Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in net growth 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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 216 companies were registered in Middlesbrough during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 30.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)MiddlesbroughUK
    2014216150,722
    2013166134,802
    % change30.1%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (216) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014795384
    New companies in 2013535657
    % change49.1%-5.4%47.4%
    Record Year2014 (79)2007 (70)2007 (99)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 111 companies were dissolved in Middlesbrough during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)MiddlesbroughUK
    201411182,370
    201311177,914
    % change0.0%5.7%
    Record Year 2010 (122) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014343542
    Closed companies in 2013483033
    % change-29.2%16.7%27%
    Record Year2013 (48)2007 (41)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Middlesbrough during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 105 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)MiddlesbroughUK
    201410568,352
    20135556,888
    Record Year 2014 (105) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014451842
    Net growth in 201352624
    Record Year2014 (45)2006 (33)2007 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Middlesbrough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Middlesbrough
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change39.5%-12.6%23.0%
    Record Year1977 (0.2%)1991 (0.3%)1994 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    25.9% of all director appointments in Middlesbrough in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING1.89%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.64%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    NORTH0.98%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    C0.90%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANTS0.90%TRADING2.05%
    ACADEMY0.90%LONDON1.88%
    ELECTRICAL0.90%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CIC0.82%CARE1.79%
    TECHNICAL0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    EAST0.74%DESIGN1.75%
    DESIGN0.74%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    SAFETY0.66%BUSINESS1.71%
    R0.66%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CONSULTANCY0.66%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    PROPERTY0.66%GLOBAL1.58%
    OFFSHORE0.57%J1.48%
    TRAINING0.57%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%MEDIA1.48%
    LEISURE0.57%IT1.33%
    D0.57%TRANSPORT1.30%
    FINANCIAL0.57%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    LIFTING0.49%BUILDING1.24%
    GREEN0.49%M1.21%
    CREATIVE0.49%CAPITAL1.20%
    RIGGING0.49%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied370280,210
    71129 - Other engineering activities545,477
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4956,411
    99999 - Dormant Company4947,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3837,882
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3718,491
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2926,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2427,750
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities223,022
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified202,401
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified208,155
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet159,358
    56302 - Public houses and bars155,732
    62012 - Business and domestic software development159,509
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment146,236
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles135,130
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,813
    71200 - Technical testing and analysis13936
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production131,443
    86900 - Other human health activities1310,273

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08835222 WE BUY ANY HOUSE (ANYWHERE) LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08839796 A WETHERELL LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08847567 TEES ASBESTOS LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08853498 BRENDEX SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08857607 CHEIK ISMAEL TIOTE LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08866470 LOCKOUT DIRECT LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08839277 PAUL LONGFORD SERVICES LTD 09 Jan 2014
    08868039 J ILEY LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08831049 USHER COMMS LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08832818 CONSULTANT CHOICE APPS LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08833370 JJG (UK) LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08839109 DIRECT RIGGING AND LIFTING SERVICES LTD 09 Jan 2014
    08840321 JORDAN NIXON LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08851242 VERITAS PROCESS LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08870847 NEVER LIFT LTD 31 Jan 2014
    08850668 ROUNTON COFFEE LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08850792 NV RAIL LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08850855 IDB REPOSITIONING LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08840819 ELECTROMECHANCIAL SERVICES LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08853667 TRADEPOINT RECRUITMENT LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08834518 MECHWORK LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08857359 DPH INSPECTION SERVICES LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08859938 GM & F MARINE SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08833021 LANGAGE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08834943 OLOY LIMITED 07 Jan 2014