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Darlington, County Durham

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Darlington when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth 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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Darlington when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 140 companies were registered in Darlington during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 26.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DarlingtonUK
    2012140131,491
    2011111116,391
    % change26.1%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (140) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012454451
    New companies in 2011342849
    % change32.4%57.1%4.1%
    Record Year2012 (45)2008 (49)2010 (53)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Darlington during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DarlingtonUK
    20127667,576
    20118590,987
    % change-10.6%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (87) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012202630
    Closed companies in 2011412222
    % change-51.2%18.2%36%
    Record Year2011 (41)2010 (38)2010 (35)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Darlington during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 64 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DarlingtonUK
    20126463,915
    20112625,404
    Record Year 2008 (79) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Darlington when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012251821
    Net growth in 2011-7627
    Record Year2012 (25)2008 (30)2008 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Darlington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Darlington
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change13.5%34.5%-2.7%
    Record Year1979 (0.4%)1981 (0.3%)1975 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 46.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    26.0% of all director appointments in Darlington in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MAINTENANCE2.00%CONSULTING5.07%
    TALBOT1.88%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    NORTH1.30%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    (DARLINGTON)1.18%PROPERTY2.37%
    DARLINGTON1.18%TRADING2.07%
    J1.06%DESIGN1.93%
    EAST0.94%ENGINEERING1.86%
    MANAGEMENT0.82%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ACADEMY0.82%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    RUBIX0.82%BUSINESS1.73%
    COMMUNITY0.82%MEDIA1.72%
    FITNESS0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRAINING0.71%LONDON1.66%
    DESIGN0.71%J1.54%
    BUILDING0.71%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    PROPERTIES0.71%GLOBAL1.50%
    ENERGY0.71%IT1.40%
    W0.71%CARE1.34%
    CONSULTING0.71%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CONSULTANCY0.59%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%M1.27%
    CONTRACTORS0.59%BUILDING1.24%
    BUSINESS0.59%ENERGY1.20%
    S0.47%S1.20%
    BANNATYNE0.47%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied157216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5852,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2519,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2135,233
    9999 - Dormant Company1618,617
    99999 - Dormant Company1625,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1112,113
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1013,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1014,303
    74990 - Non-trading company109,729
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet93,439
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified99,892
    7260 - Other computer related activities97,154
    7499 - Non-trading company89,102
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles82,832
    9305 - Other service activities88,818
    5530 - Restaurants84,633
    71129 - Other engineering activities62,217
    86900 - Other human health activities65,066
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores61,837

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07933156 MICHAEL LONERGAN CONSULTANCY LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07940380 PRESTIGE SITE COATINGS INSPECTION LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07941570 ARC CONSTRUCTION (NORTH EAST) LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07944228 E.M.L. MUSIC TUITION LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07944372 STOCKS BUILDING SERVICES LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07944979 BUSTERS ELITE LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07947562 COMMERCIAL BUILDERS N/E LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07950457 K W INSPECTIONS LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07965243 COMET CATERING LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07968411 MEM MOTORS LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07940831 DIRECT STORAGE LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07945791 GOOD VIBRATIONS WOBBLE AND TONE LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07947750 AZZURRO 58 LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07962485 JJANE MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07935810 ROCHESTER HEATING & PLUMBING LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07937827 CARMEL COMMUNITY SERVICES LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07940614 LANDER VEHICLES LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07941465 TENCO CSL LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07941740 DARLINGTON MEDIA GROUP CO-OP 08 Feb 2012
    07948214 S W BARNINGHAM LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07957538 PPC CDM LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07961991 RED BLAST INVESTMENTS LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07962156 THE VOICES GAMES LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07970732 J SINAR LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07951464 P R R LTD 15 Feb 2012