Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any quarter in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Newcastle Upon Tyne when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 683 companies were registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2015 683 161,156 2014 675 150,722 % change 1.2% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (683) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 182 212 289 New companies in 2014 224 215 236 % change -18.8% -1.4% 22.5% Record Year 2014 (224) 2014 (215) 2007 (357)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 366 companies were dissolved in Newcastle Upon Tyne during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2015 366 89,523 2014 371 82,370 % change -1.3% 8.7% Record Year 2013 (398) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 94 130 142 Closed companies in 2014 107 121 143 % change -12.1% 7.4% -1% Record Year 2013 (188) 2012 (150) 2009 (218)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Newcastle Upon Tyne during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 317 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Newcastle Upon Tyne UK 2015 317 71,633 2014 304 68,352 Record Year 2007 (391) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 88 82 147 Net growth in 2014 117 94 93 Record Year 2014 (117) 2014 (94) 2007 (252)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Newcastle Upon Tyne formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Newcastle Upon Tyne 2015 0.4% 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2014 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% % change -20.3% -9.2% 11.6% Record Year 1990 (0.7%) 1987 (0.7%) 1990 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Newcastle Upon Tyne was in 2007 when 27.8% of all directors were female.
23.6% of all director appointments in Newcastle Upon Tyne in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.86% CONSULTING 5.23% NORTH 1.65% MANAGEMENT 4.56% EAST 1.56% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTING 1.27% PROPERTY 2.72% NEWCASTLE 1.12% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 0.97% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANCY 0.94% ENGINEERING 2.12% ENGINEERING 0.89% LONDON 1.91% (NE) 0.86% TRADING 1.88% CARE 0.80% TRANSPORT 1.82% DEVELOPMENTS 0.77% ELECTRICAL 1.76% NE 0.77% DESIGN 1.65% LEISURE 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.63% ELECTRICAL 0.68% CO., 1.58% BUSINESS 0.65% J 1.55% ENERGY 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.54% IT 0.59% BUSINESS 1.49% M 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.49% MEDICAL 0.56% GLOBAL 1.46% (NEWCASTLE) 0.56% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HEALTH 0.53% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% CROSSCO 0.53% BUILDING 1.31% GROUP 0.50% IT 1.30% INVESTMENTS 0.50% MEDIA 1.28% HOUSE 0.50% M 1.27%
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 1,348 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 192 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 130 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 126 29,218 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 118 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 117 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 80 19,098 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 79 8,607 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 68 11,600 86900 - Other human health activities 67 13,990 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 67 6,154 56101 - Licensed restaurants 62 8,909 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 52 7,450 41100 - Development of building projects 51 11,863 74990 - Non-trading company 48 13,794 62012 - Business and domestic software development 48 9,651 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 46 9,080 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 45 6,815 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 43 4,088 86230 - Dental practice activities 43 2,250
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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