Gateshead, Tyne And Wear

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 176 companies were registered in Gateshead during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 2.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)GatesheadUK
    2014176143,414
    2013171132,684
    % change2.9%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (176) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous September.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014684563
    New companies in 2013654462
    % change4.6%2.3%1.6%
    Record Year2014 (68)2007 (58)2014 (63)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 126 companies were dissolved in Gateshead during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 28.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)GatesheadUK
    2014126101,670
    20139886,170
    % change28.6%18.0%
    Record Year 2010 (133) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014473346
    Closed companies in 2013363626
    % change30.6%-8.3%77%
    Record Year2012 (49)2010 (88)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Gateshead during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 50 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)GatesheadUK
    20145041,744
    20137346,514
    Record Year 2007 (86) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014211217
    Net growth in 201329836
    Record Year2003 (48)2007 (44)2013 (36)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Gateshead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Gateshead
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-5.0%-2.6%-6.8%
    Record Year2008 (0.2%)2007 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 41.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    27.4% of all director appointments in Gateshead in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORTH2.00%CONSULTING5.17%
    EAST1.82%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    (NE)1.39%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    PROPERTIES1.04%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.04%ENGINEERING2.07%
    MANAGEMENT0.96%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTING0.87%TRADING2.00%
    OFFSHORE0.78%LONDON1.95%
    CONSULTANTS0.78%CARE1.94%
    ENGINEERING0.78%TRANSPORT1.76%
    BUSINESS0.70%DESIGN1.70%
    ELECTRICAL0.70%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    NE0.61%PROPERTIES1.63%
    GATESHEAD0.61%BUSINESS1.62%
    S0.61%J1.53%
    CARE0.61%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CO0.52%GLOBAL1.51%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    J0.52%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    PROPERTY0.52%MEDIA1.38%
    ENERGY0.52%CO.,1.36%
    NORTHERN0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    CAR0.43%BUILDING1.30%
    H0.43%IT1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.43%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied349278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company7248,286
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6928,224
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3457,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3340,717
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3118,890
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate236,595
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2129,313
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands187,917
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1810,361
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating183,969
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified178,501
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation175,083
    71129 - Other engineering activities165,930
    56101 - Licensed restaurants168,546
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets156,327
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment146,630
    41100 - Development of building projects1410,604
    43210 - Electrical installation135,922
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified136,045

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09122923 GATESHEAD COURIER COMPANY LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09126502 I MCNALLY TRANSPORT LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09128203 MARK TELFORD ROPE ACCESS SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09138619 3 SISTERS DELI LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09145768 HKH LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09146862 EXPRESS HAND CAR WASH (GATESHEAD) LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09150827 B1TKD LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09153569 VIVIENNE'S ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHY LTD. 30 Jul 2014
    09153641 PREMIER INJURIES LTD. 30 Jul 2014
    09153826 ARRAYGEN UK LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09154529 LUDWIK MICHALAK TRANSPORT LTD. 30 Jul 2014
    09124955 SOLIDWARE LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09127570 PREMIER TENENCIAS LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09128221 SKILLS 4 WORK (GATESHEAD) LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09131007 MOLAFAOS CONSULTING LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09132073 THE VICTORY PUB (SOUTH GOSFORTH) LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09137176 MG BARNWELL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09140461 RED B LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09110429 CONCEPT PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09130447 CJP FIBRE OPTICS LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09111685 SECURESTORE 365 LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09120125 AFRESH SOLUTIONS LTD. 08 Jul 2014
    09130828 NEIG LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09136442 NDS INSPECTION LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09144456 ARCHERS DECORATORS LIMITED 23 Jul 2014