Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 529 companies were registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Newcastle Upon TyneUK
    2012529118,868
    2011522114,512
    % change1.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (529) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 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 2012193179157
    New companies in 2011167167188
    % change15.6%7.2%-16.5%
    Record Year2012 (193)2012 (179)2011 (188)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 310 companies were dissolved in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Newcastle Upon TyneUK
    201231074,772
    201134172,230
    % change-9.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (444) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20121199893
    Closed companies in 2011130103108
    % change-8.5%-4.9%-14%
    Record Year2011 (130)2008 (214)2009 (225)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Newcastle Upon Tyne during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 219 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Newcastle Upon TyneUK
    201221944,096
    201118142,282
    Record Year 2012 (219) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 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 2012748164
    Net growth in 2011376480
    Record Year2008 (109)2012 (81)2002 (90)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Newcastle Upon Tyne formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Newcastle Upon Tyne
    20120.4%
    20110.5%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.5%0.5%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.5%
    % change3.7%8.0%-17.4%
    Record Year1966 (1.0%)1961 (1.3%)1988 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    22.0% of all director appointments in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORTH2.01%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.88%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    EAST1.71%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    TIMEC0.99%PROPERTY2.35%
    (NE)0.99%TRADING2.08%
    NEWCASTLE0.96%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.85%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANCY0.78%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTING0.75%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    COMMUNITY0.72%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DESIGN0.65%MEDIA1.67%
    ELECTRICAL0.65%LONDON1.67%
    IT0.58%J1.55%
    EAST)0.58%GLOBAL1.53%
    (NORTH0.55%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    M0.51%IT1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.51%PROPERTIES1.34%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%CARE1.32%
    ENGINEERING0.51%M1.27%
    ENTERPRISES0.48%BUILDING1.22%
    NE0.48%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    BUSINESS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MEDIA0.48%S1.17%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,429331,455
    7487 - Other business activities11635,545
    99999 - Dormant Company11425,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9433,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6119,425
    9999 - Dormant Company6012,598
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5714,774
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5613,716
    74990 - Non-trading company399,203
    7260 - Other computer related activities354,979
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis353,160
    86900 - Other human health activities344,998
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified309,891
    7414 - Business & management consultancy288,437
    5530 - Restaurants283,142
    9305 - Other service activities286,142
    62090 - Other information technology service activities287,869
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate263,003
    41100 - Development of building projects254,965
    56101 - Licenced restaurants252,563

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08128687 NORTHUMBRIA STUDENTS UNION LETTINGS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08131367 DUNRIGG LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08135855 GHA CREATIVE LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08135926 PAXFORD RESTAURANT LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08141809 REAL TIME LOGIC LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08142270 SKELWITH LEISURE RAITHWAITE (CITY) LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08142375 FRANK RECRUITMENT GROUP SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08148499 RED MEZZE LEAZES LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08153380 ANTIPAS MUSIC AND ARTS LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08161950 HIGH STREET WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08133778 SOCIAL FRANCHISING PARTNERSHIP 06 Jul 2012
    08150015 NEW LIGHT INTELLIGENCE LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08150908 CALLSERVE (UK) LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08151623 BLACK REIVER CONSULTING LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08159182 EDUPOINT LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08135957 L'MAMITA LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08136403 RSD INVESTMENTS LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08136481 GRAINGER INVESTMENTS (UK) LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08146491 LAB CONSULTANTS LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08158335 NISHR LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08159080 CONCERN 4 JOBS LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08159199 TRUECODE LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08144917 MVS TECHNOLOGY LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08151270 ON TIME CLAIMS (N.E) LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08152842 COSMOS IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012