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Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

Q1 2012 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 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)HullUK
    2012325131,491
    2011340116,391
    % change-4.4%13.0%
    Record Year 2003 (395) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201211684125
    New companies in 2011119103118
    % change-2.5%-18.4%5.9%
    Record Year2011 (119)2007 (124)2003 (197)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HullUK
    201217767,576
    201131890,987
    % change-44.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (318) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012675456
    Closed companies in 20111358598
    % change-50.4%-36.5%-43%
    Record Year2011 (135)2008 (175)2009 (156)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HullUK
    201214863,915
    20112225,404
    Record Year 2003 (327) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012493069
    Net growth in 2011-161820
    Record Year2003 (64)2003 (83)2003 (180)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.3%0.3%
    % change-16.4%-30.2%-0.9%
    Record Year1976 (0.8%)1975 (1.0%)1974 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (HULL)2.79%CONSULTING5.07%
    HULL2.67%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    FRIPURA1.51%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ENGINEERING1.45%PROPERTY2.37%
    YORKSHIRE1.34%TRADING2.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%DESIGN1.93%
    EAST1.05%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTING0.99%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    S0.93%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    MANUFACTURING0.81%BUSINESS1.73%
    TRAINING0.81%MEDIA1.72%
    ENERGY0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PROPERTY0.76%LONDON1.66%
    HUMBER0.76%J1.54%
    MARKETING0.76%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    C0.70%GLOBAL1.50%
    BUILDING0.64%IT1.40%
    J0.58%CARE1.34%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%PROPERTIES1.31%
    BUSINESS0.58%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    MEDICAL0.52%M1.27%
    DESIGN0.52%BUILDING1.24%
    H0.52%ENERGY1.20%
    CLEANING0.52%S1.20%
    CARE0.52%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied636216,665
    7487 - Other business activities10252,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5435,233
    99999 - Dormant Company4925,084
    9999 - Dormant Company4118,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2913,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified279,892
    9305 - Other service activities248,818
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering245,169
    74990 - Non-trading company239,729
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2212,113
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation222,693
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2119,704
    86900 - Other human health activities205,066
    5552 - Catering201,960
    43210 - Electrical installation203,573
    5530 - Restaurants194,633
    56302 - Public houses and bars192,795
    7260 - Other computer related activities187,154
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified183,931

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07970899 YORKSHIRE ECO SUPPLIES LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07979778 SPORT STRUCTURES DELIVERY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 07 Mar 2012
    07981920 TIJ FOOD LTD 08 Mar 2012
    07988170 RGL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07988601 HUMBER LEP LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07984283 MARINER FOODS LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07992668 PETUARIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07975937 NUMONE TECH LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07987124 49:22 HUMANITARIAN AID FOUNDATION 12 Mar 2012
    07971929 YOUBEST LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07979562 SPECTRUM SHUTTERS & GRILLES LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07993991 HULL COMMUNITY CHURCH 16 Mar 2012
    08001367 FROCK AND ROLL VINTAGE LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08003665 TONNET HALL LTD 23 Mar 2012
    08007738 W HARRISON SOLOUTIONS LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    07980585 NEVILLE TUCKER (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07985864 MYNAMEISACE LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    08005796 ANGRY FISH LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08010289 IPC SERVICES (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    07981504 THE SPACE DANCE STUDIOS LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07989593 DR BIJU LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07991248 HUMBER MEDICAL LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07991989 NOOR (UK) LTD 15 Mar 2012
    08001695 ROVER SPARES LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08011588 STUDY-INTERNATIONAL LTD 29 Mar 2012