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

  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 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)GatesheadUK
    2014182150,722
    2013189134,802
    % change-3.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2013 (189) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014575273
    New companies in 2013615771
    % change-6.6%-8.8%2.8%
    Record Year2013 (61)2012 (69)2012 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)GatesheadUK
    201412782,370
    201313977,914
    % change-8.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2013 (139) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014344548
    Closed companies in 2013535432
    % change-35.8%-16.7%50%
    Record Year2013 (53)2013 (54)2009 (56)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)GatesheadUK
    20145568,352
    20135056,888
    Record Year 2007 (121) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201423725
    Net growth in 20138339
    Record Year2007 (33)2007 (44)2012 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-12.6%-15.8%-14.2%
    Record Year2008 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)2002 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORTH1.56%CONSULTING5.22%
    (NE)1.47%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    EAST1.38%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    MANAGEMENT1.12%PROPERTY2.64%
    CARE0.87%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTIES0.78%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTANCY0.78%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ENGINEERING0.78%CARE1.79%
    (NORTH0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    VALLEY0.69%DESIGN1.75%
    EAST)0.69%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.69%BUSINESS1.71%
    S0.69%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CONSULTING0.61%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    PIZZA0.61%GLOBAL1.58%
    GATESHEAD0.61%J1.48%
    PROPERTY0.61%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ESTATES0.61%MEDIA1.48%
    J0.61%IT1.33%
    BUSINESS0.52%TRANSPORT1.30%
    NORTHERN0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    C.I.C.0.52%BUILDING1.24%
    HOMES0.43%M1.21%
    ELECTRICAL0.43%CAPITAL1.20%
    BUILDING0.43%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied337280,210
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7426,700
    99999 - Dormant Company6547,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4037,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3756,411
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3418,491
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate235,920
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate219,284
    56101 - Licensed restaurants187,965
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1827,750
    71129 - Other engineering activities175,477
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating173,708
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands157,300
    41100 - Development of building projects149,855
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation144,866
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified148,155
    93199 - Other sports activities123,848
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified125,876
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings116,559
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets115,988

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08837162 THE DUN COW (DUNSTON) LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08839770 BULLZ & PUGZ LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08841855 KURDISH BAKERY LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08845809 MURRAY BUILDING SERVICES (NE) LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08846747 GATESHEAD LEARNING TRUST LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08852343 MOUNT PLEASANT IMS CONSULTANCY LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08853621 S BAILLIE ROPE ACCESS LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08858106 RUTHERFORD ASSOCIATES LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08860954 CORAL & CO LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08865326 QUERRE LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08868743 S&D BUILDING & GROUNDWORK SERVICES LTD 30 Jan 2014
    08829578 THOMPSON CONCEPT ART LIMITED 02 Jan 2014
    08845598 BREWISACCESS LTD 15 Jan 2014
    08847622 ISB SERVICES (NORTH EAST) LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08862722 DOUGLAS GILBERT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08864409 D.J.DONOVAN LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08865488 THE OLD CANNON SHERIFF HILL LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08830326 MY SECRET SANTORINI LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08839148 ALLAN LIDDLE (HOLDING) LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08846585 GREER EXPORTING COMPANY LTD 15 Jan 2014
    08838954 TWISTED PERFORMANCE LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08841267 BRIGHTY CONTRACTS LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08861264 JJM GRAPHIC LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08862816 DUNSTON COMMUNITY CENTRE LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08870892 SKS PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 31 Jan 2014