Darlington, County Durham
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous September.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous July.
- August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Darlington when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Darlington when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 152 companies were registered in Darlington during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 39.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Darlington UK 2013 152 132,684 2012 109 118,868 % change 39.4% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (152) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous September.
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 53 54 45 New companies in 2012 39 37 33 % change 35.9% 45.9% 36.4% Record Year 2013 (53) 2013 (54) 2013 (45)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 75 companies were dissolved in Darlington during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 7.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Darlington UK 2013 75 86,170 2012 81 75,908 % change -7.4% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (119) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 25 23 27 Closed companies in 2012 42 19 20 % change -40.5% 21.1% 35% Record Year 2012 (42) 2010 (39) 2009 (60)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Darlington during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 77 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Darlington UK 2013 77 46,514 2012 28 42,960 Record Year 2013 (77) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Darlington when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Darlington when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 28 31 18 Net growth in 2012 -3 18 13 Record Year 2013 (28) 2013 (31) 2011 (29)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Darlington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Darlington 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 21.6% 33.8% 19.5% Record Year 1994 (0.2%) 1990 (0.2%) 2007 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Darlington was in 2005 when 37.3% of all directors were female.
29.9% of all director appointments in Darlington in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DARLINGTON 1.64% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTANCY 1.44% MANAGEMENT 4.75% NORTH 1.13% CONSULTANCY 3.45% MANAGEMENT 1.13% PROPERTY 2.53% ENGINEERING 0.92% TRADING 2.08% J 0.92% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTY 0.92% LONDON 1.79% CONSULTING 0.82% DESIGN 1.78% BUILDING 0.82% BUSINESS 1.74% EAST 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.69% (NE) 0.72% CARE 1.64% MEDICAL 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.61% CAR 0.62% GLOBAL 1.59% (DARLINGTON) 0.62% J 1.54% M 0.62% MEDIA 1.54% INVESTMENTS 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.53% PROPERTIES 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% IT 1.39% TRAINING 0.51% M 1.25% R 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.20% S 0.51% BUILDING 1.19% HOUSE 0.51% CAPITAL 1.19% CONSULTANTS 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% SECURITY 0.51% TRAINING 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 215 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 34 34,970 99999 - Dormant Company 32 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 54,854 43342 - Glazing 19 958 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 19 5,859 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 17,715 74990 - Non-trading company 14 14,228 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 8,475 85200 - Primary education 12 1,132 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 12 4,955 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 7,590 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 26,675 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 12,516 86210 - General medical practice activities 10 3,922 71129 - Other engineering activities 9 4,894 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 9 6,039 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 8,312 56101 - Licensed restaurants 9 7,531
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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