County Durham
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in County Durham when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 756 companies were registered in County Durham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 4.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) County Durham UK 2012 756 118,868 2011 795 114,512 % change -4.9% 3.8% Record Year 2009 (852) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 308 235 213 New companies in 2011 264 253 278 % change 16.7% -7.1% -23.4% Record Year 2009 (367) 2000 (338) 2011 (278)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 568 companies were dissolved in County Durham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 8.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) County Durham UK 2012 568 74,772 2011 522 72,230 % change 8.8% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (738) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in County Durham when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 226 223 119 Closed companies in 2011 219 183 120 % change 3.2% 21.9% -1% Record Year 2012 (226) 2008 (248) 2004 (491)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for County Durham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 188 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) County Durham UK 2012 188 44,096 2011 273 42,282 Record Year 2003 (352) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 82 12 94 Net growth in 2011 45 70 158 Record Year 2008 (216) 2000 (260) 2008 (171)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, County Durham formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) County Durham 2012 0.6% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% UK formation share in 2011 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% % change 4.7% -6.4% -24.2% Record Year 2009 (1.2%) 2000 (1.7%) 1969 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in County Durham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.0% of all director appointments in County Durham in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.83% CONSULTING 5.06% NORTH 1.62% MANAGEMENT 4.77% ENGINEERING 1.62% CONSULTANCY 3.29% EAST 1.52% PROPERTY 2.36% CONSULTANCY 1.28% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTING 1.11% DESIGN 1.87% J 1.04% ASSOCIATES 1.83% DURHAM 1.01% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTY 0.96% CONSULTANTS 1.76% INSPECTION 0.87% BUSINESS 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% MAINTENANCE 0.82% MEDIA 1.68% (NE) 0.77% LONDON 1.67% ELECTRICAL 0.77% J 1.55% DESIGN 0.72% GLOBAL 1.54% COMMUNITY 0.72% INVESTMENTS 1.47% TRAINING 0.70% IT 1.43% ASSOCIATES 0.70% PROPERTIES 1.34% CARE 0.68% CARE 1.32% M 0.65% M 1.27% (NORTH 0.63% BUILDING 1.22% EAST) 0.63% ENTERPRISES 1.21% D 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.20% SECRETARIES 0.60% S 1.17% CONSULTANTS 0.60% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,200 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 343 50,446 99999 - Dormant Company 200 37,912 7487 - Other business activities 197 16,361 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 195 28,990 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 153 14,809 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 144 20,742 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 95 6,008 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 85 5,760 71129 - Other engineering activities 85 3,434 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 81 21,969 74990 - Non-trading company 78 13,641 86900 - Other human health activities 67 7,550 43210 - Electrical installation 57 5,151 62090 - Other information technology service activities 52 11,950 49410 - Freight transport by road 50 4,503 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 48 5,935 56302 - Public houses and bars 45 4,262 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 44 4,070 62012 - Business and domestic software development 44 6,943
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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