Darlington, County Durham
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous March.
- March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Darlington when compared to any month in history.
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Darlington when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Darlington when compared to any previous March.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Darlington when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 111 companies were registered in Darlington during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 4.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Darlington UK 2010 111 105,137 2009 106 91,034 % change 4.7% 15.5% Record Year 2008 (121) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous March.
March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Darlington when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 31 27 53 New companies in 2009 27 40 39 % change 14.8% -32.5% 35.9% Record Year 2003 (39) 2008 (49) 2010 (53)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Darlington when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Darlington during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 19.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Darlington UK 2010 87 82,677 2009 73 108,060 % change 19.2% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (87) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
March 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Darlington when compared to any previous March.
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Darlington when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 14 38 35 Closed companies in 2009 17 22 34 % change -17.6% 72.7% 3% Record Year 2008 (22) 2010 (38) 2010 (35)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Darlington during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 24 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Darlington UK 2010 24 22,460 2009 33 -17,026 Record Year 2008 (79) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 17 -11 18 Net growth in 2009 10 18 5 Record Year 2003 (23) 2008 (30) 2008 (37)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Darlington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Darlington 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 6.6% -42.2% 12.9% Record Year 1979 (0.4%) 1981 (0.3%) 1975 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Darlington was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in Darlington in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.12% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTANCY 1.12% CONSULTING 4.60% MANAGEMENT 1.12% CONSULTANCY 2.87% EAST) 0.98% PROPERTY 2.50% EAST 0.98% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSTRUCTION 0.98% TRADING 1.93% (NORTH 0.98% DESIGN 1.91% NORTH 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% DARLINGTON 0.84% MEDIA 1.84% ENGINEERING 0.84% BUSINESS 1.74% SYSTEMS 0.84% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% P 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.63% DESIGN 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.54% C 0.70% J 1.48% CONSULTANTS 0.70% LONDON 1.45% J 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.45% CREATIVE 0.56% GROUP 1.37% UNIQUE 0.56% GLOBAL 1.35% GROUP 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% M 0.56% BUILDING 1.34% BUSINESS 0.56% CARE 1.33% PROPERTIES 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.30% L 0.56% M 1.28% ELECTRICAL 0.42% SYSTEMS 1.25% TRADING 0.42% S 1.23%
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 176 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 66 74,904 86900 - Other human health activities 25 3,445 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 21 26,974 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 18 14,007 7414 - Business & management consultancy 16 17,003 9999 - Dormant Company 14 19,948 99999 - Dormant Company 13 13,808 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 9,325 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 10 3,169 7499 - Non-trading company 8 15,398 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 8,154 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 7 9,659 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 7 3,069 5530 - Restaurants 6 4,798 7260 - Other computer related activities 6 10,331 9305 - Other service activities 6 9,038 4522 - Erection of roof covering & frames 6 500 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 6 2,179 62090 - Other information technology service activities 6 6,340
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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