Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Hull when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 362 companies were registered in Hull during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 11.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hull UK 2013 362 134,802 2012 325 131,491 % change 11.4% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (387) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 131 118 113 New companies in 2012 116 84 125 % change 12.9% 40.5% -9.6% Record Year 2013 (131) 2007 (124) 2003 (197)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 155 companies were dissolved in Hull during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 12.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hull UK 2013 155 77,914 2012 177 67,576 % change -12.4% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (318) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 74 31 50 Closed companies in 2012 67 54 56 % change 10.4% -42.6% -11% Record Year 2011 (135) 2008 (175) 2009 (156)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Hull during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 207 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hull UK 2013 207 56,888 2012 148 63,915 Record Year 2007 (213) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Hull when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 57 87 63 Net growth in 2012 49 30 69 Record Year 2003 (64) 2013 (87) 2003 (180)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Hull formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hull 2013 0.3% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change 1.3% 39.4% -6.5% Record Year 1992 (0.5%) 1992 (0.4%) 2003 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% 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 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Hull was in 2008 when 31.0% of all directors were female.
28.5% of all director appointments in Hull in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (HULL) 3.22% CONSULTING 5.18% HULL 2.66% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.30% YORKSHIRE 1.07% PROPERTY 2.44% ENGINEERING 1.07% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 1.02% DESIGN 1.79% ELECTRICAL 0.97% ENGINEERING 1.78% CONSULTANCY 0.77% BUSINESS 1.77% CARE 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CONSULTING 0.72% LONDON 1.72% (YORKSHIRE) 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.71% BAR 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% EAST 0.61% MEDIA 1.63% KINGSTON 0.61% GLOBAL 1.57% LEISURE 0.56% J 1.56% DESIGN 0.51% CARE 1.46% PROPERTIES 0.51% IT 1.43% ENTERPRISES 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.41% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.36% GREEN 0.51% M 1.25% TRADING 0.51% BUILDING 1.21% ACADEMY 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.19% D 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.18% JOINERY 0.46% TRAINING 1.17% P 0.46% SECURITY 1.15%
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 623 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 78 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 77 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 51 23,532 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 50 16,448 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 46 32,624 56302 - Public houses and bars 33 4,952 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 30 6,954 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 29 4,332 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 24,894 86900 - Other human health activities 29 8,465 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 29 5,629 74990 - Non-trading company 29 14,129 43210 - Electrical installation 27 5,625 56101 - Licensed restaurants 26 6,894 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 12,664 71129 - Other engineering activities 22 4,226 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 22 7,507 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 21 4,684 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 20 5,062
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08386986 IMH MECHANICAL HANDLING LIMITED 04 Feb 2013 08398500 TOKUM LIMITED 11 Feb 2013 08402107 JK BETEILIGUNGEN LTD. 14 Feb 2013 08402527 STAR TOURISTIK & EVENT LTD. 14 Feb 2013 08403697 GSS TRADING (HULL) LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08390206 EAGLE FOOD & DRINK LTD 05 Feb 2013 08398755 A & S COMBINED GAS SERVICES LTD 12 Feb 2013 08401841 MODIFLY 13 Feb 2013 08418719 CLOCKWISE COMPUTERS LTD 25 Feb 2013 08386160 AUDIOTISE LTD 04 Feb 2013 08387212 SI ACCOUNTING HULL LTD 04 Feb 2013 08393474 BULL23 LTD 07 Feb 2013 08407125 HULL RECYCLE & REFIT CENTRE LTD 18 Feb 2013 08419924 CREAWISE CIC 26 Feb 2013 08406522 NPK HULL LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08407118 OAKWOOD DOG RESCUE LTD 18 Feb 2013 08411946 BUDE PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL 20 Feb 2013 08422190 OAKWOOD DOG DAYCARE LTD 27 Feb 2013 08387516 HULL AIRPORT TRAVEL LIMITED 04 Feb 2013 08397708 HOUSE OF FUN LTD 11 Feb 2013 08402165 CARR ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 14 Feb 2013 08403527 YORBILD LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08404018 WITHAM (SERVICES) LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08405627 JANESSWEETTREATS LIMITED 15 Feb 2013 08418409 IVANOV&SMALES PHARM LTD 25 Feb 2013
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