Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous September.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Gateshead when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 159 companies were registered in Gateshead during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 11.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Gateshead UK 2012 159 118,868 2011 143 114,512 % change 11.2% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (159) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 51 51 57 New companies in 2011 47 50 46 % change 8.5% 2.0% 23.9% Record Year 2003 (60) 2007 (58) 2012 (57)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 115 companies were dissolved in Gateshead during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 30.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Gateshead UK 2012 115 74,772 2011 88 72,230 % change 30.7% 3.5% Record Year 2010 (133) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Gateshead when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 49 36 30 Closed companies in 2011 33 27 28 % change 48.5% 33.3% 7% Record Year 2012 (49) 2010 (88) 2009 (58)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Gateshead during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 44 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Gateshead UK 2012 44 44,096 2011 55 42,282 Record Year 2003 (90) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 2 15 27 Net growth in 2011 14 23 18 Record Year 2003 (48) 2007 (44) 2002 (32)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Gateshead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Gateshead 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -2.6% 2.8% 22.6% Record Year 1960 (0.4%) 1973 (0.4%) 1971 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Gateshead was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.7% of all director appointments in Gateshead in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PROPERTY 1.56% CONSULTING 5.05% NORTH 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.75% (NE) 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 1.29% PROPERTY 2.35% EAST 1.29% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTING 0.92% DESIGN 1.87% INVESTMENTS 0.92% ASSOCIATES 1.84% THOMPSON 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.83% J 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONVENIENCE 0.64% BUSINESS 1.72% STORES 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.64% MEDIA 1.67% GATESHEAD 0.64% LONDON 1.67% CAPITAL 0.64% J 1.55% R 0.55% GLOBAL 1.53% CONSULTANCY 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.46% 4 0.55% IT 1.43% COMMUNITY 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.34% TRAINING 0.46% CARE 1.32% M 0.46% M 1.27% GAS 0.46% BUILDING 1.22% CONSULTANTS 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.20% HIRE 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.20% NE 0.46% S 1.17% CARE 0.46% SECURITY 1.16%
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 389 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 32 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 31 25,035 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 23 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 23 19,425 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 13,716 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 9,891 9999 - Dormant Company 12 12,598 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 3,943 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 3,493 41100 - Development of building projects 10 4,965 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 4,979 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 9 3,094 86900 - Other human health activities 9 4,998 71129 - Other engineering activities 8 2,350 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 4,294 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 8 14,774 56101 - Licenced restaurants 8 2,563 43210 - Electrical installation 7 3,387 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 7 3,003
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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