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Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth 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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 522 companies were registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 20.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Newcastle Upon TyneUK
    2011522114,512
    2010434101,492
    % change20.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (522) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011167167188
    New companies in 2010147137150
    % change13.6%21.9%25.3%
    Record Year2011 (167)2011 (167)2011 (188)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 341 companies were dissolved in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Newcastle Upon TyneUK
    201134172,230
    201036087,705
    % change-5.3%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (444) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011130103108
    Closed companies in 201091145124
    % change42.9%-29.0%-13%
    Record Year2011 (130)2008 (214)2009 (225)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Newcastle Upon Tyne during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 181 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Newcastle Upon TyneUK
    201118142,282
    20107413,787
    Record Year 2005 (203) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011376480
    Net growth in 201056-826
    Record Year2008 (109)2011 (64)2002 (90)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Newcastle Upon Tyne formed 0.5% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Newcastle Upon Tyne
    20110.5%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    20070.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change4.0%2.6%13.2%
    Record Year1966 (1.0%)1961 (1.3%)1988 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    20.4% of all director appointments in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORTH2.04%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.89%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    EAST1.66%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    NEWCASTLE1.55%PROPERTY2.41%
    POWERGRID1.43%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTING1.25%DESIGN1.94%
    NORTHERN1.09%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    PROPERTY0.87%BUSINESS1.82%
    DESIGN0.87%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (NORTH0.75%ENGINEERING1.74%
    NE0.72%MEDIA1.72%
    COMMUNITY0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.68%LONDON1.63%
    TRAINING0.64%J1.47%
    ENERGY0.64%GLOBAL1.46%
    LEISURE0.64%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    EAST)0.64%CARE1.42%
    ELECTRICAL0.60%IT1.38%
    BUSINESS0.60%BUILDING1.30%
    ENGINEERING0.57%PROPERTIES1.28%
    PROPERTIES0.57%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DEVELOPMENT0.57%M1.25%
    S0.53%ENERGY1.22%
    MARKETING0.53%TRAINING1.21%
    TRADING0.53%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied827204,493
    7487 - Other business activities21965,177
    99999 - Dormant Company9018,281
    9999 - Dormant Company9022,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7629,245
    5530 - Restaurants575,640
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5614,755
    7260 - Other computer related activities538,686
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5115,760
    9305 - Other service activities4910,525
    7499 - Non-trading company4611,543
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4210,137
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4110,018
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis332,929
    62090 - Other information technology service activities296,798
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply298,345
    74990 - Non-trading company268,064
    86900 - Other human health activities244,019
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering236,321
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract222,493

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07759299 POWERGRID (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07763901 CROSSCO (1253) LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07763903 CARE AND SUPPORT SUNDERLAND LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07767451 XTYCOON TRADING LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07768898 JALU LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07759356 POWERGRID (NORTH) LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07759364 NORTH WEST POWERGRID LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07759386 SOUTH WEST POWERGRID LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07759393 YORKSHIRE POWERGRID LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07759417 POWERGRID (SOUTH WESTERN) LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07759420 POWERGRID (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07775168 CLUBIN LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07779117 EXPOSURE PUBLISHING LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07783862 REVERSIONS FINANCING (NO.1) 2011 LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07789155 LATERAL OUTSOURCING LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07759199 TUK TUK NEWCASTLE LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07766111 STAND YOUR GROUND COMBAT CHAMPIONSHIPS LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07768009 EASTERN MEADOW LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07785617 ADAMS JENKINS PROPERTIES LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    OC368086 THE BOARD ADVISORY PARTNERSHIP LLP 15 Sep 2011
    07759498 SOFT BREW LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07766730 BE REEM LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07770736 NERALA LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07775616 CHARCOAL MARKETING LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07776279 GPI RENOVATION LIMITED 16 Sep 2011