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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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