Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 411 companies were registered in Hull during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HullUK
    2015411161,156
    2014397150,722
    % change3.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (411) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hull when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015100141170
    New companies in 2014142118137
    % change-29.6%19.5%24.1%
    Record Year2014 (142)2015 (141)2003 (197)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 257 companies were dissolved in Hull during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 19.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HullUK
    201525789,523
    201421582,370
    % change19.5%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (318) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015738995
    Closed companies in 2014756080
    % change-2.7%48.3%19%
    Record Year2011 (135)2008 (175)2009 (156)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Hull during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 154 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HullUK
    201515471,633
    201418268,352
    Record Year 2007 (213) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015275275
    Net growth in 2014675857
    Record Year2014 (67)2013 (87)2003 (180)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Hull formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Hull
    20150.3%
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.2%
    20110.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-30.9%10.1%13.1%
    Record Year1992 (0.5%)1992 (0.4%)2003 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Hull was in 2008 when 31.0% of all directors were female.

    22.8% of all director appointments in Hull in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HULL2.99%CONSULTING5.23%
    (HULL)2.27%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    ELECTRICAL1.22%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%PROPERTY2.72%
    PROPERTY0.91%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    J0.86%CARE2.13%
    S0.72%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ENGINEERING0.72%LONDON1.91%
    YORKSHIRE0.72%TRADING1.88%
    CAR0.68%TRANSPORT1.82%
    BUILDING0.68%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    M0.63%DESIGN1.65%
    LEISURE0.54%PROPERTIES1.63%
    D0.54%CO.,1.58%
    GROUP0.54%J1.55%
    TRANSPORT0.54%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    C0.54%BUSINESS1.49%
    TRADING0.50%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CAFE0.50%GLOBAL1.46%
    HOUSE0.50%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    HOLDINGS0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    MARKETING0.50%BUILDING1.31%
    BAR0.50%IT1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.45%MEDIA1.28%
    R0.45%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied760288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company14349,474
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified10019,098
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6843,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5629,218
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands498,607
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4758,522
    74990 - Non-trading company4613,794
    56302 - Public houses and bars426,355
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified389,080
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3511,600
    86900 - Other human health activities3513,990
    71129 - Other engineering activities346,278
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3312,862
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles325,392
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation315,331
    56101 - Licensed restaurants288,909
    70100 - Activities of head offices284,223
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified276,238
    49410 - Freight transport by road2612,485

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09470638 GLOBAL FINANCE CONCEPTS PLC 04 Mar 2015
    09476702 TEESDALE COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09487245 CATERING 4 CONSTRUCTION LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09500001 BERT'S INVESTOR CLUB 1.0 LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09503009 COMPACT FOODS LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09511531 HIRD LIFTING LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09465379 AVAMBU DIGITAL SERVICES LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09484521 GOODFELLAS TRADING LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09488039 CERTIOREM LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09492413 PROFESJA DOMINIK DYLAG LTD 16 Mar 2015
    09506881 AUTOVISION HOLDINGS LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09508946 SMARTHOME SERVICES LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09514770 HUNTERS CARAVAN TRANSPORT LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09470924 DJRU55 LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09477917 OAGO LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09517951 ABLE REFURB LIMITED 30 Mar 2015
    09479600 INSPIRE SYSTEMS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09501040 A1 REMAPPING LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09503012 THINKING DIGITAL AGENCY LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09503413 HARRY'S BAR HIRE LTD. 23 Mar 2015
    09516197 RKC MOTORS LTD 28 Mar 2015
    09516267 BESPOKE (YORKSHIRE) LTD 28 Mar 2015
    09487991 ZUHAK COMPANY LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09507288 ELITE SERVICES GROUP LTD 24 Mar 2015
    09474573 MV (FBPE) LIMITED 06 Mar 2015