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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
    07540340 TALKTIME MOBILES LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07538560 WOODLAND E.B.B. LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07514022 SH ASKEW 02 Feb 2011
    07512163 ALL DRIVES & PAVING LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07530506 RETAIL AGENTS 250 LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07512501 MAXWELL INTELLIGENCE LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07511683 OCEANS OUTDOOR HOLDINGS LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07518620 ANF COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07542992 MB COMMUNICATIONS (NORTH EAST) LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07526928 HOLDEN TECHSERV LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07523538 HOLDEN TECHSERVE LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07537553 FAYHAL LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07536855 MILESTONE COMMERCIALS LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07520637 AYTON ASSIST LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07518273 N COOPER JOINERY LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07514027 E-TUNE RECORDS LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07513779 MIDDLESBROUGH TOOL CENTRE LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07539020 MMC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07527173 ABNORMAL LOAD ESCORT SERVICES LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07544887 RYLOTH ANALYTICS LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07535606 BLB EVENTS LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07523908 NUNTHORPE HALL LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07515925 J D GORDON PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07528646 SENSEVENTS LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07523976 WATERS WASTE SERVICES LTD 09 Feb 2011