Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous July.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 602 companies were registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 13.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Newcastle Upon TyneUK
    2013602132,684
    2012529118,868
    % change13.8%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (602) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous September.

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous August.

    July 2013 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 2013203185214
    New companies in 2012193179157
    % change5.2%3.4%36.3%
    Record Year2013 (203)2013 (185)2013 (214)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 411 companies were dissolved in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 26.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Newcastle Upon TyneUK
    201341186,170
    201232575,908
    % change26.5%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (445) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013149126136
    Closed companies in 201211998108
    % change25.2%28.6%26%
    Record Year2013 (149)2008 (214)2009 (226)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Newcastle Upon Tyne during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 191 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Newcastle Upon TyneUK
    201319146,514
    201220442,960
    Record Year 2012 (204) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013545978
    Net growth in 2012748149
    Record Year2008 (109)2012 (81)2002 (90)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Newcastle Upon Tyne formed 0.5% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Newcastle Upon Tyne
    20130.5%
    20120.4%
    20110.5%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20120.5%0.5%0.4%
    % change-5.9%-5.2%19.5%
    Record Year1990 (0.7%)1991 (0.6%)1978 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Newcastle Upon Tyne was in 2006 when 31.6% of all directors were female.

    25.7% of all director appointments in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORTH2.03%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.70%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    EAST1.70%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    NEWCASTLE1.41%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY1.09%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTING1.00%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%LONDON1.79%
    PROPERTIES0.77%DESIGN1.78%
    (NE)0.74%BUSINESS1.74%
    ENGINEERING0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    COMMUNITY0.71%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    NE0.71%CARE1.64%
    ENERGY0.71%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    BUSINESS0.64%GLOBAL1.59%
    TIMEC0.61%J1.54%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%MEDIA1.54%
    IT0.58%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    J0.55%PROPERTIES1.45%
    TRAINING0.55%IT1.39%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%M1.25%
    CROSSCO0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    EAST)0.51%BUILDING1.19%
    INTEREST0.51%CAPITAL1.19%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    (NORTH0.51%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,101260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company22646,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13034,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12854,854
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11026,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10625,547
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands656,651
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6417,715
    74990 - Non-trading company6014,228
    56101 - Licensed restaurants567,531
    41100 - Development of building projects559,271
    86900 - Other human health activities479,203
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4212,516
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate428,312
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis425,249
    62012 - Business and domestic software development419,104
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment355,859
    86210 - General medical practice activities323,922
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets315,706
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate315,430

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08676140 TIMEC 1427 LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08678083 NORTH EAST LAND LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08678084 LONDON AND GENEVA PROPERTY LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08679328 HAKKA FASHION LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08682348 NEONE PROMOTIONS LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08685061 LIVEHEREPROPERTY LTD 10 Sep 2013
    08694386 MING PALACE (NORTH EAST) LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08696141 TCS DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT (MERRION) LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08697584 EMSP LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08698036 TIMEC 1382 LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08704498 O MOLDOVAN LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08707133 BOECCURE LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08709679 INDIAN LOUNGE QUAYSIDE LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08710366 HARVEY T'S LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08672702 LLCE LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08676588 OFFSHORE. F.M.S. LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08690010 COCO LUMINAIRE LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    OC387875 KND ASSET FINANCE LLP 13 Sep 2013
    08695811 L HOPPER JOINERY AND BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08672066 GREEN FROG DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08684815 HEGA TRADE LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08691749 INSPIRED PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08699755 CORNERSHOP ONLINE LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08700032 SWAN WINSKELL SECURITIES LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08700905 AFRICA INFRASTRUCTURE GRP LIMITED 23 Sep 2013