Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any quarter in history.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Gateshead when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Gateshead when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Gateshead was in 2013 when 36.0% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 189 companies were registered in Gateshead during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 1.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Gateshead UK 2013 189 134,802 2012 187 131,491 % change 1.1% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (189) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 61 57 71 New companies in 2012 45 69 73 % change 35.6% -17.4% -2.7% Record Year 2013 (61) 2012 (69) 2012 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 139 companies were dissolved in Gateshead during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 47.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Gateshead UK 2013 139 77,914 2012 94 67,576 % change 47.9% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (139) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Gateshead when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Gateshead when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 53 54 32 Closed companies in 2012 41 34 19 % change 29.3% 58.8% 68% Record Year 2013 (53) 2013 (54) 2009 (56)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Gateshead during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 50 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Gateshead UK 2013 50 56,888 2012 93 63,915 Record Year 2007 (121) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 8 3 39 Net growth in 2012 4 35 54 Record Year 2007 (33) 2007 (44) 2012 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Gateshead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Gateshead 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 21.5% -18.0% 0.5% Record Year 2008 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%) 2002 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 45.5.
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 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Gateshead was in 2013 when 36.0% of all directors were female.
36.0% of all director appointments in Gateshead in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage NORTH 2.22% CONSULTING 5.18% EAST 1.85% MANAGEMENT 4.78% (NE) 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.02% PROPERTY 2.44% ENGINEERING 1.02% TRADING 2.06% MANAGEMENT 0.92% DESIGN 1.79% GATESHEAD 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.78% CARE 0.83% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSULTING 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.75% (NORTH 0.74% LONDON 1.72% EAST) 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CENTRE 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% MEDIA 0.55% MEDIA 1.63% CROSSFIT 0.55% GLOBAL 1.57% PARAMOUNT 0.55% J 1.56% J 0.55% CARE 1.46% INSPECTION 0.55% IT 1.43% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.41% B 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRADING 0.46% M 1.25% S 0.46% BUILDING 1.21% DESIGN 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19% CONSULTANCY 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DEVELOPMENTS 0.46% TRAINING 1.17% HEATING 0.46% SECURITY 1.15%
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 290 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 70 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 56 23,532 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 36 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 33 54,531 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 16,448 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 6,954 41100 - Development of building projects 16 8,637 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 16 5,059 56101 - Licensed restaurants 16 6,894 71129 - Other engineering activities 13 4,226 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 7,507 93199 - Other sports activities 12 3,375 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 12 3,073 74990 - Non-trading company 12 14,129 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 12 5,062 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 7,199 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 8,099 43210 - Electrical installation 11 5,625 86900 - Other human health activities 10 8,465
Recent Companies
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