Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 594 companies were registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 1.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2013 594 134,802 2012 583 131,491 % change 1.9% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (631) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 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 2013 201 178 215 New companies in 2012 159 192 232 % change 26.4% -7.3% -7.3% Record Year 2013 (201) 2012 (192) 2007 (357)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 398 companies were dissolved in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 7.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2013 398 77,914 2012 369 67,576 % change 7.9% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (398) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 188 90 120 Closed companies in 2012 123 150 96 % change 52.8% -40.0% 25% Record Year 2013 (188) 2012 (150) 2009 (218)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Newcastle Upon Tyne during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 196 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2013 196 56,888 2012 214 63,915 Record Year 2007 (391) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 13 88 95 Net growth in 2012 36 42 136 Record Year 2003 (78) 2013 (88) 2007 (252)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Newcastle Upon Tyne formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Newcastle Upon Tyne 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% % change 13.3% -8.0% -4.2% Record Year 1990 (0.7%) 1987 (0.7%) 1990 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Newcastle Upon Tyne was in 2005 when 29.7% of all directors were female.
24.4% of all director appointments in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage NORTH 1.89% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.82% MANAGEMENT 4.78% EAST 1.48% CONSULTANCY 3.30% NEWCASTLE 1.32% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTING 1.18% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 1.18% DESIGN 1.79% (NE) 0.98% ENGINEERING 1.78% CONSULTANTS 0.78% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSULTANCY 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.75% IT 0.71% LONDON 1.72% COMMUNITY 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.71% PROPERTIES 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% ASSOCIATES 0.57% MEDIA 1.63% ELECTRICAL 0.57% GLOBAL 1.57% ENGINEERING 0.54% J 1.56% ENTERPRISES 0.54% CARE 1.46% ONE 0.54% IT 1.43% TRADING 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.41% NE 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.36% BUSINESS 0.51% M 1.25% (NORTH 0.51% BUILDING 1.21% EAST) 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.19% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.18% INVESTMENTS 0.51% TRAINING 1.17% BUILDING 0.47% SECURITY 1.15%
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 1,043 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 230 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 134 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 123 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 108 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 102 23,532 74990 - Non-trading company 69 14,129 56101 - Licensed restaurants 60 6,894 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 56 5,104 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 51 16,448 86900 - Other human health activities 50 8,465 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 48 5,629 41100 - Development of building projects 46 8,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 43 12,664 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 40 7,507 86210 - General medical practice activities 33 4,062 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 32 5,059 62012 - Business and domestic software development 31 8,099 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 29 5,186 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 26 6,954
Recent Companies
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