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.

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 (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 TyneUK
    2013594134,802
    2012583131,491
    % change1.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (631) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013201178215
    New companies in 2012159192232
    % change26.4%-7.3%-7.3%
    Record Year2013 (201)2012 (192)2007 (357)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 TyneUK
    201339877,914
    201236967,576
    % change7.9%15.3%
    Record Year 2013 (398) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201318890120
    Closed companies in 201212315096
    % change52.8%-40.0%25%
    Record Year2013 (188)2012 (150)2009 (218)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 TyneUK
    201319656,888
    201221463,915
    Record Year 2007 (391) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013138895
    Net growth in 20123642136
    Record Year2003 (78)2013 (88)2007 (252)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.5%0.4%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.5%
    % change13.3%-8.0%-4.2%
    Record Year1990 (0.7%)1987 (0.7%)1990 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORTH1.89%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.82%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    EAST1.48%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    NEWCASTLE1.32%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTING1.18%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY1.18%DESIGN1.79%
    (NE)0.98%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSULTANTS0.78%BUSINESS1.77%
    CONSULTANCY0.71%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    IT0.71%LONDON1.72%
    COMMUNITY0.67%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PROPERTIES0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%MEDIA1.63%
    ELECTRICAL0.57%GLOBAL1.57%
    ENGINEERING0.54%J1.56%
    ENTERPRISES0.54%CARE1.46%
    ONE0.54%IT1.43%
    TRADING0.54%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    NE0.54%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BUSINESS0.51%M1.25%
    (NORTH0.51%BUILDING1.21%
    EAST)0.51%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.51%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%TRAINING1.17%
    BUILDING0.47%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,043249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company23043,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13454,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12332,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10824,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10223,532
    74990 - Non-trading company6914,129
    56101 - Licensed restaurants606,894
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis565,104
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5116,448
    86900 - Other human health activities508,465
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands485,629
    41100 - Development of building projects468,637
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4312,664
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate407,507
    86210 - General medical practice activities334,062
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate325,059
    62012 - Business and domestic software development318,099
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets295,186
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified266,954

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08384918 GOURMADE LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08388165 FLEET STREET 2013 LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08388192 BROOK VALLEY HEALTH LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08388258 A & A PERSONNEL LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08388342 TRUE POTENTIAL TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08396078 CHOICE CUTS MEDIA LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08399315 SUNDERLAND LEAFLET DISTRIBUTION LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08399490 THE LAUGHING CAT CAFE LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08400855 SABRINA FOODS LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08401156 BRANCHES PATISSERIE LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08413246 SKILLS & AWARDS EXECUTIVE LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08422737 WALWORTH INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08422880 CROSSCO (1310) LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08405692 MATEORSH LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08410578 DABBAWAL JESMOND LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08412955 CLARKRAZ LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08412958 FULL BLOWN METALS LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08389370 EURODEFENSE UK LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08393437 LYNCROFT FINANCE LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08395063 INLEARN L & D SERVICES LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08385555 TCUK HOMES LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08385595 JAI & GINNY CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08398977 CBP UK ENTERPRISES LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08410542 DRAGONCHILD LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08410568 DIFFERENTOLOGY LIMITED 19 Feb 2013