Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 400 companies were registered in Hull during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 14.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HullUK
    2014400143,414
    2013350132,684
    % change14.3%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (400) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous August.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014150126124
    New companies in 201313788125
    % change9.5%43.2%-0.8%
    Record Year2014 (150)2014 (126)2012 (141)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 300 companies were dissolved in Hull during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 14.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HullUK
    2014300101,670
    201326386,170
    % change14.1%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (394) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Hull when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201411188101
    Closed companies in 2013808994
    % change38.8%-1.1%7%
    Record Year2014 (111)2008 (143)2009 (196)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Hull during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 100 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HullUK
    201410041,744
    20138746,514
    Record Year 2005 (155) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014393823
    Net growth in 201357-131
    Record Year2008 (89)2005 (59)2012 (84)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Hull formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Hull
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.2%0.3%
    % change-0.5%36.5%-9.0%
    Record Year1977 (0.6%)1996 (0.4%)1960 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Hull was in 2010 when 29.9% of all directors were female.

    20.9% of all director appointments in Hull in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HULL3.02%CONSULTING5.17%
    (HULL)2.25%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.42%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    PROPERTY0.92%PROPERTY2.62%
    ELECTRICAL0.87%ENGINEERING2.07%
    YORKSHIRE0.87%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ENGINEERING0.69%TRADING2.00%
    J0.69%LONDON1.95%
    R0.69%CARE1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%TRANSPORT1.76%
    S0.64%DESIGN1.70%
    BUILDING0.60%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    M0.60%PROPERTIES1.63%
    HOLDINGS0.60%BUSINESS1.62%
    EAST0.55%J1.53%
    KINGSTON0.55%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    SERVICE0.55%GLOBAL1.51%
    C0.55%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    PROPERTIES0.55%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    MAINTENANCE0.55%MEDIA1.38%
    D0.50%CO.,1.36%
    LEISURE0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    CARE0.46%BUILDING1.30%
    CAFE0.46%IT1.30%
    CONSULTING0.46%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied694278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company12248,286
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified9018,890
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6740,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5228,224
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4457,264
    74990 - Non-trading company4214,006
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands407,917
    56302 - Public houses and bars396,056
    71129 - Other engineering activities385,930
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3710,361
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified328,501
    86900 - Other human health activities3211,807
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3012,795
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation285,083
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles275,335
    56101 - Licensed restaurants268,546
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified256,045
    43210 - Electrical installation245,922
    49410 - Freight transport by road239,960

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09160766 GALACAFE153 LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09162569 WATALOT LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09164436 HUMBER SEAFARERS' SERVICE TRADING LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09173743 BFP NUTRITION SERVICE LTD. 13 Aug 2014
    09176044 SJP81 LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09183683 BARNES & CONNOR LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09189865 MARK BLOXHAM STAMPS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09164583 MEGA SOLUTIONS HULL LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09168910 THE YORKSHIRE DOOR COMPANY LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09168992 KINGSTON JOINERS LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09175738 BRONSON EVENTS & MARKETING LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09184955 ARGAN CAFE LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09189645 JAMES EGAN REINFORCING LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09190741 KNIGHT SECURITY SERVICE & SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09192972 HEMINGWAY FOX LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09157534 MGP MANAGEMENT LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09162654 PEREZ-LAFUENTE LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09178990 ASD SOCIAL WORK LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09162800 SUPERYACHTS HAVEN LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09180545 PRESTIGE AUTO TUNING LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09180704 CLAVIJO LOCUM LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09183295 AJP PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09192257 THORBURN SOLUTIONS LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09164384 EAST RIDING WHEELIE BIN CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09184373 INFO LEAGUE LIMITED 20 Aug 2014