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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Hull UK 2012 365 118,868 2011 253 114,512 % change 44.3% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (365) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 130 94 141 New companies in 2011 69 83 101 % change 88.4% 13.3% 39.6% Record Year 2012 (130) 2007 (103) 2012 (141)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Hull UK 2012 235 74,772 2011 243 72,230 % change -3.3% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (394) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 88 92 55 Closed companies in 2011 89 96 58 % change -1.1% -4.2% -5% Record Year 2011 (89) 2008 (143) 2009 (196)
Net Company Growth
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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) Hull UK 2012 130 44,096 2011 10 42,282 Record Year 2003 (172) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2012 42 2 86 Net growth in 2011 -20 -13 43 Record Year 2008 (89) 2005 (59) 2012 (86)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change 69.2% 14.1% 38.1% Record Year 1962 (0.8%) 1974 (0.8%) 1981 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HULL 2.95% CONSULTING 5.05% (HULL) 2.95% MANAGEMENT 4.75% YORKSHIRE 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.28% ENGINEERING 1.29% PROPERTY 2.35% MANAGEMENT 1.02% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 0.97% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTING 0.91% ASSOCIATES 1.84% EAST 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.83% ENERGY 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CARE 0.64% BUSINESS 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% FOOD 0.59% MEDIA 1.67% LEISURE 0.59% LONDON 1.67% COMMUNITY 0.59% J 1.55% CONSTRUCTION 0.54% GLOBAL 1.53% CONSULTANCY 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.46% TRAINING 0.54% IT 1.43% MAINTENANCE 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.34% D 0.54% CARE 1.32% ENTERPRISES 0.54% M 1.27% (YORKSHIRE) 0.54% BUILDING 1.22% CARS 0.54% ENTERPRISES 1.20% HUMBER 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.48% S 1.17% MARINE 0.48% SECURITY 1.16%
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 885 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 67 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 46 25,035 9999 - Dormant Company 29 12,598 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 13,716 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 9,891 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 19,425 56302 - Public houses and bars 19 2,823 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 19 2,607 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 7,869 74990 - Non-trading company 18 9,203 9305 - Other service activities 18 6,142 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 14,774 86900 - Other human health activities 17 4,998 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 8,437 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 17 2,757 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 3,943 43210 - Electrical installation 16 3,387 56101 - Licenced restaurants 15 2,563
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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