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Darlington, County Durham

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Darlington when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 111 companies were registered in Darlington during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DarlingtonUK
    2011111116,391
    2010111105,137
    % change0.0%10.7%
    Record Year 2008 (121) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011342849
    New companies in 2010312753
    % change9.7%3.7%-7.5%
    Record Year2003 (39)2008 (49)2010 (53)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Darlington during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DarlingtonUK
    20118590,986
    20108782,677
    % change-2.3%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (87) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Darlington when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011412222
    Closed companies in 2010143835
    % change192.9%-42.1%-37%
    Record Year2011 (41)2010 (38)2010 (35)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Darlington during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 26 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DarlingtonUK
    20112625,405
    20102422,460
    Record Year 2008 (79) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-7627
    Net growth in 201017-1118
    Record Year2003 (23)2008 (30)2008 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Darlington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Darlington
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-5.5%-8.9%-11.8%
    Record Year1979 (0.4%)1981 (0.3%)1975 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Darlington was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    21.8% of all director appointments in Darlington in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORTH1.08%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.08%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    DARLINGTON1.08%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CARE0.94%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTING0.81%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.81%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    DESIGN0.81%BUSINESS1.87%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    RTM0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    F0.67%MEDIA1.69%
    (DARLINGTON)0.67%ENGINEERING1.61%
    (NORTH0.54%LONDON1.60%
    SHEPHERD0.54%CARE1.45%
    JOHN0.54%J1.45%
    EAST)0.54%GLOBAL1.44%
    BUILDING0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    LOGISTICS0.54%IT1.41%
    SECURITY0.54%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BUSINESS0.54%BUILDING1.34%
    SONS0.54%M1.30%
    FINANCIAL0.54%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    ONLINE0.54%S1.24%
    EAST0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    AGENT0.40%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied144202,798
    7487 - Other business activities6460,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2230,253
    99999 - Dormant Company1918,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1916,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1512,916
    9999 - Dormant Company1319,765
    86900 - Other human health activities114,092
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1110,085
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities910,246
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,788
    9305 - Other service activities88,740
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores71,957
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering66,183
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation62,312
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified62,086
    41100 - Development of building projects63,921
    43210 - Electrical installation63,172
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis63,220
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles62,259

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07508924 BM WORX LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07507527 ROPPONGI RESTAURANT LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07505938 PHOENIX DIY LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07505518 ACR ROOFING & BUILDING SERVICES LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07501112 MH BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT SERVICES LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07498391 SHUVAYATRA INT'L LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07496403 2 WHEEL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07488458 QUADRANT ELEVEN LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07487330 N CALVERT & SON LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07484158 FREELANCE EURO SERVICES LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07502163 HADRIAN SPRING LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07493744 DOMUS FURNITURE LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07493548 EFFORTLESS WIRING SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07493201 DOCTOR JP LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07482566 LUNA SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07509753 TEON MEDIA LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07506998 GELZACC LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07505607 TRUSTLOGIC LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07502699 ONEGYM LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07495498 REDANA STUDIO LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07495076 LA TECHNICAL LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07493532 S NICHOLSON & SONS LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07493359 BODYCARE ED LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07483778 THE SAVOURY LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07480758 WEST DALE ENDEAVORS LIMITED 04 Jan 2011