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

  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 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)DarlingtonUK
    2014150143,414
    2013152132,684
    % change-1.3%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (152) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014474558
    New companies in 2013535445
    % change-11.3%-16.7%28.9%
    Record Year2013 (53)2013 (54)2014 (58)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DarlingtonUK
    2014101101,670
    20137586,170
    % change34.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (119) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014362243
    Closed companies in 2013252327
    % change44.0%-4.3%59%
    Record Year2012 (42)2010 (39)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DarlingtonUK
    20144941,744
    20137746,514
    Record Year 2013 (77) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014112315
    Net growth in 2013283118
    Record Year2013 (28)2013 (31)2011 (29)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-19.4%-20.6%18.2%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)1990 (0.2%)2007 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.49%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING1.20%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    DARLINGTON1.10%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT1.00%PROPERTY2.62%
    CARE0.90%ENGINEERING2.07%
    J0.90%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%TRADING2.00%
    (DARLINGTON)0.80%LONDON1.95%
    L0.70%CARE1.94%
    ELECTRICAL0.70%TRANSPORT1.76%
    TRAINING0.70%DESIGN1.70%
    HOME0.60%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    NORTH0.60%PROPERTIES1.63%
    (NE)0.60%BUSINESS1.62%
    ENGINEERING0.60%J1.53%
    R0.60%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    PROPERTY0.60%GLOBAL1.51%
    EAST0.50%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    DESIGN0.50%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%MEDIA1.38%
    IMPROVEMENTS0.50%CO.,1.36%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    AFS0.50%BUILDING1.30%
    MAYHEMS0.40%IT1.30%
    CATERING0.40%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied238278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4340,717
    99999 - Dormant Company3348,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3357,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2129,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1918,890
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment196,630
    43342 - Glazing181,051
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified188,501
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1710,361
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1628,224
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings157,151
    74990 - Non-trading company1314,006
    41100 - Development of building projects1310,604
    86900 - Other human health activities1311,807
    56101 - Licensed restaurants128,546
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet129,914
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,795
    71129 - Other engineering activities125,930
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets116,327

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09160396 UNITED HEALTHCARE MATTERS LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09160910 FOODS DARLINGTON LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09163764 AMRITSAR LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09165651 DARSHAN INT'L LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09165707 SW CONSULTANCY & COACHING LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09167262 HUNDAL STORE LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09168532 M.TAILFORD FIBRE OPTICS LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09170628 24X7 RETAIL LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09180965 PAIDSHOP LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09181359 SHAPLA INDIAN LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09182446 SPARKS AND FUSES ELECTRICAL LTD 19 Aug 2014
    09183767 GASTO PIPING SERVICES LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09191507 CLAYDON VALETING LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09194366 L & M C LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09197042 THE PITT STOP LIMITED 31 Aug 2014
    09157866 FORMBOOK LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09162613 APPLE AND STARS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09189051 PROFASCIAS LTD. 28 Aug 2014
    09164477 CARBON INTELLIGENT LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09166443 BONDGATE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09167104 MOSAIC CHURCH DARLINGTON LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09168504 JETHRO'S BARN LTD 08 Aug 2014
    09171437 UPPERTHORPE NURSERY LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09195685 GRASSROOTS NORTH EAST LIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09165284 CAFE SPICE INDIAN RESTAURANT LIMITED 07 Aug 2014