Gateshead, Tyne And Wear

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous July.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Gateshead when compared to any previous September.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 171 companies were registered in Gateshead during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 7.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)GatesheadUK
    2013171132,684
    2012159118,868
    % change7.5%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (171) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous September.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013654462
    New companies in 2012515157
    % change27.5%-13.7%8.8%
    Record Year2013 (65)2007 (58)2013 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Gateshead during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)GatesheadUK
    20139886,170
    201211575,908
    % change-14.8%13.5%
    Record Year 2010 (133) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013363626
    Closed companies in 2012493630
    % change-26.5%0.0%-13%
    Record Year2012 (49)2010 (88)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Gateshead during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 73 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)GatesheadUK
    20137346,514
    20124442,960
    Record Year 2007 (86) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Gateshead when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201329836
    Net growth in 201221527
    Record Year2003 (48)2007 (44)2013 (36)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Gateshead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Gateshead
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change14.1%-20.8%-4.6%
    Record Year2008 (0.2%)2007 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Gateshead was in 2006 when 29.7% of all directors were female.

    25.1% of all director appointments in Gateshead in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (NE)1.52%CONSULTING5.27%
    NORTH1.52%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    EAST1.16%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    (NORTH1.07%PROPERTY2.53%
    EAST)1.07%TRADING2.08%
    CARE0.98%ENGINEERING1.83%
    VALLEY0.89%LONDON1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.89%DESIGN1.78%
    GATESHEAD0.89%BUSINESS1.74%
    MANAGEMENT0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTY0.63%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    J0.63%CARE1.64%
    ESTATES0.63%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    MEDIA0.63%GLOBAL1.59%
    CENTRE0.63%J1.54%
    NORTHERN0.63%MEDIA1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.63%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    IT0.63%PROPERTIES1.45%
    PIZZA0.54%IT1.39%
    TYNE0.54%M1.25%
    TEAM0.54%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    D0.54%BUILDING1.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%CAPITAL1.19%
    S0.54%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    DESIGN0.54%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied287260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company6846,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6325,547
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4354,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4034,970
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2617,715
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate198,312
    56101 - Licensed restaurants167,531
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate165,430
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating163,404
    71129 - Other engineering activities154,894
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified145,576
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified147,590
    41100 - Development of building projects149,271
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1326,675
    86900 - Other human health activities139,203
    43210 - Electrical installation125,724
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation124,590
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet118,475
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified102,345

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08637781 PINGVINSTUDIO LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08638918 AHS LOCUM LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08641753 ZERO PLUS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08645576 PROTEIN BAKING LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08648570 JW WEB MAGIC LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08651997 ICZ LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08659061 CADBRA ESTATES LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08659321 D & R COLLINSON LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08659886 SAMARO HOLDINGS LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08666845 ATIF BILAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08667108 BASTION SECURITY PRODUCTS LTD. 28 Aug 2013
    08667441 HADCRO LTD. 29 Aug 2013
    08668411 FUTUREFLOW LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08639101 TQH GATESHEAD LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08644562 FAT SAM'S PIZZA PARLOUR LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08669555 ROBS MEGA SHOP LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08632942 JORDAN TECHWELD LTD 01 Aug 2013
    08637875 COLLAB CREATIONS LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08643872 STEVE LEONARD LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08648179 NEW IMAGE SIGNS LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08655124 PHONETIX LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08657225 SAY THANK YOU IN A BOX LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08662582 TUSK SECURITY SOLUTIONS LTD. 23 Aug 2013
    08660281 BAY LEAF VENTURES LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08662302 QP JEWELLERS (UK) LTD 23 Aug 2013