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

  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 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)HullUK
    2013350132,684
    2012365118,868
    % change-4.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2012 (365) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201313788125
    New companies in 201213094141
    % change5.4%-6.4%-11.3%
    Record Year2013 (137)2005 (103)2012 (141)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HullUK
    201326386,170
    201223775,908
    % change11.0%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (394) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013808994
    Closed companies in 2012889257
    % change-9.1%-3.3%65%
    Record Year2011 (89)2008 (143)2009 (196)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HullUK
    20138746,514
    201212842,960
    Record Year 2005 (155) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201357-131
    Net growth in 201242284
    Record Year2008 (89)2005 (59)2012 (84)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.2%0.4%
    % change-5.7%-14.1%-22.3%
    Record Year1977 (0.6%)1996 (0.4%)1960 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (HULL)2.82%CONSULTING5.27%
    HULL2.26%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    ENGINEERING1.16%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    ELECTRICAL1.01%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY0.96%TRADING2.08%
    SCHOOL0.80%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MANAGEMENT0.80%LONDON1.79%
    CONSULTING0.75%DESIGN1.78%
    BAR0.70%BUSINESS1.74%
    S0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    PROPERTIES0.65%CARE1.64%
    PRIMARY0.60%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    YORKSHIRE0.60%GLOBAL1.59%
    TRADING0.60%J1.54%
    KINGSTON0.60%MEDIA1.54%
    K0.60%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CONSULTANCY0.60%PROPERTIES1.45%
    LEISURE0.55%IT1.39%
    EAST0.55%M1.25%
    CARE0.55%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.55%BUILDING1.19%
    DESIGN0.55%CAPITAL1.19%
    CENTRE0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    HOLDINGS0.50%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied642260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company9446,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7454,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6325,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5917,715
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5434,970
    74990 - Non-trading company4714,228
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands386,651
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3412,516
    71129 - Other engineering activities304,894
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation304,590
    56302 - Public houses and bars305,437
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified297,590
    86900 - Other human health activities279,203
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2726,675
    56101 - Licensed restaurants267,531
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate258,312
    43210 - Electrical installation245,724
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles234,955
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified225,576

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08649195 PROCON ENERGY LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08659990 LIDDELL PERSONAL FITNESS LTD. 22 Aug 2013
    08670410 SPENCER ENGINEERING GROUP LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08638790 CHAMBERS OCEANICS RECRUITMENT EXPERTS LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08646930 WORRALL TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08654468 RMI VENTURES LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08665694 MINDWORKS TRAINING LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08633988 M&G SUPPLIER LTD. 01 Aug 2013
    08639406 MJA GAS SERVICES LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08639660 YES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08640489 REILLY PLUMBING & PLASTICS LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08651273 BPG ELECTRICAL LTD 15 Aug 2013
    08662953 KINGSTON FIBREGLASS LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08639589 NERDBOT UK LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08663129 UNI-CARS HULL LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08639787 LKC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08645467 WHITE HOUSE HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08635525 AL ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS (HULL) LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08643026 ABELS.WTT LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08665766 DB HOTELS LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08668262 CASCADE DISTRIBUTION LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08649887 ABSA-MAE LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08658058 GRAHAM & GRAHAM (HULL) LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08658376 CLEAN CARS (HULL) LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08666323 FACULTAS GLOBAL LTD 28 Aug 2013