Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 252 companies were registered in Middlesbrough during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 16.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Middlesbrough UK 2015 252 161,156 2014 216 150,722 % change 16.7% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (252) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 74 78 100 New companies in 2014 79 53 84 % change -6.3% 47.2% 19.0% Record Year 2014 (79) 2015 (78) 2015 (100)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 115 companies were dissolved in Middlesbrough during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Middlesbrough UK 2015 115 89,523 2014 111 82,370 % change 3.6% 8.7% Record Year 2010 (122) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Middlesbrough when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 32 47 36 Closed companies in 2014 34 35 42 % change -5.9% 34.3% -14% Record Year 2013 (48) 2015 (47) 2009 (68)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Middlesbrough during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 137 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Middlesbrough UK 2015 137 71,633 2014 105 68,352 Record Year 2015 (137) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 42 31 64 Net growth in 2014 45 18 42 Record Year 2014 (45) 2006 (33) 2007 (74)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Middlesbrough formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Middlesbrough 2015 0.2% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -8.1% 35.6% 8.5% Record Year 1977 (0.2%) 1991 (0.3%) 1994 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Middlesbrough was in 2006 when 37.3% of all directors were female.
24.3% of all director appointments in Middlesbrough in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTING 5.23% NORTH 1.55% MANAGEMENT 4.56% RIGGING 1.41% CONSULTANCY 3.62% EAST 1.34% PROPERTY 2.72% S 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% LIFTING 1.13% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANCY 1.06% ENGINEERING 2.12% RAIL 0.99% LONDON 1.91% MANAGEMENT 0.92% TRADING 1.88% (NE) 0.92% TRANSPORT 1.82% ASSOCIATES 0.78% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.78% DESIGN 1.65% TECHNICAL 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.63% PROPERTY 0.63% CO., 1.58% CARE 0.63% J 1.55% MIDDLESBROUGH 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.54% BUSINESS 0.56% BUSINESS 1.49% D 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% GLOBAL 1.46% WELDING 0.56% ASSOCIATES 1.44% PROPERTIES 0.56% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% DESIGN 0.49% BUILDING 1.31% TRAINING 0.49% IT 1.30% PROJECT 0.49% MEDIA 1.28% TEESSIDE 0.49% M 1.27%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 383 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 48 43,081 71129 - Other engineering activities 48 6,278 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 45 19,098 99999 - Dormant Company 44 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 44 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 44 29,218 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 29 9,080 71200 - Technical testing and analysis 22 1,162 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 20 30,825 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 11,600 56101 - Licensed restaurants 17 8,909 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 16 8,607 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,862 86900 - Other human health activities 16 13,990 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 15 6,815 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 14 2,565 43210 - Electrical installation 14 6,139 50200 - Sea and coastal freight water transport 13 361 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 13 1,666
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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