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

  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 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)HullUK
    2013362134,802
    2012325131,491
    % change11.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (387) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013131118113
    New companies in 201211684125
    % change12.9%40.5%-9.6%
    Record Year2013 (131)2007 (124)2003 (197)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HullUK
    201315577,914
    201217767,576
    % change-12.4%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (318) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013743150
    Closed companies in 2012675456
    % change10.4%-42.6%-11%
    Record Year2011 (135)2008 (175)2009 (156)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HullUK
    201320756,888
    201214863,915
    Record Year 2007 (213) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013578763
    Net growth in 2012493069
    Record Year2003 (64)2013 (87)2003 (180)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.3%
    20120.2%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.2%0.3%
    % change1.3%39.4%-6.5%
    Record Year1992 (0.5%)1992 (0.4%)2003 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (HULL)3.22%CONSULTING5.18%
    HULL2.66%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.18%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    YORKSHIRE1.07%PROPERTY2.44%
    ENGINEERING1.07%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY1.02%DESIGN1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.97%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSULTANCY0.77%BUSINESS1.77%
    CARE0.72%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CONSULTING0.72%LONDON1.72%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.66%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    BAR0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    EAST0.61%MEDIA1.63%
    KINGSTON0.61%GLOBAL1.57%
    LEISURE0.56%J1.56%
    DESIGN0.51%CARE1.46%
    PROPERTIES0.51%IT1.43%
    ENTERPRISES0.51%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.51%PROPERTIES1.36%
    GREEN0.51%M1.25%
    TRADING0.51%BUILDING1.21%
    ACADEMY0.51%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    D0.51%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    JOINERY0.46%TRAINING1.17%
    P0.46%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied623249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7854,531
    99999 - Dormant Company7743,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5123,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5016,448
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4632,624
    56302 - Public houses and bars334,952
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified306,954
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation294,332
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2924,894
    86900 - Other human health activities298,465
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands295,629
    74990 - Non-trading company2914,129
    43210 - Electrical installation275,625
    56101 - Licensed restaurants266,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2412,664
    71129 - Other engineering activities224,226
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate227,507
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles214,684
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified205,062

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08347917 KIPTEC LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08361198 NEONN LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08368098 3M B2B LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08368189 JINEL ENGINEERING LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08352428 PRECISION BLAST SYSTEMS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08369393 CAUTELA IT LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08344516 DRAGONFEST LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08352853 SOLAR SERVE LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08354923 S & AM PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08369207 ROCKLIFFE COURT LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    OC381809 ALFRETON CAPITAL LLP 22 Jan 2013
    08372626 COSTUMES UK LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08381580 RICHARD WATTS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08383863 CATALOGUE SURPLUS LTD 31 Jan 2013
    08358830 J.M PLANTUTILITIES LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08377439 HYGROW LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08346833 MR ANDREWS ONLINE LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08379498 XISTO LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08344482 INCEPTION (HULL) LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08345547 DYLSON LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08349374 P&G BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08363032 BE-INSPIRED JOINERY LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08347601 JMC IT CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08366858 PHONE COVERS 4 U LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08367305 DEEP DIVE CENTRE LTD 21 Jan 2013