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
    08351638 DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE CLOTHING LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08355397 L S FORECOURTS LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08361895 KMV RECRUITMENT LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08367785 DRH MOTOR CARS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08371158 GENESTEEL LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08376664 VISIONPRINT&DESIGN LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08380133 HOLMES & RACE LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08382786 SPEARHEAD INTERACTIVE LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08353838 UCS TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08356509 MASCOT CONTROLS (UK) LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08369405 ZYMA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08355267 DALE SMITH ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08355795 3S-TEAM CIC 10 Jan 2013
    08353374 I & C ENGINEERING LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08359748 I HARDMAN ELECTRICAL LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08373678 HEAVY LIFT OFFSHORE CRANE SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08382739 PRISTINE AUTOCLEAN LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08353412 BAINES INSTRUMENTS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08354238 AQOLADE LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08369116 MAX JUDGE RAIL SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08377364 LOCKS HAIR EXTENSIONS LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08345132 WEBMONKIES LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08361501 NYMACK LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08361741 FA & JF CO LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08372062 C J PROJECTS LIMITED 23 Jan 2013