Darlington, County Durham

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Darlington when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 103 companies were registered in Darlington during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 17.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DarlingtonUK
    2010103101,492
    20098894,671
    % change17.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (117) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010422833
    New companies in 2009282337
    % change50.0%21.7%-10.8%
    Record Year2003 (42)2007 (42)2007 (39)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 90 companies were dissolved in Darlington during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 24.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DarlingtonUK
    20109087,705
    2009119159,401
    % change-24.4%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (119) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Darlington when compared to any previous August.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010233928
    Closed companies in 2009223760
    % change4.5%5.4%-53%
    Record Year2007 (27)2010 (39)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Darlington during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 13 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DarlingtonUK
    20101313,787
    2009-31-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (60) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201019-115
    Net growth in 20096-14-23
    Record Year2003 (27)2007 (24)2003 (22)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Darlington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Darlington
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change39.5%10.5%-14.5%
    Record Year1985 (0.3%)1976 (0.3%)1977 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Darlington was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.7% of all director appointments in Darlington in the third quarter of 2010 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 (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DARLINGTON1.47%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    EAST)1.07%CONSULTING4.99%
    CARE1.07%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    DESIGN1.07%PROPERTY2.38%
    NORTH1.07%TRADING2.04%
    (NORTH1.07%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANTS0.94%DESIGN1.93%
    EAST0.94%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    MANAGEMENT0.80%BUSINESS1.80%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%MEDIA1.75%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    C0.80%LONDON1.59%
    J0.80%ENGINEERING1.59%
    M0.67%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    IT0.67%CARE1.44%
    CONSULTING0.67%J1.44%
    F0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    UNIQUE0.54%GLOBAL1.42%
    (DARLINGTON)0.54%IT1.35%
    PROPERTIES0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    GROUP0.54%BUILDING1.32%
    EVENTS0.54%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TRAINING0.54%M1.28%
    ENGINEERING0.54%SYSTEMS1.26%
    P0.54%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied162202,902
    7487 - Other business activities6969,802
    86900 - Other human health activities243,361
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1713,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1614,940
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1525,053
    9999 - Dormant Company1321,484
    99999 - Dormant Company1314,072
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities98,292
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified87,767
    7499 - Non-trading company813,408
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis72,962
    9305 - Other service activities79,454
    43210 - Electrical installation72,747
    71129 - Other engineering activities71,418
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores72,205
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering77,634
    74990 - Non-trading company67,649
    8514 - Other human health activities62,650
    5530 - Restaurants65,181

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07359998 GRANGE VETS DARLINGTON LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07353833 SPARTA SECURITY NORTH EAST LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07352745 ILEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07348981 SPANNER IT LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07342500 SCREENTECH (NORTH EAST) LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07357994 WINSTON WILDS LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07352504 JESSICA FLINN DESIGNS LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07358947 PEPPER DRAUGHTING STRUCTURAL LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07358128 STANHOPE PARK VETERINARY HOSPITAL LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07357964 TORNADO MERCHANDISING LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07357101 BRENTWOOD AVENUE COMPANY LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07353904 DARLINGTON ARTS ACADEMY CIC 23 Aug 2010
    07352920 CAR-GO DIRECT LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07352421 PURE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07351219 PROMAG ENGINEERS LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07349472 DATTA LOCUM SERVICES LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07348888 ANDREW SCAIFE LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07343834 PHP INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07342204 DIGINIMBUS LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07337414 ANUBIS GS INTERNATIONAL LTD 05 Aug 2010
    07336725 ADBLUE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07335835 DEAF INNOVATION LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07333621 PRODEC DECORATING SPECIALISTS LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07333222 YORK WESTMINSTER LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07331993 CHAMBERS PROTECTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010