Darlington, County Durham
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Darlington when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 103 companies were registered in Darlington during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Darlington UK 2011 103 114,512 2010 103 101,492 % change 0.0% 12.8% Record Year 2007 (117) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 32 32 39 New companies in 2010 42 28 33 % change -23.8% 14.3% 18.2% Record Year 2003 (42) 2007 (42) 2007 (39)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 54 companies were dissolved in Darlington during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 40.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Darlington UK 2011 54 72,230 2010 90 87,705 % change -40.0% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (119) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 18 26 10 Closed companies in 2010 23 39 28 % change -21.7% -33.3% -64% Record Year 2007 (27) 2010 (39) 2009 (60)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Darlington during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 49 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Darlington UK 2011 49 42,282 2010 13 13,787 Record Year 2003 (60) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Darlington when compared to any previous September.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 14 6 29 Net growth in 2010 19 -11 5 Record Year 2003 (27) 2007 (24) 2011 (29)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Darlington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Darlington 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -30.3% -3.8% 6.7% Record Year 1985 (0.3%) 1976 (0.3%) 1977 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 47.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Darlington was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.9% of all director appointments in Darlington in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage NORTH 1.46% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.20% MANAGEMENT 4.75% TRAINING 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.19% EAST 0.93% PROPERTY 2.41% ACADEMY 0.80% TRADING 2.06% FITNESS 0.80% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTING 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.85% ENERGY 0.66% BUSINESS 1.82% J 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (DARLINGTON) 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.74% RTM 0.53% MEDIA 1.72% ROOFING 0.53% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRUST 0.53% LONDON 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% J 1.47% CONSULTANTS 0.53% GLOBAL 1.46% DESIGN 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CONSULTANCY 0.53% CARE 1.42% BUSINESS 0.53% IT 1.38% G 0.53% BUILDING 1.30% PROPERTY 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.28% BUILDING 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.27% N 0.53% M 1.25% TRAVEL 0.53% ENERGY 1.22% SECURITY 0.53% TRAINING 1.21% DARLINGTON 0.53% S 1.21%
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 141 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 73 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 20 29,245 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 19 15,760 9999 - Dormant Company 19 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 17 18,281 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 14,755 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 10,018 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 10,137 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 8,686 9305 - Other service activities 10 10,525 7499 - Non-trading company 8 11,543 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,551 5530 - Restaurants 8 5,640 8514 - Other human health activities 7 2,943 5248 - Other retail specialised stores 6 2,240 82110 - Combined office administrative service activities 6 582 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 6 8,345 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 6 2,179 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 6 2,929
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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