Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 202 companies were registered in Middlesbrough during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)MiddlesbroughUK
    2014202143,414
    2013196132,684
    % change3.1%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (202) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014905656
    New companies in 2013695671
    % change30.4%0.0%-21.1%
    Record Year2014 (90)2012 (71)2013 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 134 companies were dissolved in Middlesbrough during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 31.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)MiddlesbroughUK
    2014134101,670
    201310286,170
    % change31.4%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (185) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014483056
    Closed companies in 2013322743
    % change50.0%11.1%30%
    Record Year2014 (48)2009 (68)2009 (78)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Middlesbrough during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 68 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)MiddlesbroughUK
    20146841,744
    20139446,514
    Record Year 2013 (94) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201442260
    Net growth in 2013372928
    Record Year2008 (50)2011 (31)2011 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Middlesbrough
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change18.6%-4.7%-27.6%
    Record Year1978 (0.4%)1973 (0.3%)1984 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Middlesbrough was in 2007 when 34.1% of all directors were female.

    24.9% of all director appointments in Middlesbrough in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.10%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.58%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    NORTH1.13%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    RIGGING1.05%PROPERTY2.62%
    EAST1.05%ENGINEERING2.07%
    ACADEMY0.98%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    RAIL0.98%TRADING2.00%
    S0.90%LONDON1.95%
    TECHNICAL0.90%CARE1.94%
    ELECTRICAL0.90%TRANSPORT1.76%
    PROJECT0.75%DESIGN1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.75%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    LIFTING0.75%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTANCY0.68%BUSINESS1.62%
    C0.68%J1.53%
    PROPERTY0.68%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%GLOBAL1.51%
    DESIGN0.68%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    TRAINING0.60%MEDIA1.38%
    MIDDLESBROUGH0.60%CO.,1.36%
    (NE)0.60%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    R0.60%BUILDING1.30%
    BUSINESS0.60%IT1.30%
    TRUST0.53%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied368278,481
    71129 - Other engineering activities485,930
    99999 - Dormant Company4748,286
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4318,890
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4157,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3940,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3728,224
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2629,313
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified218,501
    71200 - Technical testing and analysis171,070
    43210 - Electrical installation175,922
    62012 - Business and domestic software development169,675
    86900 - Other human health activities1611,807
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified136,045
    56101 - Licensed restaurants138,546
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet139,914
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1310,361
    50200 - Sea and coastal freight water transport13339
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities123,143
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,795

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09110015 MOMENTS IN 3D LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09115656 HAPPY HOMES NE LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09129024 DE MELO LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09130856 SOLUTIONS RECRUITMENT (TEESIDE) LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09130949 REDESDALE CONSULTANCY (TEESIDE) LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09136297 AWAAZ PROJECT CIC 17 Jul 2014
    09144281 K2 TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09148858 SELREC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09152421 GNM ENGINEERING RESOURCE CONTRACTS LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09117778 MT HOLMES PROJECT SERVICES LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09133972 BEAUMONT ROAD GARAGE LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09144644 SAYA MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09115569 HOLDSQUAD LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09116438 MARK BAINES LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09119577 INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL WORK LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09123532 G J WELDING SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09148802 GORDON THOMPSON DECORATING LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09113622 CENTURION RENTALS LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09129871 ESTON 1969 LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09137078 PMGT PROPERTIES LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09138179 CJG RENEWABLES LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09150715 MIDDLESBROUGH CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST 28 Jul 2014
    09153275 P.C. TECH (NORMANBY) LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09135305 AGT LIFT SAFE LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09133735 GENESIS GLOBAL SYSTEMS LIMITED 16 Jul 2014