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 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
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