Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous March.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous February.
- March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Gateshead when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Gateshead when compared to any month in history.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 187 companies were registered in Gateshead during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 20.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Gateshead UK 2012 187 131,491 2011 155 116,391 % change 20.6% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (187) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous March.
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 45 69 73 New companies in 2011 41 52 62 % change 9.8% 32.7% 17.7% Record Year 2008 (50) 2012 (69) 2012 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Gateshead during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 16.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Gateshead UK 2012 94 67,576 2011 113 90,987 % change -16.8% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (113) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 41 34 19 Closed companies in 2011 42 36 35 % change -2.4% -5.6% -46% Record Year 2011 (42) 2011 (36) 2009 (56)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Gateshead during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 93 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Gateshead UK 2012 93 63,915 2011 42 25,404 Record Year 2007 (121) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Gateshead when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Gateshead when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 4 35 54 Net growth in 2011 -1 16 27 Record Year 2007 (33) 2007 (44) 2012 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Gateshead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Gateshead 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -5.9% 13.5% 10.2% Record Year 1967 (0.2%) 1964 (0.4%) 1960 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Gateshead was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.1% of all director appointments in Gateshead in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.50% CONSULTING 5.07% (NE) 1.41% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PROPERTY 1.41% CONSULTANCY 3.30% INVESTMENTS 1.03% PROPERTY 2.37% J 0.94% TRADING 2.07% NORTH 0.85% DESIGN 1.93% GATESHEAD 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.86% ENGINEERING 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.84% TRAINING 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DESIGN 0.66% BUSINESS 1.73% THOMPSON 0.66% MEDIA 1.72% CONVENIENCE 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% (NORTH 0.56% LONDON 1.66% NORTHERN 0.56% J 1.54% NE 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.51% A1 0.56% GLOBAL 1.50% D 0.56% IT 1.40% GROUP 0.56% CARE 1.34% CENTRE 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.31% STORES 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ELECTRICAL 0.56% M 1.27% EAST) 0.56% BUILDING 1.24% R 0.56% ENERGY 1.20% EAST 0.56% S 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% ENTERPRISES 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 320 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 50 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 37 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 21 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 19 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 13,637 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 7,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 9,892 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 3,931 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 5,169 41100 - Development of building projects 11 4,984 7414 - Business & management consultancy 10 12,113 9262 - Other sporting activities 10 1,551 9305 - Other service activities 10 8,818 43210 - Electrical installation 9 3,573 86900 - Other human health activities 9 5,066 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 9 2,902 8042 - Adult and other education 9 2,096 7499 - Non-trading company 8 9,102
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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