Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 325 companies were registered in Hull during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 4.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hull UK 2012 325 131,491 2011 340 116,391 % change -4.4% 13.0% Record Year 2003 (395) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 116 84 125 New companies in 2011 119 103 118 % change -2.5% -18.4% 5.9% Record Year 2011 (119) 2007 (124) 2003 (197)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 177 companies were dissolved in Hull during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 44.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hull UK 2012 177 67,576 2011 318 90,987 % change -44.3% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (318) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 67 54 56 Closed companies in 2011 135 85 98 % change -50.4% -36.5% -43% Record Year 2011 (135) 2008 (175) 2009 (156)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Hull during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 148 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hull UK 2012 148 63,915 2011 22 25,404 Record Year 2003 (327) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 49 30 69 Net growth in 2011 -16 18 20 Record Year 2003 (64) 2003 (83) 2003 (180)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Hull formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hull 2012 0.2% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% % change -16.4% -30.2% -0.9% Record Year 1976 (0.8%) 1975 (1.0%) 1974 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Hull was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
21.0% of all director appointments in Hull in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (HULL) 2.79% CONSULTING 5.07% HULL 2.67% MANAGEMENT 4.74% FRIPURA 1.51% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ENGINEERING 1.45% PROPERTY 2.37% YORKSHIRE 1.34% TRADING 2.07% MANAGEMENT 1.22% DESIGN 1.93% EAST 1.05% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTING 0.99% ASSOCIATES 1.84% S 0.93% CONSULTANTS 1.79% MANUFACTURING 0.81% BUSINESS 1.73% TRAINING 0.81% MEDIA 1.72% ENERGY 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% PROPERTY 0.76% LONDON 1.66% HUMBER 0.76% J 1.54% MARKETING 0.76% INVESTMENTS 1.51% C 0.70% GLOBAL 1.50% BUILDING 0.64% IT 1.40% J 0.58% CARE 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.31% BUSINESS 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MEDICAL 0.52% M 1.27% DESIGN 0.52% BUILDING 1.24% H 0.52% ENERGY 1.20% CLEANING 0.52% S 1.20% CARE 0.52% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 636 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 102 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 54 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 49 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 41 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 13,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 9,892 9305 - Other service activities 24 8,818 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 24 5,169 74990 - Non-trading company 23 9,729 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 12,113 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 22 2,693 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 21 19,704 86900 - Other human health activities 20 5,066 5552 - Catering 20 1,960 43210 - Electrical installation 20 3,573 5530 - Restaurants 19 4,633 56302 - Public houses and bars 19 2,795 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 7,154 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 18 3,931
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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