Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous September.

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 2010)

    A total of 119 companies were registered in Middlesbrough during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)MiddlesbroughUK
    2010119101,492
    200912494,671
    % change-4.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (161) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010333254
    New companies in 2009493342
    % change-32.7%-3.0%28.6%
    Record Year2007 (74)2007 (49)2010 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 114 companies were dissolved in Middlesbrough during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 38.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)MiddlesbroughUK
    201011487,705
    2009185159,401
    % change-38.4%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (185) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010374928
    Closed companies in 2009396878
    % change-5.1%-27.9%-64%
    Record Year2009 (39)2009 (68)2009 (78)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Middlesbrough during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 5 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)MiddlesbroughUK
    2010513,787
    2009-61-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (92) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-4-1726
    Net growth in 200910-35-36
    Record Year2008 (50)2005 (26)2002 (28)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Middlesbrough
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-37.4%-12.0%23.3%
    Record Year1972 (0.6%)1973 (0.3%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Middlesbrough was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    20.0% of all director appointments in Middlesbrough in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.20%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.32%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANTS1.21%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    (NORTH1.21%PROPERTY2.38%
    (NE)1.21%TRADING2.04%
    EAST)1.21%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    PROPERTY1.10%DESIGN1.93%
    TEES0.99%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    TRADING0.88%BUSINESS1.80%
    TRAINING0.88%MEDIA1.75%
    TEESSIDE0.88%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CLEVELAND0.88%LONDON1.59%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.88%ENGINEERING1.59%
    M0.77%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    J0.66%CARE1.44%
    CARE0.66%J1.44%
    CENTRE0.66%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    C0.66%GLOBAL1.42%
    S0.66%IT1.35%
    B0.66%PROPERTIES1.35%
    DEVELOPMENT0.66%BUILDING1.32%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CAPITAL0.55%M1.28%
    HILCO0.55%SYSTEMS1.26%
    RETAIL0.55%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied267202,902
    7487 - Other business activities7569,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3125,053
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified206,460
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2013,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1814,940
    9999 - Dormant Company1821,484
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified177,767
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering167,634
    9305 - Other service activities149,454
    99999 - Dormant Company1314,072
    71129 - Other engineering activities111,418
    4525 - Other special trades construction102,071
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,967
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified82,664
    74990 - Non-trading company87,649
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply88,183
    43210 - Electrical installation62,747
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified61,768
    4542 - Joinery installation61,100

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07353649 LIBYA TOMORROW LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07353066 RADIATION BURN LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07349247 FIX AND FIT LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07346497 1ST CHOICE BAKERY (MIDDLESBROUGH) LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07346496 KHAN'S OF MIDDLESBROUGH LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07343633 HOPE 2 B HEALTHY LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343023 RENEWTECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07341596 WRITER'S BLOCK NORTH EAST LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07352484 UCS RENEWABLES LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07343458 NATIVE MUSIC LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07348705 LAWSON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07357900 R & B DEVELOPMENTS (WHITBY) LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07350244 GAZ COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07360234 DENIS OWENS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07356057 VISTECH SERVICES LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07355072 JUST CB'S LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07345309 ARCA SECURITIES LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07338996 SPARTANS GYM & HEALTH CLUB CIC 06 Aug 2010
    07356373 RECRUITMATE LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07340923 GLOBAL ENERGY WINDOWS LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07340102 WELLS SOLUTIONS INC LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07341048 ACC MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07333258 ZENNERGY INTERNATIONAL LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07356262 FORMULATING KNOWLEDGE LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07350611 MATT VAN HIRE LIMITED 19 Aug 2010