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
    07359663 NILE STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07356130 DIMDIM INVESTMENTS LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07351050 FORBES YOUNG ACCOUNTANCY LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07350841 J A & N F TAYLOR LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07347712 PUREINK 2 LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347552 PHILLIPSON DUNCAN LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07345374 VEINSECURE LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07340095 HALO (NORTH EAST) LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07337880 KAW TRADING LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07333223 EQUILIBRIUM (NORTH EAST) COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 02 Aug 2010
    07332178 CENTRAL RESIDENTIAL (SALES) LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07356451 SHAHE GOSFORTH LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07354504 SIMPSON CREED LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07347590 WATSON & HUTTON LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07336677 A WELCH LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07333742 LMS EVENTS LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07360944 NEWCASTLE LOCUMS LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07358470 A.S.B.S (NORTH EAST) LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07356457 MUSEUM AND EXHIBITION SERVICES LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07352749 STATELY LIFE (ELLISON HALL) LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07350378 EMMADORIS LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07348436 BLACKSEA OFF LICENCE LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07340025 A & K ELECTRICAL LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07335304 E G S NATIONWIDE LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07357098 ONLINE GAS & ELECTRIC TESTING LIMITED 25 Aug 2010