Darlington, County Durham
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Darlington when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous March.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous January.
- March 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Darlington when compared to any previous March.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Darlington when compared to any previous February.
- February 2013 was a record month for company closures in Darlington when compared to any month in history.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Darlington when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 172 companies were registered in Darlington during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 22.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Darlington UK 2013 172 134,802 2012 140 131,491 % change 22.9% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (172) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous March.
February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 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 2013 59 54 59 New companies in 2012 45 44 51 % change 31.1% 22.7% 15.7% Record Year 2013 (59) 2013 (54) 2013 (59)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 245 companies were dissolved in Darlington during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 222.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Darlington UK 2013 245 77,914 2012 76 67,576 % change 222.4% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (245) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Darlington when compared to any previous March.
February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Darlington when compared to any previous February.
February 2013 was a record month for company closures in Darlington when compared to any month in history.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 35 129 81 Closed companies in 2012 20 26 30 % change 75.0% 396.2% 170% Record Year 2011 (41) 2013 (129) 2013 (81)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Darlington during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was -73 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Darlington UK 2013 -73 56,888 2012 64 63,915 Record Year 2008 (79) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 24 -75 -22 Net growth in 2012 25 18 21 Record Year 2012 (25) 2008 (30) 2008 (37)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Darlington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Darlington 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 17.5% 21.8% 19.5% Record Year 1990 (0.1%) 1993 (0.2%) 2013 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 50.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Darlington was in 2004 when 39.9% of all directors were female.
32.2% of all director appointments in Darlington in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DARLINGTON 1.99% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTANCY 1.66% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.33% CONSULTANCY 3.30% (DARLINGTON) 1.00% PROPERTY 2.44% PROPERTY 1.00% TRADING 2.06% CONSTRUCTION 0.89% DESIGN 1.79% NORTH 0.89% ENGINEERING 1.78% ENGINEERING 0.89% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSULTING 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.75% M 0.66% LONDON 1.72% EAST 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.71% BUILDING 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% HOUSE 0.66% MEDIA 1.63% INVESTMENTS 0.55% GLOBAL 1.57% J 0.55% J 1.56% TRUST 0.55% CARE 1.46% S 0.55% IT 1.43% SYSTEMS 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.41% DESIGN 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.36% CARE 0.44% M 1.25% (NE) 0.44% BUILDING 1.21% R 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19% CAR 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.18% IT 0.44% TRAINING 1.17% MEDICAL 0.44% SECURITY 1.15%
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 207 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 32 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 29 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 28 54,531 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 23,532 43342 - Glazing 19 853 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 15 5,248 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 15 7,199 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 16,448 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 12,664 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 24,894 86210 - General medical practice activities 11 4,062 74990 - Non-trading company 11 14,129 86900 - Other human health activities 10 8,465 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 10 4,684 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 9 5,186 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 9 4,332 7487 - Other business activities 9 7,556 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 7,507 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 6,954
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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