Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Gateshead when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 195 companies were registered in Gateshead during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Gateshead UK 2015 195 161,156 2014 182 150,722 % change 7.1% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (195) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Gateshead when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 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 2015 63 76 56 New companies in 2014 57 52 73 % change 10.5% 46.2% -23.3% Record Year 2015 (63) 2015 (76) 2012 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 119 companies were dissolved in Gateshead during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Gateshead UK 2015 119 89,523 2014 127 82,370 % change -6.3% 8.7% Record Year 2013 (139) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Gateshead when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 32 54 33 Closed companies in 2014 34 45 48 % change -5.9% 20.0% -31% Record Year 2013 (53) 2013 (54) 2009 (56)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Gateshead during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 76 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Gateshead UK 2015 76 71,633 2014 55 68,352 Record Year 2007 (121) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 31 22 23 Net growth in 2014 23 7 25 Record Year 2007 (33) 2007 (44) 2012 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Gateshead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Gateshead 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 8.5% 34.7% -30.1% Record Year 2008 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%) 2002 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Gateshead was in 2013 when 36.0% of all directors were female.
22.6% of all director appointments in Gateshead in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage NORTH 1.72% CONSULTING 5.23% EAST 1.55% MANAGEMENT 4.56% ELECTRICAL 1.46% CONSULTANCY 3.62% (NE) 1.20% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% ENERGY 0.95% CARE 2.13% NORTHERN 0.95% ENGINEERING 2.12% CARE 0.77% LONDON 1.91% OFFSHORE 0.69% TRADING 1.88% NE 0.69% TRANSPORT 1.82% G 0.69% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CO 0.69% DESIGN 1.65% EAST) 0.69% PROPERTIES 1.63% (NORTH 0.69% CO., 1.58% BUSINESS 0.60% J 1.55% ACCESS 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.54% HEALTH 0.60% BUSINESS 1.49% (GATESHEAD) 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PUB 0.52% GLOBAL 1.46% PROPERTIES 0.52% ASSOCIATES 1.44% ENTERPRISES 0.52% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% GATESHEAD 0.52% BUILDING 1.31% INSPECTION 0.52% IT 1.30% PROPERTY 0.52% MEDIA 1.28% DESIGN 0.43% M 1.27%
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 368 288,953 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 69 29,218 99999 - Dormant Company 57 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 37 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 19,098 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 26 11,600 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 26 8,607 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 21 4,256 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 16 7,450 56101 - Licensed restaurants 16 8,909 71129 - Other engineering activities 15 6,278 41100 - Development of building projects 15 11,863 56302 - Public houses and bars 14 6,355 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 14 5,331 86900 - Other human health activities 14 13,990 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 9,080 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 13 6,238 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 13 6,815
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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