Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 509 companies were registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 10.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2011 509 116,391 2010 462 105,137 % change 10.2% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (631) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 144 163 202 New companies in 2010 112 145 205 % change 28.6% 12.4% -1.5% Record Year 2011 (144) 2011 (163) 2007 (357)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 390 companies were dissolved in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 25.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2011 390 90,986 2010 311 82,677 % change 25.4% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (390) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 169 100 121 Closed companies in 2010 98 86 127 % change 72.4% 16.3% -5% Record Year 2011 (169) 2011 (100) 2009 (218)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Newcastle Upon Tyne during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 119 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2011 119 25,405 2010 151 22,460 Record Year 2007 (391) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -25 63 81 Net growth in 2010 14 59 78 Record Year 2003 (78) 2007 (88) 2007 (252)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Newcastle Upon Tyne formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Newcastle Upon Tyne 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% % change 10.9% -1.1% -6.0% Record Year 1972 (1.1%) 1976 (1.1%) 1960 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Newcastle Upon Tyne was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.5% of all director appointments in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.98% CONSULTING 5.04% NORTH 1.78% MANAGEMENT 4.97% EAST 1.66% CONSULTANCY 3.16% PROPERTY 1.11% PROPERTY 2.38% COMMUNITY 1.03% TRADING 2.10% NEWCASTLE 0.99% DESIGN 1.93% NORTHERN 0.95% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CONSULTING 0.95% BUSINESS 1.87% EAST) 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% (NORTH 0.83% CONSULTANTS 1.76% INTEREST 0.79% MEDIA 1.69% (NE) 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.61% DESIGN 0.67% LONDON 1.60% TRADING 0.63% CARE 1.45% DEVELOPMENTS 0.63% J 1.45% BUSINESS 0.63% GLOBAL 1.44% MARKETING 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.43% B 0.59% IT 1.41% ELECTRICAL 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.36% ENERGY 0.59% BUILDING 1.34% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% M 1.30% DEVELOPMENT 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.28% STREET 0.55% S 1.24% CONSULTANCY 0.55% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% LEISURE 0.55% SYSTEMS 1.23%
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 800 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 200 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 84 30,253 99999 - Dormant Company 84 18,336 9999 - Dormant Company 64 19,765 7414 - Business & management consultancy 61 12,916 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 16,150 5530 - Restaurants 49 4,898 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 46 10,246 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 44 10,085 7260 - Other computer related activities 43 7,789 7499 - Non-trading company 41 11,316 9305 - Other service activities 39 8,740 74990 - Non-trading company 31 8,695 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 30 3,220 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 6,996 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 28 7,000 86900 - Other human health activities 22 4,092 70100 - Activities of head offices 21 2,849 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 21 3,895
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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