Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures 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 2013)

    A total of 166 companies were registered in Middlesbrough during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)MiddlesbroughUK
    2013166134,802
    2012174131,491
    % change-4.6%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (197) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013535657
    New companies in 2012425577
    % change26.2%1.8%-26.0%
    Record Year2013 (53)2007 (70)2007 (99)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 111 companies were dissolved in Middlesbrough during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 37.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)MiddlesbroughUK
    201311177,914
    20128167,576
    % change37.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (122) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013483033
    Closed companies in 2012263025
    % change84.6%0.0%32%
    Record Year2013 (48)2007 (41)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Middlesbrough during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 55 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)MiddlesbroughUK
    20135556,888
    20129363,915
    Record Year 2006 (100) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201352624
    Net growth in 2012162552
    Record Year2004 (24)2006 (33)2007 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Middlesbrough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Middlesbrough
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change13.1%1.0%-23.5%
    Record Year1977 (0.2%)1991 (0.3%)1994 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 10.3% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Middlesbrough was in 2006 when 37.3% of all directors were female.

    32.1% of all director appointments in Middlesbrough in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING1.37%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANTS1.09%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%PROPERTY2.44%
    PROPERTY0.91%TRADING2.06%
    TRADING0.82%DESIGN1.79%
    SECURITY0.82%ENGINEERING1.78%
    SAFETY0.73%BUSINESS1.77%
    C0.73%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    (NORTH0.73%LONDON1.72%
    GREEN0.73%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    INSPECTION0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    NORTH0.73%MEDIA1.63%
    J0.64%GLOBAL1.57%
    GLOBAL0.64%J1.56%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%CARE1.46%
    EAST)0.64%IT1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    MIDDLESBROUGH0.64%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TECHNICAL0.64%M1.25%
    DESIGN0.55%BUILDING1.21%
    TEESSIDE0.55%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    S0.55%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    PROPERTIES0.55%TRAINING1.17%
    EAST0.55%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied325249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4654,531
    71129 - Other engineering activities434,226
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4232,624
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3916,448
    99999 - Dormant Company3743,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2723,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2324,894
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified222,297
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified176,954
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities162,252
    62012 - Business and domestic software development158,099
    71200 - Technical testing and analysis15832
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production151,100
    56302 - Public houses and bars134,952
    43210 - Electrical installation135,625
    7487 - Other business activities127,556
    56101 - Licensed restaurants116,894
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles104,684
    74990 - Non-trading company1014,129

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08396993 DESCRIBABLE SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08406840 SABS MK LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08413864 YELLOW SNOW STUDIO LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08417847 A & A UPHOLSTERY LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08422446 NASEER DECORATORS LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08424370 GOLDFACTORS JEWELLERS LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08388954 HUK 45 LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08406536 BOYCOTT IT LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08399392 CARGO FLEET JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08413509 SHAH PAINTERS & DECORATORS LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08387826 TINDALE & STANTON CATERING SUPPLIES LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08390304 PRESTON NEWLOVE CONSTRUCTION LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08390390 DELHI LOUNGE LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08402636 GEORGE STAINTHORP PROPERTIES LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08407663 GC SAFETY SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08423901 TOLLESBY INSTRUMENT SERVICES LTD 28 Feb 2013
    08407567 AMC SAFETY LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08419063 OUTDOOR EXPOSURE LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08388254 TECHPINK LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08413763 PROPERTY GARDIANS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08421877 STUFF U LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08424467 HOWES TECHNICAL LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08392362 COVER CHOICE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08411702 REDFERN IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08418143 ROWANS QUALITY SERVICES LIMITED 25 Feb 2013