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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.

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 (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)GatesheadUK
    2012187131,491
    2011155116,391
    % change20.6%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (187) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012456973
    New companies in 2011415262
    % change9.8%32.7%17.7%
    Record Year2008 (50)2012 (69)2012 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GatesheadUK
    20129467,576
    201111390,987
    % change-16.8%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (113) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012413419
    Closed companies in 2011423635
    % change-2.4%-5.6%-46%
    Record Year2011 (42)2011 (36)2009 (56)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GatesheadUK
    20129363,915
    20114225,404
    Record Year 2007 (121) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201243554
    Net growth in 2011-11627
    Record Year2007 (33)2007 (44)2012 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-5.9%13.5%10.2%
    Record Year1967 (0.2%)1964 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.50%CONSULTING5.07%
    (NE)1.41%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    PROPERTY1.41%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    INVESTMENTS1.03%PROPERTY2.37%
    J0.94%TRADING2.07%
    NORTH0.85%DESIGN1.93%
    GATESHEAD0.85%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ENGINEERING0.75%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    TRAINING0.66%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DESIGN0.66%BUSINESS1.73%
    THOMPSON0.66%MEDIA1.72%
    CONVENIENCE0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    (NORTH0.56%LONDON1.66%
    NORTHERN0.56%J1.54%
    NE0.56%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    A10.56%GLOBAL1.50%
    D0.56%IT1.40%
    GROUP0.56%CARE1.34%
    CENTRE0.56%PROPERTIES1.31%
    STORES0.56%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%M1.27%
    EAST)0.56%BUILDING1.24%
    R0.56%ENERGY1.20%
    EAST0.56%S1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.47%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied320216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5052,735
    99999 - Dormant Company3725,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2935,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2119,704
    9999 - Dormant Company1918,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,637
    7260 - Other computer related activities147,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified139,892
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified123,931
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering125,169
    41100 - Development of building projects114,984
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1012,113
    9262 - Other sporting activities101,551
    9305 - Other service activities108,818
    43210 - Electrical installation93,573
    86900 - Other human health activities95,066
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands92,902
    8042 - Adult and other education92,096
    7499 - Non-trading company89,102

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07939028 UK PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07940919 NORTHEAST CABLES LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07942984 PROPERTY 003 LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07947296 BREEDM8 LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07950452 BEATYS MEDIA & TRADES COMPANY LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07951152 CENTRE FOR ADVANCED RABBINICS LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07951988 CB SUPPLIES (UK) LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07958035 A1 ROOFING SPECIALISTS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07966976 AEG CONSULTANTS LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07967225 C.D PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07967277 GLOBAL CLOTHING LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07932945 W BURNETT LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07936610 FAITH HL LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07947959 ASHFIELD NURSERY AND EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LOW FELL LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07948284 WAGG BAG LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07949732 FELLING COMPUTERS LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07932494 WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FURNISHING LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07942637 NICHOLSONS GLOBAL LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07945708 THE HANNOVER INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07953531 SEVENTH STOREY SUNSHINE LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07953970 AUTOMANIA (REPAIRS) LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07962948 FAITH RENEWABLE SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07964385 ROSEVILLE (HAMBLETON GROVE) LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07964895 CPS DRIVELINK LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07968454 M & R FM LTD 28 Feb 2012