Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous January.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 583 companies were registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 14.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2012 583 131,491 2011 509 116,391 % change 14.5% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (631) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 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 2012 159 192 232 New companies in 2011 144 163 202 % change 10.4% 17.8% 14.9% Record Year 2012 (159) 2012 (192) 2007 (357)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 369 companies were dissolved in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 5.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2012 369 67,576 2011 391 90,987 % change -5.6% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (391) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 123 150 96 Closed companies in 2011 169 101 121 % change -27.2% 48.5% -21% Record Year 2011 (169) 2012 (150) 2009 (218)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Newcastle Upon Tyne during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 214 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2012 214 63,915 2011 118 25,404 Record Year 2007 (391) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 36 42 136 Net growth in 2011 -25 62 81 Record Year 2003 (78) 2007 (88) 2007 (252)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Newcastle Upon Tyne formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Newcastle Upon Tyne 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% % change -5.3% 0.7% 7.4% Record Year 1972 (1.1%) 1976 (1.1%) 1960 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Newcastle Upon Tyne was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.8% of all director appointments in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage NORTH 2.18% CONSULTING 5.07% EAST 1.86% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.83% CONSULTANCY 3.30% POWERGRID 1.33% PROPERTY 2.37% NEWCASTLE 1.16% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 0.95% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTING 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.84% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DESIGN 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.79% (NE) 0.84% BUSINESS 1.73% COMMUNITY 0.60% MEDIA 1.72% NE 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRAINING 0.60% LONDON 1.66% ENERGY 0.56% J 1.54% (NORTH 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.51% PROPERTIES 0.56% GLOBAL 1.50% ENGINEERING 0.56% IT 1.40% NORTHERN 0.53% CARE 1.34% GROUP 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% LEISURE 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.27% M 0.49% M 1.27% SECURITY 0.49% BUILDING 1.24% IT 0.49% ENERGY 1.20% ELECTRICAL 0.49% S 1.20% TIMEC 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 894 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 177 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 126 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 94 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 77 18,617 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 61 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 54 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 53 13,637 5530 - Restaurants 50 4,633 7260 - Other computer related activities 46 7,154 7414 - Business & management consultancy 45 12,113 9305 - Other service activities 44 8,818 7499 - Non-trading company 41 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 39 9,729 86900 - Other human health activities 35 5,066 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 34 3,448 62090 - Other information technology service activities 32 8,145 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 9,892 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 25 6,934 41100 - Development of building projects 23 4,984
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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