2.41% S 1.00% TRADING 2.06% MARKETING 0.88% DESIGN 1.94% PROPERTY 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CONSULTING 0.82% BUSINESS 1.82% TRAINING 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.76% C 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.74% MANUFACTURING 0.82% MEDIA 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% HUMBER 0.76% LONDON 1.63% YORKSHIRE 0.76% J 1.47% EAST 0.76% GLOBAL 1.46% BUILDING 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.43% DESIGN 0.70% CARE 1.42% J 0.70% IT 1.38% (YORKSHIRE) 0.70% BUILDING 1.30% CONSULTANCY 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.28% H 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.27% BUSINESS 0.59% M 1.25% M 0.59% ENERGY 1.22% CLEANING 0.59% TRAINING 1.21% HAIR 0.53% S 1.21%
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 670 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 134 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 54 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 42 18,281 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 34 29,245 9305 - Other service activities 30 10,525 7414 - Business & management consultancy 27 14,755 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 26 6,321 5530 - Restaurants 26 5,640 5552 - Catering 24 2,363 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 7,551 5540 - Bars 21 2,379 86900 - Other human health activities 21 4,019 4533 - Plumbing 20 1,565 7260 - Other computer related activities 20 8,686 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 10,018 43320 - Joinery installation 18 1,064 7499 - Non-trading company 18 11,543 8514 - Other human health activities 18 2,943 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 18 2,917
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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