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.

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 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)DarlingtonUK
    2013152132,684
    2012109118,868
    % change39.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (152) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013535445
    New companies in 2012393733
    % change35.9%45.9%36.4%
    Record Year2013 (53)2013 (54)2013 (45)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DarlingtonUK
    20137586,170
    20128175,908
    % change-7.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (119) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013252327
    Closed companies in 2012421920
    % change-40.5%21.1%35%
    Record Year2012 (42)2010 (39)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DarlingtonUK
    20137746,514
    20122842,960
    Record Year 2013 (77) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013283118
    Net growth in 2012-31813
    Record Year2013 (28)2013 (31)2011 (29)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change21.6%33.8%19.5%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)1990 (0.2%)2007 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DARLINGTON1.64%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTANCY1.44%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    NORTH1.13%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    MANAGEMENT1.13%PROPERTY2.53%
    ENGINEERING0.92%TRADING2.08%
    J0.92%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTY0.92%LONDON1.79%
    CONSULTING0.82%DESIGN1.78%
    BUILDING0.82%BUSINESS1.74%
    EAST0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.72%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    (NE)0.72%CARE1.64%
    MEDICAL0.62%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CAR0.62%GLOBAL1.59%
    (DARLINGTON)0.62%J1.54%
    M0.62%MEDIA1.54%
    INVESTMENTS0.62%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    PROPERTIES0.51%PROPERTIES1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%IT1.39%
    TRAINING0.51%M1.25%
    R0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    S0.51%BUILDING1.19%
    HOUSE0.51%CAPITAL1.19%
    CONSULTANTS0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    SECURITY0.51%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied215260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3434,970
    99999 - Dormant Company3246,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2954,854
    43342 - Glazing19958
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment195,859
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1825,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1717,715
    74990 - Non-trading company1414,228
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet128,475
    85200 - Primary education121,132
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles124,955
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified117,590
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1126,675
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,516
    86210 - General medical practice activities103,922
    71129 - Other engineering activities94,894
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings96,039
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate98,312
    56101 - Licensed restaurants97,531

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08636008 TOTAL TAX SOLUTIONS (TEESSIDE) LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08636333 I. NAILS EXPRESS LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08636767 UK CONSTRUCTION & PLANT LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08641961 NORTHERN ECO LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08642193 GRACE MEDICAL CLINIC LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08646112 LITTLETON IT LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08658439 COTHERSTONE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08663552 PIONEER ROADS LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08666239 SPEEDY PHONES LTD 28 Aug 2013
    08647367 UA CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08664980 SGC CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08666219 CHEAP CHEAP LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08635323 TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY ACCOUNTING SERVICE LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08642753 RCC (NE) LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08643187 BRADCLIFFE ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08647084 LONDON AND NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY (2013) LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08652647 WHIK HAIR LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08655256 MHM BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08655777 ROSS JACKSON GOLF LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08656217 KBS CENTRE LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08657344 M2PM CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08658616 CORNUCOPIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08666067 MIKE FARLEY ROPE ACCESS SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Aug 2013
    08666571 ESTEEMED EVENTS LTD 28 Aug 2013
    08666576 KAAKAKI CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Aug 2013