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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

  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 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 DurhamUK
    2012939131,491
    2011777116,391
    % change20.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (939) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012287294358
    New companies in 2011229238310
    % change25.3%23.5%15.5%
    Record Year2012 (287)2012 (294)2007 (391)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 DurhamUK
    201244067,576
    201162690,986
    % change-29.7%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (626) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012165150125
    Closed companies in 2011247177202
    % change-33.2%-15.3%-38%
    Record Year2011 (247)2011 (177)2009 (257)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 DurhamUK
    201249963,915
    201115125,405
    Record Year 2007 (630) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012122144233
    Net growth in 2011-1861108
    Record Year2007 (131)2007 (196)2007 (303)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.7%
    20090.8%
    20080.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.7%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20110.7%0.6%0.7%
    % change7.4%5.6%8.0%
    Record Year1965 (1.1%)1981 (1.1%)2000 (1.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.70%CONSULTING5.07%
    ENGINEERING1.61%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    NORTH1.41%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    EAST1.29%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTING1.29%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.17%DESIGN1.93%
    J1.08%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY1.08%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DURHAM1.05%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    TRAINING0.96%BUSINESS1.73%
    ELECTRICAL0.89%MEDIA1.72%
    DESIGN0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    (NORTH0.86%LONDON1.66%
    EAST)0.84%J1.54%
    (NE)0.82%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    COMMUNITY0.82%GLOBAL1.50%
    MAINTENANCE0.79%IT1.40%
    INSPECTION0.74%CARE1.34%
    ENERGY0.72%PROPERTIES1.31%
    D0.70%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%M1.27%
    LEISURE0.65%BUILDING1.24%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%ENERGY1.20%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%S1.20%
    M0.65%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,107216,665
    7487 - Other business activities81752,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified29635,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13419,704
    99999 - Dormant Company13025,084
    9999 - Dormant Company10518,617
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified929,892
    7414 - Business & management consultancy8712,113
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7713,637
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified713,931
    74990 - Non-trading company599,729
    9305 - Other service activities568,818
    86900 - Other human health activities535,066
    71129 - Other engineering activities522,217
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet523,439
    7499 - Non-trading company479,102
    43210 - Electrical installation473,573
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4714,303
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering405,169
    62090 - Other information technology service activities378,145

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07919553 PALATINALPS LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    OC371438 ALEXANDER FLEMING HEALTH LLP 16 Jan 2012
    07899193 NEVIS LOGISTICS LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07914111 S. A. RIGGING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07922825 THE FAT DOG TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07928759 FLORIBUNDA LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07906675 MOUNTAIN-EXPLORERS LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07908873 KEY PERFORMANCE INNOVATIONS LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07908700 DURHAM CITY BUILDERS LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07921044 LMJ HUBZ LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07924465 DG MARINE CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07915215 CLG TRAVEL LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07919627 Q LASER LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07895405 KIRKLEY ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD. 03 Jan 2012
    07906279 CIL EUROPE LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07913259 LOWTIDE SERVICES LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07923806 ENDEAVOUR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07926394 ELLIOTT TELECOMS LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07909348 X-CEL OFFSHORE SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07919754 CONNISLOW INVESTMENTS LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07919841 BV HOMES LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07909033 PORT CLARENCE LAND LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07910675 RUBIX FINANCIAL LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07910739 RUBIX PROPERTIES LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07914150 RUBIX INVESTMENTS LIMITED 18 Jan 2012