Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous August.

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 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 434 companies were registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Newcastle Upon TyneUK
    2010434101,492
    200940694,671
    % change6.9%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (434) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous September.

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010147137150
    New companies in 2009131128147
    % change12.2%7.0%2.0%
    Record Year2007 (158)2010 (137)2010 (150)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 360 companies were dissolved in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Newcastle Upon TyneUK
    201036087,705
    2009444159,401
    % change-18.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (444) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201091145124
    Closed companies in 200999120225
    % change-8.1%20.8%-45%
    Record Year2009 (99)2008 (214)2009 (225)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Newcastle Upon Tyne during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 74 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Newcastle Upon TyneUK
    20107413,787
    2009-38-64,730
    Record Year 2005 (203) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201056-826
    Net growth in 2009328-78
    Record Year2008 (109)2002 (59)2002 (90)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Newcastle Upon Tyne formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Newcastle Upon Tyne
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.4%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20090.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change4.3%-2.9%-2.2%
    Record Year1966 (1.0%)1961 (1.3%)1988 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Newcastle Upon Tyne was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    22.3% of all director appointments in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORTH1.90%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    EAST1.70%CONSULTING4.99%
    PROPERTY1.37%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.37%PROPERTY2.38%
    COMMUNITY0.93%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTING0.93%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    INTEREST0.81%DESIGN1.93%
    (NE)0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.77%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%MEDIA1.75%
    PROPERTIES0.69%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    (NORTH0.69%LONDON1.59%
    EAST)0.69%ENGINEERING1.59%
    MEDIA0.61%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%CARE1.44%
    ENGINEERING0.57%J1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    (NEWCASTLE)0.57%GLOBAL1.42%
    ENERGY0.57%IT1.35%
    TRADING0.53%PROPERTIES1.35%
    INVESTMENTS0.53%BUILDING1.32%
    J0.53%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    P0.49%M1.28%
    S0.49%SYSTEMS1.26%
    BUSINESS0.49%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied816202,902
    7487 - Other business activities21669,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7025,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6714,940
    99999 - Dormant Company6614,072
    9999 - Dormant Company6021,484
    5530 - Restaurants555,181
    7499 - Non-trading company4513,408
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4313,161
    9305 - Other service activities419,454
    7260 - Other computer related activities398,967
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis372,962
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities368,292
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply328,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified267,767
    62090 - Other information technology service activities245,716
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering237,634
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate233,631
    74990 - Non-trading company227,649
    7011 - Development & sell real estate223,743

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07328120 QUAYSIDE LEISURE NORTH EAST LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07308251 DR PRACTICE LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07307043 DARLING DASH LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07302675 PIEROGI PLACE LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07329340 FUN'N'GAMES LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07325991 JWL PLUMBING AND HEATING LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07323933 FAWM NUMBER TWO LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07311913 TONY SAINT LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07303139 DARAZ TAKEOUT LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07322769 REED BRAND LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07321953 MAINTANANCE AND CLEANING SERVICES LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07311117 LITTLE TIME LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07304485 LOCAL ENTERPRISE PEOPLE LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07301939 HYDROSERVE LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07328749 AFFORDABLE ROOFING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07317725 ALAEA LTD 16 Jul 2010
    07303754 NORTHUMBERLAND CLUBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LTD 05 Jul 2010
    07303156 GARDEN OF INDIA (DRINK SALES) LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07301070 JB83 LTD 01 Jul 2010
    07325932 EAGLE EYE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07322393 RINGTONS FRANCHISING LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07321571 SANDCO 1170 LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07322123 SHAHAR CONSULTANCY LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07321975 SERVIT-AK LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07309722 NORTH EAST (UK) SHARING FAIR CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED 09 Jul 2010