Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous July.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hull when compared to any previous September.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 365 companies were registered in Hull during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 44.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HullUK
    2012365118,868
    2011253114,512
    % change44.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (365) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous September.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201213094141
    New companies in 20116983101
    % change88.4%13.3%39.6%
    Record Year2012 (130)2007 (103)2012 (141)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 235 companies were dissolved in Hull during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HullUK
    201223574,772
    201124372,230
    % change-3.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (394) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012889255
    Closed companies in 2011899658
    % change-1.1%-4.2%-5%
    Record Year2011 (89)2008 (143)2009 (196)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Hull during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 130 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HullUK
    201213044,096
    20111042,282
    Record Year 2003 (172) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hull when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201242286
    Net growth in 2011-20-1343
    Record Year2008 (89)2005 (59)2012 (86)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Hull formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Hull
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.2%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change69.2%14.1%38.1%
    Record Year1962 (0.8%)1974 (0.8%)1981 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Hull was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    20.5% of all director appointments in Hull in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HULL2.95%CONSULTING5.05%
    (HULL)2.95%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    YORKSHIRE1.39%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ENGINEERING1.29%PROPERTY2.35%
    MANAGEMENT1.02%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.97%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTING0.91%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    EAST0.86%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ENERGY0.75%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CARE0.64%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    FOOD0.59%MEDIA1.67%
    LEISURE0.59%LONDON1.67%
    COMMUNITY0.59%J1.55%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%GLOBAL1.53%
    CONSULTANCY0.54%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    TRAINING0.54%IT1.43%
    MAINTENANCE0.54%PROPERTIES1.34%
    D0.54%CARE1.32%
    ENTERPRISES0.54%M1.27%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.54%BUILDING1.22%
    CARS0.54%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    HUMBER0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%S1.17%
    MARINE0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied885331,455
    7487 - Other business activities6735,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4933,677
    99999 - Dormant Company4625,035
    9999 - Dormant Company2912,598
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2813,716
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified259,891
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2219,425
    56302 - Public houses and bars192,823
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation192,607
    62090 - Other information technology service activities187,869
    74990 - Non-trading company189,203
    9305 - Other service activities186,142
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1814,774
    86900 - Other human health activities174,998
    7414 - Business & management consultancy178,437
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles172,757
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified173,943
    43210 - Electrical installation163,387
    56101 - Licenced restaurants152,563

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08198560 KINGSTON IP COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08209227 TIMARJO PROPERTIES LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08232413 K AND M HULL LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08232511 WJ TIMBER TREATMENTS LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08204986 GOFISH LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08226116 HOME BAKING DEPOT LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08205837 EU PARTNERS LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08211957 EU SPEDITION LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08212239 DR. WAGNER EUROPA LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08212241 EU INTERNATIONALE FASHION LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08212735 E-SPRIT ELEKTROMOBILE LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08213460 AURA HD UK LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08213502 HTRX DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08214547 ECHO DIGITAL CREATIVE LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08215999 UK EVENTS PROMOTION LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08230580 OMEGA INTERIORS & KITCHENS LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08228224 SGP ENGINEERING LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08199124 MH RESEARCH & DESIGN LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08200210 OS112A LTD 04 Sep 2012
    OC378347 10FT LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 11 Sep 2012
    08212359 BUCK ROGERS LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08216446 TASAN LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08220704 LEES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08223833 ELITE RESTORATIONS (YORKSHIRE) LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08226305 D A H EVENT MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Sep 2012