Darlington, County Durham

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2014 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 2014)

    A total of 130 companies were registered in Darlington during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 24.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)DarlingtonUK
    2014130150,722
    2013172134,802
    % change-24.4%11.8%
    Record Year 2013 (172) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014433948
    New companies in 2013595459
    % change-27.1%-27.8%-18.6%
    Record Year2013 (59)2013 (54)2013 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 67 companies were dissolved in Darlington during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 72.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)DarlingtonUK
    20146782,370
    201324577,914
    % change-72.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2013 (245) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014153121
    Closed companies in 20133512981
    % change-57.1%-76.0%-74%
    Record Year2011 (41)2013 (129)2013 (81)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Darlington during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 63 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)DarlingtonUK
    20146368,352
    2013-7356,888
    Record Year 2008 (79) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Darlington when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201428827
    Net growth in 201324-75-22
    Record Year2014 (28)2008 (30)2008 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Darlington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Darlington
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-31.8%-33.3%-32.1%
    Record Year1990 (0.1%)1993 (0.2%)2013 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Darlington was in 2007 when 36.8% of all directors were female.

    29.0% of all director appointments in Darlington in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DARLINGTON1.28%CONSULTING5.22%
    PROPERTY1.17%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT1.17%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTANCY1.06%PROPERTY2.64%
    J1.06%TRADING2.05%
    NORTH0.96%LONDON1.88%
    TRAINING0.96%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTING0.85%CARE1.79%
    CARE0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    (NE)0.85%DESIGN1.75%
    EAST0.74%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%BUSINESS1.71%
    INVESTMENTS0.64%PROPERTIES1.60%
    ROAD0.64%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    PROPERTIES0.53%GLOBAL1.58%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%J1.48%
    L0.53%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ENERGY0.53%MEDIA1.48%
    ENGINEERING0.53%IT1.33%
    CO0.43%TRANSPORT1.30%
    STS0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    SYSTEMS0.43%BUILDING1.24%
    (NORTH0.43%M1.21%
    SECURITY0.43%CAPITAL1.20%
    EAST)0.43%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied235280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3637,882
    99999 - Dormant Company3547,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3356,411
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2318,491
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment216,236
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1926,700
    43342 - Glazing191,009
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1527,750
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate139,284
    74990 - Non-trading company1314,135
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,813
    85200 - Primary education131,273
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings136,559
    86210 - General medical practice activities113,987
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet119,358
    41100 - Development of building projects119,855
    56101 - Licensed restaurants107,965
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified108,155
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities107,313

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08877068 JACKSON & PARTNERS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08878224 LEMONTREE ARCHITECTURE LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08880997 THE WICKED COMPANY (UK) LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08883014 RIPON DENTAL CARE LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08884056 ELANT TECHNOLOGY LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08891871 ROAD CONSTRUCTION (NE) LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08897403 DARLINGTON SPICE LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08900016 SJS ROOFING SERVICES LTD 18 Feb 2014
    08910775 BEX SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08911087 AFS VENTURES PLC 25 Feb 2014
    08912895 HOT PLATE NORTH EAST LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08872610 FIVE STAR PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 03 Feb 2014
    OC391472 UK MY PROPERTY SALE LLP 25 Feb 2014
    08915842 PLEAIDES LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08874571 ECIG-MANIA LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08875581 G HUDSON LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08878232 ROSS CAMPBELL OPTICAL LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08881069 KOSWEDDINGS LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08881170 OPEN MIND ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08886577 KARTHIK KITTAPPA LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08894974 CLEANCRUNCH LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08898953 MDS JOINERY & BUILDING LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08903552 JH SOFTWARE DESIGN LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08915662 BESTQ LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08916025 BURTREE AUTO REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED 27 Feb 2014