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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

  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 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)DarlingtonUK
    2011103114,512
    2010103101,492
    % change0.0%12.8%
    Record Year 2007 (117) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011323239
    New companies in 2010422833
    % change-23.8%14.3%18.2%
    Record Year2003 (42)2007 (42)2007 (39)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DarlingtonUK
    20115472,230
    20109087,705
    % change-40.0%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (119) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011182610
    Closed companies in 2010233928
    % change-21.7%-33.3%-64%
    Record Year2007 (27)2010 (39)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DarlingtonUK
    20114942,282
    20101313,787
    Record Year 2003 (60) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201114629
    Net growth in 201019-115
    Record Year2003 (27)2007 (24)2011 (29)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-30.3%-3.8%6.7%
    Record Year1985 (0.3%)1976 (0.3%)1977 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORTH1.46%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TRAINING1.06%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    EAST0.93%PROPERTY2.41%
    ACADEMY0.80%TRADING2.06%
    FITNESS0.80%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTING0.80%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    ENERGY0.66%BUSINESS1.82%
    J0.66%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (DARLINGTON)0.66%ENGINEERING1.74%
    RTM0.53%MEDIA1.72%
    ROOFING0.53%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRUST0.53%LONDON1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%J1.47%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%GLOBAL1.46%
    DESIGN0.53%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSULTANCY0.53%CARE1.42%
    BUSINESS0.53%IT1.38%
    G0.53%BUILDING1.30%
    PROPERTY0.53%PROPERTIES1.28%
    BUILDING0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    N0.53%M1.25%
    TRAVEL0.53%ENERGY1.22%
    SECURITY0.53%TRAINING1.21%
    DARLINGTON0.53%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied141204,493
    7487 - Other business activities7365,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2029,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1915,760
    9999 - Dormant Company1922,587
    99999 - Dormant Company1718,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1414,755
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1210,018
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1010,137
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,686
    9305 - Other service activities1010,525
    7499 - Non-trading company811,543
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,551
    5530 - Restaurants85,640
    8514 - Other human health activities72,943
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores62,240
    82110 - Combined office administrative service activities6582
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply68,345
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles62,179
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis62,929

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07760980 BREWSTER ASSOCIATES LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07763370 TRIOLOGY LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07769507 C&S SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07778890 RUBY RED PRINTING LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07781045 AYCLIFFE PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07781816 ADVANTAGE SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07786038 SPONTLY LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07793137 TES REALISATIONS 2012 LIMITED 30 Sep 2011
    07793981 EDWINA MCGOVERN LTD 30 Sep 2011
    07760522 FARMWAY LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07768881 RUTH RODDAM LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07782866 COLD COMFORT RENEWABLES LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07787997 CHAPLYNNS COUNTRY STORE LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07762224 VICTORIA'S ACCESSORIES LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07763842 SUMMERHOUSE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07767570 MARK COLLING INSPECTION LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07768580 MANAGEMENT TRAINING COLLEGE LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07761817 RAY MORRIS CONSULTING LTD. 05 Sep 2011
    07768382 PRINITHI MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07770105 HAUXWELL KITCHENS AND BEDROOMS LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07772488 MARINE FABRICATIONS LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07773052 T & G TRAINING LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07777822 WEATHER SEAL IMPROVEMENTS LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07783153 SOL TAPAS LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07791148 CHRIS MILLER UTILITIES LIMITED 29 Sep 2011