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
New Company Registrations
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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) Darlington UK 2010 103 101,492 2009 88 94,671 % change 17.0% 7.2% Record Year 2007 (117) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 42 28 33 New companies in 2009 28 23 37 % change 50.0% 21.7% -10.8% Record Year 2003 (42) 2007 (42) 2007 (39)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Darlington UK 2010 90 87,705 2009 119 159,401 % change -24.4% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (119) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2010 23 39 28 Closed companies in 2009 22 37 60 % change 4.5% 5.4% -53% Record Year 2007 (27) 2010 (39) 2009 (60)
Net Company Growth
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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) Darlington UK 2010 13 13,787 2009 -31 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (60) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 19 -11 5 Net growth in 2009 6 -14 -23 Record Year 2003 (27) 2007 (24) 2003 (22)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 39.5% 10.5% -14.5% Record Year 1985 (0.3%) 1976 (0.3%) 1977 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DARLINGTON 1.47% MANAGEMENT 5.06% EAST) 1.07% CONSULTING 4.99% CARE 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.12% DESIGN 1.07% PROPERTY 2.38% NORTH 1.07% TRADING 2.04% (NORTH 1.07% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSULTANTS 0.94% DESIGN 1.93% EAST 0.94% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% MANAGEMENT 0.80% BUSINESS 1.80% ASSOCIATES 0.80% MEDIA 1.75% CONSULTANCY 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.73% C 0.80% LONDON 1.59% J 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.59% M 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.49% IT 0.67% CARE 1.44% CONSULTING 0.67% J 1.44% F 0.54% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% UNIQUE 0.54% GLOBAL 1.42% (DARLINGTON) 0.54% IT 1.35% PROPERTIES 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.35% GROUP 0.54% BUILDING 1.32% EVENTS 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.30% TRAINING 0.54% M 1.28% ENGINEERING 0.54% SYSTEMS 1.26% P 0.54% S 1.24%
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 162 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 69 69,802 86900 - Other human health activities 24 3,361 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 13,161 7414 - Business & management consultancy 16 14,940 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 15 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 13 21,484 99999 - Dormant Company 13 14,072 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 9 8,292 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,767 7499 - Non-trading company 8 13,408 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 7 2,962 9305 - Other service activities 7 9,454 43210 - Electrical installation 7 2,747 71129 - Other engineering activities 7 1,418 5248 - Other retail specialised stores 7 2,205 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 7,634 74990 - Non-trading company 6 7,649 8514 - Other human health activities 6 2,650 5530 - Restaurants 6 5,181
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07329665 J. ORMEROD METERS LIMITED 29 Jul 2010 07321318 DOCTOR DOLITTLE LTD 21 Jul 2010 07314293 ACORN CARE (NE) LTD 14 Jul 2010 07312615 CFG LODGE CARE LTD 13 Jul 2010 07310922 TURIN PROJECT LIMITED 12 Jul 2010 07307430 PROTEIN FIRST LTD. 07 Jul 2010 07330746 HERRON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 29 Jul 2010 07326662 ABEL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Jul 2010 07321848 RENMAR CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jul 2010 07321622 F12 SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jul 2010 07315890 INFORMATE CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jul 2010 07311568 SOUTH PARADE AMENITY WOODLAND LIMITED 12 Jul 2010 07306462 ZEST INVESTMENT PROPCO 1 LIMITED 07 Jul 2010 07305075 IGNITOR LTD 06 Jul 2010 07302645 TRAIN TO SAFETY LIMITED 02 Jul 2010 07328890 CARE EXPLORER LIMITED 28 Jul 2010 07327948 RESIDE ONLINE LIMITED 27 Jul 2010 07324183 PIERSIDE SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jul 2010 07321757 VIPAUK LTD 21 Jul 2010 07321099 DQT LIMITED 21 Jul 2010 07311114 ATLAS GARAGE SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jul 2010 07311052 RSD MARINE LTD 12 Jul 2010 07309980 QUICKER STITCH LIMITED 09 Jul 2010 07308118 PREMIER ASSOCIATES (NE) LTD 08 Jul 2010 07307306 DARLOVELO LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
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