Darlington, County Durham
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 150 companies were registered in Darlington during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Darlington UK 2014 150 143,414 2013 152 132,684 % change -1.3% 8.1% Record Year 2013 (152) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 47 45 58 New companies in 2013 53 54 45 % change -11.3% -16.7% 28.9% Record Year 2013 (53) 2013 (54) 2014 (58)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 101 companies were dissolved in Darlington during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 34.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Darlington UK 2014 101 101,670 2013 75 86,170 % change 34.7% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (119) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 36 22 43 Closed companies in 2013 25 23 27 % change 44.0% -4.3% 59% Record Year 2012 (42) 2010 (39) 2009 (60)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Darlington during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 49 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Darlington UK 2014 49 41,744 2013 77 46,514 Record Year 2013 (77) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 11 23 15 Net growth in 2013 28 31 18 Record Year 2013 (28) 2013 (31) 2011 (29)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Darlington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Darlington 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -19.4% -20.6% 18.2% Record Year 1994 (0.2%) 1990 (0.2%) 2007 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Darlington was in 2005 when 37.3% of all directors were female.
33.8% of all director appointments in Darlington in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.49% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTING 1.20% MANAGEMENT 4.63% DARLINGTON 1.10% CONSULTANCY 3.55% MANAGEMENT 1.00% PROPERTY 2.62% CARE 0.90% ENGINEERING 2.07% J 0.90% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% CONSTRUCTION 0.80% TRADING 2.00% (DARLINGTON) 0.80% LONDON 1.95% L 0.70% CARE 1.94% ELECTRICAL 0.70% TRANSPORT 1.76% TRAINING 0.70% DESIGN 1.70% HOME 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.70% NORTH 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.63% (NE) 0.60% BUSINESS 1.62% ENGINEERING 0.60% J 1.53% R 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.53% PROPERTY 0.60% GLOBAL 1.51% EAST 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.50% DESIGN 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CONSULTANTS 0.50% MEDIA 1.38% IMPROVEMENTS 0.50% CO., 1.36% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% AFS 0.50% BUILDING 1.30% MAYHEMS 0.40% IT 1.30% CATERING 0.40% M 1.23%
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 238 278,481 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 40,717 99999 - Dormant Company 33 48,286 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 33 57,264 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 29,313 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 18,890 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 19 6,630 43342 - Glazing 18 1,051 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 18 8,501 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 10,361 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 28,224 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 15 7,151 74990 - Non-trading company 13 14,006 41100 - Development of building projects 13 10,604 86900 - Other human health activities 13 11,807 56101 - Licensed restaurants 12 8,546 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 9,914 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 12,795 71129 - Other engineering activities 12 5,930 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 11 6,327
Recent Companies
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