Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous May.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous April.
- April 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous April.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 1,116 companies were formed in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This figure is 11.7% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Newcastle Upon Tyne occurred in 2012 when a total of 1,116 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2012 1,116 253,150 2011 999 228,735 % change 11.7% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (1,116) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 533 companies were registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 8.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2012 533 121,659 2011 490 112,344 % change 8.8% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (533) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous May.
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 194 183 156 New companies in 2011 158 168 164 % change 22.8% 8.9% -4.9% Record Year 2012 (194) 2012 (183) 2000 (175)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 726 companies were dissolved in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This figure is 6.6% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Newcastle Upon Tyne occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,023 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2012 726 147,793 2011 681 162,310 % change 6.6% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (1,023) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 357 companies were dissolved in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 22.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2012 357 80,218 2011 291 71,324 % change 22.7% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (654) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 87 149 121 Closed companies in 2011 56 134 101 % change 55.4% 11.2% 20% Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (270) 2009 (205)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Newcastle Upon Tyne increased by 390 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2012 390 105,357 2011 318 66,425 Record Year 2007 (579) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Newcastle Upon Tyne during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 176 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2012 176 41,441 2011 199 41,020 Record Year 2003 (274) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
April 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous April.
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 107 34 35 Net growth in 2011 102 34 63 Record Year 2012 (107) 2003 (100) 2008 (98)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Newcastle Upon Tyne formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Newcastle Upon Tyne 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.9%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Newcastle Upon Tyne formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Newcastle Upon Tyne 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% % change 3.4% -4.5% 1.6% Record Year 1967 (1.3%) 1962 (1.4%) 1963 (1.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 42.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Newcastle Upon Tyne was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
21.3% of all director appointments in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Newcastle Upon Tyne was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
23.5% of all director appointments in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage NORTH 2.20% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.79% MANAGEMENT 4.74% EAST 1.69% CONSULTANCY 3.28% POWERGRID 1.31% PROPERTY 2.35% NEWCASTLE 1.07% TRADING 2.10% (NE) 1.00% DESIGN 1.89% CONSULTANCY 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.87% PROPERTY 0.86% ASSOCIATES 1.82% DESIGN 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CONSULTING 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% (NORTH 0.65% BUSINESS 1.70% TIMEC 0.62% MEDIA 1.69% ENGINEERING 0.59% LONDON 1.68% ELECTRICAL 0.59% J 1.57% COMMUNITY 0.59% GLOBAL 1.51% GROUP 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.48% LEISURE 0.55% IT 1.42% MEDIA 0.55% CARE 1.31% EAST) 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENERGY 0.52% M 1.26% CONSULTANTS 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.23% NE 0.52% BUILDING 1.23% TRAINING 0.52% SECURITY 1.19% SECURITY 0.48% S 1.18% BUSINESS 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 1,011 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 160 47,029 99999 - Dormant Company 122 26,088 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 97 35,447 9999 - Dormant Company 70 16,469 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 64 20,390 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 57 15,280 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 57 14,220 5530 - Restaurants 46 4,037 7260 - Other computer related activities 42 6,456 74990 - Non-trading company 42 9,706 9305 - Other service activities 40 7,926 7414 - Business & management consultancy 38 10,978 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 37 3,365 86900 - Other human health activities 35 5,222 62090 - Other information technology service activities 30 8,258 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 10,271 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 26 3,143 56101 - Licenced restaurants 24 2,540 41100 - Development of building projects 24 5,149
Recent Companies
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