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
New Company Registrations
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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) Hull UK 2015 411 161,156 2014 397 150,722 % change 3.5% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (411) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 100 141 170 New companies in 2014 142 118 137 % change -29.6% 19.5% 24.1% Record Year 2014 (142) 2015 (141) 2003 (197)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Hull UK 2015 257 89,523 2014 215 82,370 % change 19.5% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (318) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 73 89 95 Closed companies in 2014 75 60 80 % change -2.7% 48.3% 19% Record Year 2011 (135) 2008 (175) 2009 (156)
Net Company Growth
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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) Hull UK 2015 154 71,633 2014 182 68,352 Record Year 2007 (213) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 27 52 75 Net growth in 2014 67 58 57 Record Year 2014 (67) 2013 (87) 2003 (180)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.3% 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -30.9% 10.1% 13.1% Record Year 1992 (0.5%) 1992 (0.4%) 2003 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HULL 2.99% CONSULTING 5.23% (HULL) 2.27% MANAGEMENT 4.56% ELECTRICAL 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 1.22% PROPERTY 2.72% PROPERTY 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% J 0.86% CARE 2.13% S 0.72% ENGINEERING 2.12% ENGINEERING 0.72% LONDON 1.91% YORKSHIRE 0.72% TRADING 1.88% CAR 0.68% TRANSPORT 1.82% BUILDING 0.68% ELECTRICAL 1.76% M 0.63% DESIGN 1.65% LEISURE 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.63% D 0.54% CO., 1.58% GROUP 0.54% J 1.55% TRANSPORT 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.54% C 0.54% BUSINESS 1.49% TRADING 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CAFE 0.50% GLOBAL 1.46% HOUSE 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HOLDINGS 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% MARKETING 0.50% BUILDING 1.31% BAR 0.50% IT 1.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.45% MEDIA 1.28% R 0.45% M 1.27%
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 760 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 143 49,474 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 100 19,098 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 68 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 56 29,218 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 49 8,607 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 47 58,522 74990 - Non-trading company 46 13,794 56302 - Public houses and bars 42 6,355 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 38 9,080 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 35 11,600 86900 - Other human health activities 35 13,990 71129 - Other engineering activities 34 6,278 62090 - Other information technology service activities 33 12,862 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 32 5,392 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 31 5,331 56101 - Licensed restaurants 28 8,909 70100 - Activities of head offices 28 4,223 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 27 6,238 49410 - Freight transport by road 26 12,485
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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