Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous May.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 645 companies were formed in Hull. This figure is 1.7% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Hull occurred in 2006 when a total of 789 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Hull UK 2012 645 253,150 2011 656 228,735 % change -1.7% 10.7% Record Year 2006 (789) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 320 companies were registered in Hull during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Hull UK 2012 320 121,659 2011 316 112,344 % change 1.3% 8.3% Record Year 2006 (466) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 113 109 98 New companies in 2011 96 89 131 % change 17.7% 22.5% -25.2% Record Year 2006 (270) 2012 (109) 2011 (131)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 389 companies were dissolved in Hull. This figure is 26.3% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Hull occurred in 2009 when a total of 841 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Hull UK 2012 389 147,793 2011 528 162,310 % change -26.3% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (841) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 212 companies were dissolved in Hull during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Hull UK 2012 212 80,218 2011 210 71,324 % change 1.0% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (531) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 56 76 80 Closed companies in 2011 50 96 64 % change 12.0% -20.8% 25% Record Year 2009 (187) 2009 (206) 2009 (138)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Hull increased by 256 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Hull UK 2012 256 105,357 2011 128 66,425 Record Year 2003 (563) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Hull during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 108 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Hull UK 2012 108 41,441 2011 106 41,020 Record Year 2006 (319) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 57 33 18 Net growth in 2011 46 -7 67 Record Year 2006 (222) 2003 (81) 2008 (68)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Hull formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Hull 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Hull formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Hull 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change -0.9% 7.4% -20.1% Record Year 2006 (0.7%) 1974 (0.6%) 1961 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 41.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Hull was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
19.5% of all director appointments in Hull in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Hull was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
20.5% of all director appointments in Hull in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HULL 3.00% CONSULTING 5.07% (HULL) 2.76% MANAGEMENT 4.74% YORKSHIRE 1.44% CONSULTANCY 3.28% ENGINEERING 1.32% PROPERTY 2.35% MANAGEMENT 1.04% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTING 0.92% DESIGN 1.89% EAST 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.87% PROPERTY 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.82% ENERGY 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.78% S 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% LEISURE 0.63% BUSINESS 1.70% D 0.63% MEDIA 1.69% C 0.63% LONDON 1.68% TRAINING 0.63% J 1.57% CARE 0.63% GLOBAL 1.51% HUMBER 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.48% BUSINESS 0.58% IT 1.42% R 0.58% CARE 1.31% BUILDING 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.31% FOOD 0.58% M 1.26% CONSULTANTS 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.23% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% BUILDING 1.23% BAR 0.52% SECURITY 1.19% TRADING 0.46% S 1.18% CLEANING 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 709 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 89 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 35,447 99999 - Dormant Company 48 26,088 9999 - Dormant Company 39 16,469 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 14,220 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 10,271 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 20,390 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 22 4,091 9305 - Other service activities 22 7,926 7414 - Business & management consultancy 21 10,978 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 20 2,716 56302 - Public houses and bars 19 2,913 86900 - Other human health activities 19 5,222 74990 - Non-trading company 19 9,706 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 8,258 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 18 2,880 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 4,644 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 15,280 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 6,456
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