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
New Company Registrations
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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) Darlington UK 2012 140 131,491 2011 111 116,391 % change 26.1% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (140) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 45 44 51 New companies in 2011 34 28 49 % change 32.4% 57.1% 4.1% Record Year 2012 (45) 2008 (49) 2010 (53)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Darlington UK 2012 76 67,576 2011 85 90,987 % change -10.6% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (87) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 20 26 30 Closed companies in 2011 41 22 22 % change -51.2% 18.2% 36% Record Year 2011 (41) 2010 (38) 2010 (35)
Net Company Growth
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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) Darlington UK 2012 64 63,915 2011 26 25,404 Record Year 2008 (79) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 25 18 21 Net growth in 2011 -7 6 27 Record Year 2012 (25) 2008 (30) 2008 (37)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 13.5% 34.5% -2.7% Record Year 1979 (0.4%) 1981 (0.3%) 1975 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MAINTENANCE 2.00% CONSULTING 5.07% TALBOT 1.88% MANAGEMENT 4.74% NORTH 1.30% CONSULTANCY 3.30% (DARLINGTON) 1.18% PROPERTY 2.37% DARLINGTON 1.18% TRADING 2.07% J 1.06% DESIGN 1.93% EAST 0.94% ENGINEERING 1.86% MANAGEMENT 0.82% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ACADEMY 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.79% RUBIX 0.82% BUSINESS 1.73% COMMUNITY 0.82% MEDIA 1.72% FITNESS 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRAINING 0.71% LONDON 1.66% DESIGN 0.71% J 1.54% BUILDING 0.71% INVESTMENTS 1.51% PROPERTIES 0.71% GLOBAL 1.50% ENERGY 0.71% IT 1.40% W 0.71% CARE 1.34% CONSULTING 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.31% CONSULTANCY 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ASSOCIATES 0.59% M 1.27% CONTRACTORS 0.59% BUILDING 1.24% BUSINESS 0.59% ENERGY 1.20% S 0.47% S 1.20% BANNATYNE 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 157 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 58 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 25 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 21 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 16 18,617 99999 - Dormant Company 16 25,084 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 13,637 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 14,303 74990 - Non-trading company 10 9,729 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 3,439 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 9,892 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 7,154 7499 - Non-trading company 8 9,102 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 8 2,832 9305 - Other service activities 8 8,818 5530 - Restaurants 8 4,633 71129 - Other engineering activities 6 2,217 86900 - Other human health activities 6 5,066 5248 - Other retail specialised stores 6 1,837
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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