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Gateshead, Tyne And Wear

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Gateshead when compared to any previous July.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 143 companies were registered in Gateshead during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 18.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)GatesheadUK
    2011143114,512
    2010121101,492
    % change18.2%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (143) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011475046
    New companies in 2010364441
    % change30.6%13.6%12.2%
    Record Year2003 (60)2007 (58)2008 (50)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 88 companies were dissolved in Gateshead during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 33.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)GatesheadUK
    20118872,230
    201013387,705
    % change-33.8%-17.6%
    Record Year 2010 (133) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Gateshead when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011332728
    Closed companies in 2010218824
    % change57.1%-69.3%17%
    Record Year2011 (33)2010 (88)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Gateshead during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 55 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)GatesheadUK
    20115542,282
    2010-1213,787
    Record Year 2003 (90) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011142318
    Net growth in 201015-4417
    Record Year2003 (48)2007 (44)2002 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Gateshead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Gateshead
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change19.4%-4.3%1.4%
    Record Year1960 (0.4%)1973 (0.4%)1971 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 41.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Gateshead was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.6% of all director appointments in Gateshead in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.35%CONSULTING5.11%
    (NE)1.04%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (NORTH1.04%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    EAST)0.93%PROPERTY2.41%
    TRAINING0.83%TRADING2.06%
    NORTH0.83%DESIGN1.94%
    CENTRE0.83%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    DESIGN0.73%BUSINESS1.82%
    ENGINEERING0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    S0.73%ENGINEERING1.74%
    NE0.62%MEDIA1.72%
    HEALTH0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    NORTHERN0.62%LONDON1.63%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.62%J1.47%
    EAST0.62%GLOBAL1.46%
    GATESHEAD0.62%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    J0.52%CARE1.42%
    GROUP0.52%IT1.38%
    PROPERTY0.52%BUILDING1.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%PROPERTIES1.28%
    BUILDING0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    VALLEY0.52%M1.25%
    C0.52%ENERGY1.22%
    T0.52%TRAINING1.21%
    ESTATES0.52%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied313204,493
    7487 - Other business activities7465,177
    99999 - Dormant Company3118,281
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2829,245
    9999 - Dormant Company2022,587
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1610,018
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1614,755
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering146,321
    9305 - Other service activities1410,525
    7260 - Other computer related activities148,686
    9262 - Other sporting activities111,868
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1015,760
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,551
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate92,426
    7499 - Non-trading company911,543
    8042 - Adult and other education92,521
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply98,345
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified92,917
    41100 - Development of building projects83,697
    7470 - Other cleaning activities71,471

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07760038 TAMOR LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07760006 SIMCHA INVESTMENTS LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07760021 ELUL LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07769958 RTA MOBILE MEDICS LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07785443 B.J. ROBERTS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07793990 A&H INVESTMENT GP LTD 30 Sep 2011
    07769016 DARREN SALT VISUALISATION LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07778395 BATH & TILE CO (ASHINGTON) LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    OC368127 AT (NORTH EAST) LLP 16 Sep 2011
    07790109 STUDIO STUNT DOUBLE LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07769838 NORTHERN INSPECTION TESTING ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07778699 DISTINCTIVE DANCE LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07781974 GREEN CARBON ENERGY LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07786187 ROSEBUD CLEANING LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07787935 BEM PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07789078 ANGELS HAIR SALON LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07789288 TARDIS RESOURCES LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07761053 NEPTUNE SOLUTIONS (NE) LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07765097 WHO IS AMAZING LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07765951 ACE CIRCUS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07775692 CONNECT STUDENT ACCOMMODATION SERVICES LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07778875 MIDDLEEAST LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07779467 3 - FIVE - 8 LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07782615 CIRCLE HAIR LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07788644 A1 WINDOWS (GATESHEAD) LTD 27 Sep 2011