Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous March.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 182 companies were registered in Gateshead during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Gateshead UK 2014 182 150,722 2013 189 134,802 % change -3.7% 11.8% Record Year 2013 (189) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous March.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 57 52 73 New companies in 2013 61 57 71 % change -6.6% -8.8% 2.8% Record Year 2013 (61) 2012 (69) 2012 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 127 companies were dissolved in Gateshead during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Gateshead UK 2014 127 82,370 2013 139 77,914 % change -8.6% 5.7% Record Year 2013 (139) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 34 45 48 Closed companies in 2013 53 54 32 % change -35.8% -16.7% 50% Record Year 2013 (53) 2013 (54) 2009 (56)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Gateshead during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 55 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Gateshead UK 2014 55 68,352 2013 50 56,888 Record Year 2007 (121) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 23 7 25 Net growth in 2013 8 3 39 Record Year 2007 (33) 2007 (44) 2012 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Gateshead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Gateshead 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change -12.6% -15.8% -14.2% Record Year 2008 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%) 2002 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Gateshead was in 2013 when 36.0% of all directors were female.
21.1% of all director appointments in Gateshead in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage NORTH 1.56% CONSULTING 5.22% (NE) 1.47% MANAGEMENT 4.67% EAST 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.49% MANAGEMENT 1.12% PROPERTY 2.64% CARE 0.87% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTIES 0.78% LONDON 1.88% CONSULTANCY 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.86% ENGINEERING 0.78% CARE 1.79% (NORTH 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% VALLEY 0.69% DESIGN 1.75% EAST) 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.69% BUSINESS 1.71% S 0.69% PROPERTIES 1.60% CONSULTING 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.60% PIZZA 0.61% GLOBAL 1.58% GATESHEAD 0.61% J 1.48% PROPERTY 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ESTATES 0.61% MEDIA 1.48% J 0.61% IT 1.33% BUSINESS 0.52% TRANSPORT 1.30% NORTHERN 0.52% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% C.I.C. 0.52% BUILDING 1.24% HOMES 0.43% M 1.21% ELECTRICAL 0.43% CAPITAL 1.20% BUILDING 0.43% ELECTRICAL 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 337 280,210 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 74 26,700 99999 - Dormant Company 65 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 40 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 56,411 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 34 18,491 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 23 5,920 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 21 9,284 56101 - Licensed restaurants 18 7,965 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 27,750 71129 - Other engineering activities 17 5,477 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 17 3,708 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 15 7,300 41100 - Development of building projects 14 9,855 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 14 4,866 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 8,155 93199 - Other sports activities 12 3,848 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 12 5,876 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 11 6,559 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 11 5,988
Recent Companies
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