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
    08171836 KILDRESS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08172479 ORLD LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08173459 DUNLANE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08176344 INFINITY INSPECTION LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08179684 NNT LIFT COMPANY (FUNDCO 3) LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179764 MULFONT LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08181217 MONEY BOOMERANG MIS-SOLD INVESTMENTS LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08181852 GOSFORTH 22 LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08182403 LANDLORDS AGENT LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08187728 KILN FLAME SYSTEMS ENTERPRISES LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08188139 GAME CAPTCHA LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08192572 SOCIALRITHMIC LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08168238 CLARITY ATK LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08170911 JESMOND TEA COMPANY LTD. 07 Aug 2012
    08171425 OMAR HEALTHCARE LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08182471 ASTONS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08194261 GEM SCAFFOLDING LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08171373 BYLAND LODGE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08177125 SM SOFT LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08177875 ADAMSON DEVELOPMENTS (LYNDHOLME) LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08192461 ENERGYDIRECTION LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08171312 TCUK HOME LIFE LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08174275 ROBBROW LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08184825 NORTHERN BUSINESS SUPPORT LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08190281 KATRINA NAILS LTD 24 Aug 2012