Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Q3 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
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 350 companies were registered in Hull during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 4.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hull UK 2013 350 132,684 2012 365 118,868 % change -4.1% 11.6% Record Year 2012 (365) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 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 2013 137 88 125 New companies in 2012 130 94 141 % change 5.4% -6.4% -11.3% Record Year 2013 (137) 2005 (103) 2012 (141)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 263 companies were dissolved in Hull during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 11.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hull UK 2013 263 86,170 2012 237 75,908 % change 11.0% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (394) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 80 89 94 Closed companies in 2012 88 92 57 % change -9.1% -3.3% 65% Record Year 2011 (89) 2008 (143) 2009 (196)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Hull during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 87 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hull UK 2013 87 46,514 2012 128 42,960 Record Year 2005 (155) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 57 -1 31 Net growth in 2012 42 2 84 Record Year 2008 (89) 2005 (59) 2012 (84)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Hull formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hull 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% % change -5.7% -14.1% -22.3% Record Year 1977 (0.6%) 1996 (0.4%) 1960 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Hull was in 2004 when 30.2% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Hull in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (HULL) 2.82% CONSULTING 5.27% HULL 2.26% MANAGEMENT 4.75% ENGINEERING 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.45% ELECTRICAL 1.01% PROPERTY 2.53% PROPERTY 0.96% TRADING 2.08% SCHOOL 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.83% MANAGEMENT 0.80% LONDON 1.79% CONSULTING 0.75% DESIGN 1.78% BAR 0.70% BUSINESS 1.74% S 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% DEVELOPMENTS 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.69% PROPERTIES 0.65% CARE 1.64% PRIMARY 0.60% ASSOCIATES 1.61% YORKSHIRE 0.60% GLOBAL 1.59% TRADING 0.60% J 1.54% KINGSTON 0.60% MEDIA 1.54% K 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.53% CONSULTANCY 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.45% LEISURE 0.55% IT 1.39% EAST 0.55% M 1.25% CARE 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.20% (YORKSHIRE) 0.55% BUILDING 1.19% DESIGN 0.55% CAPITAL 1.19% CENTRE 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% HOLDINGS 0.50% TRAINING 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 642 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 94 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 74 54,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 63 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 59 17,715 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 34,970 74990 - Non-trading company 47 14,228 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 38 6,651 62090 - Other information technology service activities 34 12,516 71129 - Other engineering activities 30 4,894 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 30 4,590 56302 - Public houses and bars 30 5,437 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 29 7,590 86900 - Other human health activities 27 9,203 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 26,675 56101 - Licensed restaurants 26 7,531 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 25 8,312 43210 - Electrical installation 24 5,724 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 23 4,955 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 22 5,576
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