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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
    07689624 TAN 4 U NORTH EAST LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07692763 MACHINE SERVICES DIRECT LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07692799 SHIELD BROTHERS WINE MERCHANTS LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07697254 BROWNS BISTRO DARLINGTON LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07702293 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07705736 EUROSOFA LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07707375 ETERNAL ENERGY LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07707443 THE SOCIAL CENTRE LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07711984 Y SERVICES NORTH EAST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 20 Jul 2011
    07712167 MC INTEGRATED SECURITY SYSTEMS UK LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07713672 DCP DRAUGHTING LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07695172 STAINDROP SCHOOL 06 Jul 2011
    07696934 HEADLAM ED STAFF LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07699038 KNOC (UK) LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07715224 SADBERGE RENEWABLE ENERGY LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07717076 BLUE SWAN DESIGN LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07689998 SUTTON'S OPTICIANS LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07690867 D.C. PAT SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07694541 RMW ROOFING SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07696488 ARCHERS JERSEY ICE CREAM (JESMOND) LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07700556 LONGFIELD ACADEMY TRUST 11 Jul 2011
    07703370 TRISH BROWN HAIRDRESSING LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07704108 CABLES TRAVEL LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07715147 RICHARD FORSTER LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07717581 IBRAHEEM LTD 26 Jul 2011