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
    07391555 OHANAHAIR LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07382827 DML FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07380451 K & M 8 LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07377231 BONDGATE RETAIL LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07374179 NORTH VIEW ENGINEERING GROUP LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07371295 LATIMER HINKS 09 Sep 2010
    07367789 KB MECHANICS LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07364976 BABURCHI DARLINGTON LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07361714 NEW SHAPLA INDIAN LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07393537 STEVE WHITEHEAD LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07363244 YARROW'S SURVEYING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07388794 JARDINE CRANE HIRE LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07388502 KANCHANA LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07387728 AVEC PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07387208 ALEXANDER MACMURRAY CATERING LTD 24 Sep 2010
    07386515 J F PAUL LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07385915 KAMAIDEN LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07381811 C&C BARS LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07381404 INVALUABLEINFO LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07373672 QUALITY PROCESSES LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07373574 LIME LOTS.CO.UK LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07370121 CLAREMONT (DARLINGTON) RTM COMPANY LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07364858 MB MAT SERVICES LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07362095 SIX-KEY POLICY ADVISERS LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    OC358147 BLACKETTS SKIN & LASER CLINIC (DARLINGTON) LLP 23 Sep 2010