Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous Q1.

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 2010)

    A total of 145 companies were registered in Middlesbrough during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 14.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)MiddlesbroughUK
    2010145105,137
    200912791,034
    % change14.2%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (197) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010324865
    New companies in 2009354349
    % change-8.6%11.6%32.7%
    Record Year2006 (47)2007 (70)2007 (99)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 122 companies were dissolved in Middlesbrough during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 4.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)MiddlesbroughUK
    201012282,677
    2009117108,060
    % change4.3%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (122) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010333059
    Closed companies in 2009163368
    % change106.3%-9.1%-13%
    Record Year2007 (47)2007 (41)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Middlesbrough during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 23 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)MiddlesbroughUK
    20102322,460
    200910-17,026
    Record Year 2006 (100) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010-1186
    Net growth in 20091910-19
    Record Year2004 (24)2006 (33)2007 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Middlesbrough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Middlesbrough
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-15.1%-4.4%10.2%
    Record Year1985 (0.4%)1961 (0.4%)1968 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Middlesbrough was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    21.6% of all director appointments in Middlesbrough in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.49%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    (NORTH1.18%CONSULTING4.60%
    EAST)1.18%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    TEES1.18%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    MANAGEMENT0.95%TRADING1.93%
    MIDDLESBROUGH0.83%DESIGN1.91%
    ELECTRICAL0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    TEESSIDE0.83%MEDIA1.84%
    CONSULTANTS0.71%BUSINESS1.74%
    CLEVELAND0.71%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    EAST0.71%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    TRAINING0.71%ENGINEERING1.54%
    NORTH0.71%J1.48%
    R0.71%LONDON1.45%
    VALLEY0.71%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    TRADING0.71%GROUP1.37%
    EDUCATION0.71%GLOBAL1.35%
    J0.71%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PROPERTY0.71%BUILDING1.34%
    (NE)0.71%CARE1.33%
    FINANCE0.59%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HILCO0.59%M1.28%
    RETAIL0.59%SYSTEMS1.25%
    S0.59%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied300228,645
    7487 - Other business activities10274,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3726,974
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified297,143
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2814,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2517,003
    71129 - Other engineering activities212,152
    9999 - Dormant Company1919,948
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified198,154
    4525 - Other special trades construction192,434
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering169,325
    7420 - Architectural, technical consult162,843
    7260 - Other computer related activities1610,331
    99999 - Dormant Company1413,808
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production13677
    7011 - Development & sell real estate125,300
    9305 - Other service activities129,038
    43210 - Electrical installation113,163
    74990 - Non-trading company98,149
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified73,069

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07206653 ABLE PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07175316 PA AND G MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07186691 FINE PHARMA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07184332 HILCO IRELAND LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07184258 PARK PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07180966 HILCO WHOLESALE LTD 06 Mar 2010
    07184399 S D TEES LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07203529 BORO AUTOS LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07174032 DP INSPEC LTD 02 Mar 2010
    07208015 BRIAN WISE ARTS & EDUCATION LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07205917 PRO-LETS (PROPERTY MANAGEMENT) LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07205304 CBH DIVING LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07202373 JRL INSTALLATIONS LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07192120 TRADE MASTER (NORTH EAST) LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07181251 SPECTRUM CONSULTING (STRATEGIC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT) LIMITED 08 Mar 2010
    07180466 SUPPLICATE LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07189013 GRANITEMP LTD 15 Mar 2010
    07186035 P D TEES LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07183691 BANDHALL ENGINEERS LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07177740 MAIN PAGE LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07207702 WH MEDICAL SERVICE LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07206400 STEVE CROSBY LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07184512 RICON FINANCE LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07192907 PARK CARS LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07207993 A GARBUTT ELECTRICAL LIMITED 30 Mar 2010