Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear
2013 Half Year 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
- The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous June.
- April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2013)
The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2013 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 2013 a total of 1,182 companies were formed in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This figure is 5.9% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Newcastle Upon Tyne occurred in 2013 when a total of 1,182 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2013 1,182 269,432 2012 1,116 253,150 % change 5.9% 6.4% Record Year 2013 (1,182) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 588 companies were registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 10.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2013 588 134,630 2012 533 121,659 % change 10.3% 10.7% Record Year 2013 (588) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
June 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous June.
April 2013 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 2013 224 181 183 New companies in 2012 194 183 156 % change 15.5% -1.1% 17.3% Record Year 2013 (224) 2012 (183) 2013 (183)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 757 companies were dissolved in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This figure is 4.3% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
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 2013 757 155,192 2012 726 147,794 % change 4.3% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (1,023) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 359 companies were dissolved in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2013 359 77,278 2012 357 80,218 % change 0.6% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (654) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 119 114 126 Closed companies in 2012 87 149 121 % change 36.8% -23.5% 4% Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (270) 2009 (205)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Newcastle Upon Tyne increased by 425 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2013 425 114,240 2012 390 105,356 Record Year 2007 (579) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Newcastle Upon Tyne during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 229 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2013 229 57,352 2012 176 41,441 Record Year 2005 (242) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 105 67 57 Net growth in 2012 107 34 35 Record Year 2012 (107) 2003 (100) 2008 (98)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Newcastle Upon Tyne formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Newcastle Upon Tyne 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.6%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Newcastle Upon Tyne formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Newcastle Upon Tyne 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1986 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% % change -3.0% -3.9% 6.2% Record Year 1963 (1.3%) 1989 (0.9%) 2000 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 43.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Newcastle Upon Tyne was 2004 when 29.2% of all directors were female.
23.3% of all director appointments in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Newcastle Upon Tyne was in 2004 when 31.3% of all directors were female.
23.0% of all director appointments in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage NORTH 2.02% CONSULTING 5.25% MANAGEMENT 1.85% MANAGEMENT 4.80% EAST 1.79% CONSULTANCY 3.41% NEWCASTLE 1.22% PROPERTY 2.48% CONSULTING 1.16% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 1.13% ENGINEERING 1.81% PROPERTIES 0.83% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.76% LONDON 1.77% (NE) 0.73% BUSINESS 1.77% IT 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.68% CONSULTANTS 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% COMMUNITY 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.67% TIMEC 0.66% GLOBAL 1.59% ENGINEERING 0.63% MEDIA 1.57% INVESTMENTS 0.56% CARE 1.55% BUSINESS 0.56% J 1.53% (NEWCASTLE) 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.46% ELECTRICAL 0.53% IT 1.40% J 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.40% INTEREST 0.53% M 1.26% ENERGY 0.53% BUILDING 1.22% NE 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.19% BUILDING 0.53% ENTERPRISES 1.18% ASSOCIATES 0.53% CAPITAL 1.16% CROSSCO 0.50% TRAINING 1.16%
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 1,077 257,517 99999 - Dormant Company 222 44,817 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 134 54,555 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 120 33,633 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 114 25,583 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 98 24,324 74990 - Non-trading company 63 14,303 56101 - Licensed restaurants 61 7,148 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 57 17,095 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 56 6,140 86900 - Other human health activities 47 8,687 41100 - Development of building projects 44 8,876 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 43 5,184 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 40 7,871 62090 - Other information technology service activities 39 12,578 62012 - Business and domestic software development 37 8,590 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 32 5,505 86210 - General medical practice activities 32 3,882 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 30 7,212 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 30 5,366
Recent Companies
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