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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Hull UK 2014 400 143,414 2013 350 132,684 % change 14.3% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (400) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 150 126 124 New companies in 2013 137 88 125 % change 9.5% 43.2% -0.8% Record Year 2014 (150) 2014 (126) 2012 (141)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Hull UK 2014 300 101,670 2013 263 86,170 % change 14.1% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (394) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 111 88 101 Closed companies in 2013 80 89 94 % change 38.8% -1.1% 7% Record Year 2014 (111) 2008 (143) 2009 (196)
Net Company Growth
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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) Hull UK 2014 100 41,744 2013 87 46,514 Record Year 2005 (155) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 39 38 23 Net growth in 2013 57 -1 31 Record Year 2008 (89) 2005 (59) 2012 (84)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change -0.5% 36.5% -9.0% Record Year 1977 (0.6%) 1996 (0.4%) 1960 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HULL 3.02% CONSULTING 5.17% (HULL) 2.25% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MANAGEMENT 1.42% CONSULTANCY 3.55% PROPERTY 0.92% PROPERTY 2.62% ELECTRICAL 0.87% ENGINEERING 2.07% YORKSHIRE 0.87% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% ENGINEERING 0.69% TRADING 2.00% J 0.69% LONDON 1.95% R 0.69% CARE 1.94% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% TRANSPORT 1.76% S 0.64% DESIGN 1.70% BUILDING 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.70% M 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.63% HOLDINGS 0.60% BUSINESS 1.62% EAST 0.55% J 1.53% KINGSTON 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.53% SERVICE 0.55% GLOBAL 1.51% C 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.50% PROPERTIES 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.48% MAINTENANCE 0.55% MEDIA 1.38% D 0.50% CO., 1.36% LEISURE 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% CARE 0.46% BUILDING 1.30% CAFE 0.46% IT 1.30% CONSULTING 0.46% M 1.23%
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 694 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 122 48,286 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 90 18,890 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 67 40,717 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 52 28,224 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 44 57,264 74990 - Non-trading company 42 14,006 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 40 7,917 56302 - Public houses and bars 39 6,056 71129 - Other engineering activities 38 5,930 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 37 10,361 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 32 8,501 86900 - Other human health activities 32 11,807 62090 - Other information technology service activities 30 12,795 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 28 5,083 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 27 5,335 56101 - Licensed restaurants 26 8,546 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 25 6,045 43210 - Electrical installation 24 5,922 49410 - Freight transport by road 23 9,960
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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