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

  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 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 TyneUK
    2015683161,156
    2014675150,722
    % change1.2%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (683) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015182212289
    New companies in 2014224215236
    % change-18.8%-1.4%22.5%
    Record Year2014 (224)2014 (215)2007 (357)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 TyneUK
    201536689,523
    201437182,370
    % change-1.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2013 (398) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201594130142
    Closed companies in 2014107121143
    % change-12.1%7.4%-1%
    Record Year2013 (188)2012 (150)2009 (218)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 TyneUK
    201531771,633
    201430468,352
    Record Year 2007 (391) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20158882147
    Net growth in 20141179493
    Record Year2014 (117)2014 (94)2007 (252)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.4%
    20140.4%
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.4%0.4%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20140.5%0.4%0.4%
    % change-20.3%-9.2%11.6%
    Record Year1990 (0.7%)1987 (0.7%)1990 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.86%CONSULTING5.23%
    NORTH1.65%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    EAST1.56%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTING1.27%PROPERTY2.72%
    NEWCASTLE1.12%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY0.97%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ENGINEERING0.89%LONDON1.91%
    (NE)0.86%TRADING1.88%
    CARE0.80%TRANSPORT1.82%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.77%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    NE0.77%DESIGN1.65%
    LEISURE0.71%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%CO.,1.58%
    BUSINESS0.65%J1.55%
    ENERGY0.59%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    IT0.59%BUSINESS1.49%
    M0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    MEDICAL0.56%GLOBAL1.46%
    (NEWCASTLE)0.56%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    HEALTH0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    CROSSCO0.53%BUILDING1.31%
    GROUP0.50%IT1.30%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%MEDIA1.28%
    HOUSE0.50%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,348288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company19249,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13043,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified12629,218
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11858,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11730,825
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified8019,098
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands798,607
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate6811,600
    86900 - Other human health activities6713,990
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis676,154
    56101 - Licensed restaurants628,909
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate527,450
    41100 - Development of building projects5111,863
    74990 - Non-trading company4813,794
    62012 - Business and domestic software development489,651
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified469,080
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment456,815
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities434,088
    86230 - Dental practice activities432,250

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09419254 NORTHSTAR VENTURES GROUP LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09421142 UK LEIFENG STUDENT SERVICE CENTER LTD 04 Feb 2015
    OC398147 MUSIC MONSTRO LLP 09 Feb 2015
    09443604 FLAMINTIL LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09458687 GREENS ESTATES LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09463086 28 BRADMORE PARK ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09463181 MOJO RISIN' PUBLISHING LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09416419 ENERGY PARTNERS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09427451 EDUCATION AND RESEARCH EQUITY CORPORATION UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09440037 UNSTAPLEDPRESS CIC 13 Feb 2015
    09445678 THE BEAT ROUTE LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09448210 CAPE VERDE 1456 LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09416352 NEWCASTLE SPORTS MEDICINE LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09426726 STARSHIP COMPUTERS LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09434109 LANSDOWNE TRAINING LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09437262 NRS GP MEDICAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09443700 MAHAS CLASSICS LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09449139 SOILFIXER LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09418764 FAST LINE CAR CARE LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09428931 PHINAX SERVICES LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09429523 BROCOM LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09432444 BARKABALI INVESTMENT UK LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09436906 PERFORMANCE TRADERS LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09438732 ABODE LIVING HARTLEPOOL LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09443816 ALPHA LOGISTICS LIMITED 17 Feb 2015