County Durham
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Durham when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in County Durham when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Durham when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Durham when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Durham when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in County Durham when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 939 companies were registered in County Durham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 20.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) County Durham UK 2012 939 131,491 2011 777 116,391 % change 20.8% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (939) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Durham when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in County Durham when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 287 294 358 New companies in 2011 229 238 310 % change 25.3% 23.5% 15.5% Record Year 2012 (287) 2012 (294) 2007 (391)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 440 companies were dissolved in County Durham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 29.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) County Durham UK 2012 440 67,576 2011 626 90,986 % change -29.7% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (626) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 165 150 125 Closed companies in 2011 247 177 202 % change -33.2% -15.3% -38% Record Year 2011 (247) 2011 (177) 2009 (257)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for County Durham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 499 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) County Durham UK 2012 499 63,915 2011 151 25,405 Record Year 2007 (630) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 122 144 233 Net growth in 2011 -18 61 108 Record Year 2007 (131) 2007 (196) 2007 (303)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, County Durham formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) County Durham 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% UK formation share in 2011 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% % change 7.4% 5.6% 8.0% Record Year 1965 (1.1%) 1981 (1.1%) 2000 (1.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in County Durham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.7% of all director appointments in County Durham in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.70% CONSULTING 5.07% ENGINEERING 1.61% MANAGEMENT 4.74% NORTH 1.41% CONSULTANCY 3.30% EAST 1.29% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTING 1.29% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 1.17% DESIGN 1.93% J 1.08% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 1.08% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DURHAM 1.05% CONSULTANTS 1.79% TRAINING 0.96% BUSINESS 1.73% ELECTRICAL 0.89% MEDIA 1.72% DESIGN 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% (NORTH 0.86% LONDON 1.66% EAST) 0.84% J 1.54% (NE) 0.82% INVESTMENTS 1.51% COMMUNITY 0.82% GLOBAL 1.50% MAINTENANCE 0.79% IT 1.40% INSPECTION 0.74% CARE 1.34% ENERGY 0.72% PROPERTIES 1.31% D 0.70% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CONSULTANTS 0.70% M 1.27% LEISURE 0.65% BUILDING 1.24% DEVELOPMENTS 0.65% ENERGY 1.20% ASSOCIATES 0.65% S 1.20% M 0.65% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,107 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 817 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 296 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 134 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 130 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 105 18,617 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 92 9,892 7414 - Business & management consultancy 87 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 77 13,637 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 71 3,931 74990 - Non-trading company 59 9,729 9305 - Other service activities 56 8,818 86900 - Other human health activities 53 5,066 71129 - Other engineering activities 52 2,217 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 52 3,439 7499 - Non-trading company 47 9,102 43210 - Electrical installation 47 3,573 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 47 14,303 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 40 5,169 62090 - Other information technology service activities 37 8,145
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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