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
New Company Registrations
-
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) Darlington UK 2014 130 150,722 2013 172 134,802 % change -24.4% 11.8% Record Year 2013 (172) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 43 39 48 New companies in 2013 59 54 59 % change -27.1% -27.8% -18.6% Record Year 2013 (59) 2013 (54) 2013 (59)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
-
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) Darlington UK 2014 67 82,370 2013 245 77,914 % change -72.7% 5.7% Record Year 2013 (245) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 15 31 21 Closed companies in 2013 35 129 81 % change -57.1% -76.0% -74% Record Year 2011 (41) 2013 (129) 2013 (81)
Net Company Growth
-
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) Darlington UK 2014 63 68,352 2013 -73 56,888 Record Year 2008 (79) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
-
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
January February March Net growth in 2014 28 8 27 Net growth in 2013 24 -75 -22 Record Year 2014 (28) 2008 (30) 2008 (37)
UK Company Share
-
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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -31.8% -33.3% -32.1% Record Year 1990 (0.1%) 1993 (0.2%) 2013 (0.1%)
Director Age
-
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
-
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
-
Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DARLINGTON 1.28% CONSULTING 5.22% PROPERTY 1.17% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTANCY 1.06% PROPERTY 2.64% J 1.06% TRADING 2.05% NORTH 0.96% LONDON 1.88% TRAINING 0.96% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTING 0.85% CARE 1.79% CARE 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% (NE) 0.85% DESIGN 1.75% EAST 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ASSOCIATES 0.74% BUSINESS 1.71% INVESTMENTS 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.60% ROAD 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.60% PROPERTIES 0.53% GLOBAL 1.58% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% J 1.48% L 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ENERGY 0.53% MEDIA 1.48% ENGINEERING 0.53% IT 1.33% CO 0.43% TRANSPORT 1.30% STS 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% SYSTEMS 0.43% BUILDING 1.24% (NORTH 0.43% M 1.21% SECURITY 0.43% CAPITAL 1.20% EAST) 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
SIC Data
-
Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 235 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 36 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 35 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 33 56,411 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 18,491 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 21 6,236 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 26,700 43342 - Glazing 19 1,009 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 27,750 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 9,284 74990 - Non-trading company 13 14,135 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 12,813 85200 - Primary education 13 1,273 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 6,559 86210 - General medical practice activities 11 3,987 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 9,358 41100 - Development of building projects 11 9,855 56101 - Licensed restaurants 10 7,965 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 8,155 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 7,313
Recent Companies
-
Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
reports
Select a report from the list below: