Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous August.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous August.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 170 companies were registered in Middlesbrough during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 4.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)MiddlesbroughUK
    2012170118,868
    2011163114,512
    % change4.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (170) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012447155
    New companies in 2011525061
    % change-15.4%42.0%-9.8%
    Record Year2007 (74)2012 (71)2011 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 107 companies were dissolved in Middlesbrough during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 48.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)MiddlesbroughUK
    201210774,772
    20117272,230
    % change48.6%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (185) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012343934
    Closed companies in 2011291924
    % change17.2%105.3%42%
    Record Year2009 (39)2009 (68)2009 (78)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Middlesbrough during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 63 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)MiddlesbroughUK
    20126344,096
    20119142,282
    Record Year 2007 (92) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012103221
    Net growth in 2011233137
    Record Year2008 (50)2012 (32)2011 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Middlesbrough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Middlesbrough
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-24.0%43.1%-10.8%
    Record Year1972 (0.6%)1973 (0.3%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    27.2% of all director appointments in Middlesbrough in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MIDDLESBROUGH1.30%CONSULTING5.05%
    ENGINEERING1.30%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.02%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    NORTH1.02%PROPERTY2.35%
    EAST)0.93%TRADING2.08%
    (NORTH0.93%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.93%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    EAST0.93%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTY0.93%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    COMMUNITY0.83%BUSINESS1.72%
    INSPECTION0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    TRADING0.74%MEDIA1.67%
    TEESSIDE0.65%LONDON1.67%
    ELECTRICAL0.65%J1.55%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%GLOBAL1.53%
    S0.56%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%IT1.43%
    MARINE0.56%PROPERTIES1.34%
    C0.56%CARE1.32%
    TRAINING0.56%M1.27%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%BUILDING1.22%
    GLOBAL0.56%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    I0.46%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TECHNICAL0.46%S1.17%
    CENTRE0.46%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied463331,455
    7487 - Other business activities4035,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3719,425
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3333,677
    71129 - Other engineering activities242,350
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified239,891
    99999 - Dormant Company2125,035
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1713,716
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified133,943
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1314,774
    43210 - Electrical installation103,387
    7414 - Business & management consultancy108,437
    74990 - Non-trading company109,203
    9305 - Other service activities96,142
    62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development9763
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production9556
    9999 - Dormant Company812,598
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment82,891
    56302 - Public houses and bars82,823
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate74,294

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08200256 SHIFTING SANDS MARINE LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08204509 TICKY TURNER LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08223307 FINISTERRE MARINE SERVICES LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08228697 GHOST MARITIME SERVICES LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08229800 S P SOFTWARESOLUTIONS LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08231393 SH FINANCE LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08217157 ANTHONY STEEL LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08225150 MARSHALL TANNING LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08233671 Q C INSULATION LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08221009 AMAD INSPECTION LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08221659 LASERS STOCKTON LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08224124 BETTER-UNIFORMS LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08224857 CPN SERVICES TEESSIDE LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08203896 LINTHORPE RESTAURANT LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08204024 PROPERTY EXPRESS SALES LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08205035 WALTONS JOINERY SERVICE LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08218467 LITTLEBUILD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08230287 ALL STAR SPORTZ LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08233263 MIDDLESBROUGH DIAL A BOOZE LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08198414 JAZZBLOWERS LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08234034 KHP INSPECTION LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08232394 NUNTHORPE LEARNING AND LEISURE LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08200102 BOROTECH LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08203691 PIXELSOFT LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08207261 HANDCRAFTS BY ELIZABETH LTD 10 Sep 2012