Darlington, County Durham
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous March.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Darlington when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Darlington when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 170 companies were registered in Darlington during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 30.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Darlington UK 2015 170 161,156 2014 130 150,722 % change 30.8% 6.9% Record Year 2013 (172) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous March.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Darlington when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 53 54 63 New companies in 2014 43 39 48 % change 23.3% 38.5% 31.3% Record Year 2013 (59) 2013 (54) 2015 (63)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 74 companies were dissolved in Darlington during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Darlington UK 2015 74 89,523 2014 67 82,370 % change 10.4% 8.7% Record Year 2013 (245) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 24 24 26 Closed companies in 2014 15 31 21 % change 60.0% -22.6% 24% Record Year 2011 (41) 2013 (129) 2013 (81)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Darlington during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 96 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Darlington UK 2015 96 71,633 2014 63 68,352 Record Year 2015 (96) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Darlington when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 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 2015 29 30 37 Net growth in 2014 28 8 27 Record Year 2015 (29) 2015 (30) 2008 (37)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Darlington formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Darlington 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 21.0% 27.5% 19.6% Record Year 1990 (0.1%) 1993 (0.2%) 2013 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Darlington was in 2007 when 36.8% of all directors were female.
21.2% of all director appointments in Darlington in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.65% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 1.45% MANAGEMENT 4.56% ELECTRICAL 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.62% DARLINGTON 1.16% PROPERTY 2.72% ENGINEERING 0.97% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% MANAGEMENT 0.87% CARE 2.13% (DARLINGTON) 0.78% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSULTANTS 0.78% LONDON 1.91% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% TRADING 1.88% NORTH 0.68% TRANSPORT 1.82% ENERGY 0.68% ELECTRICAL 1.76% EAST 0.58% DESIGN 1.65% (NE) 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.63% C 0.48% CO., 1.58% WELDING 0.48% J 1.55% L 0.48% CONSULTANTS 1.54% DESIGN 0.48% BUSINESS 1.49% J 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.49% SOCIAL 0.48% GLOBAL 1.46% TRADING 0.48% ASSOCIATES 1.44% PROPERTIES 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% CARE 0.48% BUILDING 1.31% DEVELOPMENTS 0.48% IT 1.30% COURIERS 0.48% MEDIA 1.28% HEALTHCARE 0.48% M 1.27%
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 249 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 51 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 36 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 34 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 29,218 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 18 9,080 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 17 6,815 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 19,098 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 11,600 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 13 10,200 86900 - Other human health activities 13 13,990 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 7,797 85600 - Educational support services 12 4,058 71129 - Other engineering activities 12 6,278 74990 - Non-trading company 12 13,794 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 7,682 41100 - Development of building projects 11 11,863 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 11 5,014 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 10 6,557
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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