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Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 179 companies were registered in Middlesbrough during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 23.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)MiddlesbroughUK
    2011179116,391
    2010145105,137
    % change23.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (197) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011506069
    New companies in 2010324865
    % change56.3%25.0%6.2%
    Record Year2011 (50)2007 (70)2007 (99)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 90 companies were dissolved in Middlesbrough during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 26.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)MiddlesbroughUK
    20119090,986
    201012282,677
    % change-26.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (122) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011393120
    Closed companies in 2010333059
    % change18.2%3.3%-66%
    Record Year2007 (47)2007 (41)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Middlesbrough during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 89 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)MiddlesbroughUK
    20118925,405
    20102322,460
    Record Year 2006 (100) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011112949
    Net growth in 2010-1186
    Record Year2004 (24)2006 (33)2007 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Middlesbrough formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Middlesbrough
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change34.8%10.0%1.3%
    Record Year1985 (0.4%)1961 (0.4%)1968 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    22.4% of all director appointments in Middlesbrough in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.03%CONSULTING5.04%
    COMMUNICATIONS1.32%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    PROPERTY1.12%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSTRUCTION1.12%PROPERTY2.38%
    MANAGEMENT1.02%TRADING2.10%
    (NE)1.02%DESIGN1.93%
    (NORTH1.02%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    EAST)0.92%BUSINESS1.87%
    CENTRE0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CLEVELAND0.71%MEDIA1.69%
    M0.71%ENGINEERING1.61%
    J0.71%LONDON1.60%
    S0.71%CARE1.45%
    CONSULTANTS0.71%J1.45%
    CARE0.61%GLOBAL1.44%
    ELECTRICAL0.61%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    C0.61%IT1.41%
    DEVELOPMENT0.61%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.61%BUILDING1.34%
    TRAINING0.61%M1.30%
    TEES0.61%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    TRADING0.61%S1.24%
    INSPECTION0.61%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    EAST0.51%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied256202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7460,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3430,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3116,150
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified247,788
    99999 - Dormant Company2118,336
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1612,916
    9999 - Dormant Company1419,765
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1410,085
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering146,183
    71129 - Other engineering activities111,590
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified113,097
    74990 - Non-trading company108,695
    9305 - Other service activities98,740
    7260 - Other computer related activities97,789
    43210 - Electrical installation83,172
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation72,312
    7499 - Non-trading company711,316
    4525 - Other special trades construction71,690
    7031 - Real estate agencies61,445

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07509438 I & T INVESTMENT PRIVATE LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07496907 MATTHEW WILKINSON SOLICITORS LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07485007 HIREGIANT LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07483999 ANDREW FINAY LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07481045 QCOMP LTD 04 Jan 2011
    07495437 MILLSERVE TEESSIDE LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07503870 MFR CONSTRUCTION LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07502926 GOLDENHILL ASSOCIATES LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07499578 HEPPENSTALL INSPECTION LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07489682 B. MARSHALL MARINE LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07507953 HAIGH & RINGROSE LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07488286 DP COMMUNICATIONS (NE) LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07510854 A.R. P.A.T TESTING SERVICES LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07510265 ELECTRONIC PLATING SERVICES LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07506044 WINDOW CENTRE PLUS LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07505880 S & J CUNNINGHAM LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07505181 GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07487411 WE PAYCYCLE LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07487392 CLEVELAND CARPET SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07482808 GLASS LANTURNS LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07504143 GAMING FIGURES UK LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07499927 VIPER-TRONICS LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07481362 ROBSONS PROPERTY LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07482000 JOLSHA TWO LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07494819 CLEVELAND DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 17 Jan 2011