Stockton-On-Tees, County Durham

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees 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 2010)

    A total of 142 companies were registered in Stockton-On-Tees during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 21.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    2010142105,137
    200911791,034
    % change21.4%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (201) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010445147
    New companies in 2009273951
    % change63.0%30.8%-7.8%
    Record Year2010 (44)2007 (70)2007 (93)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Stockton-On-Tees during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 30.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    20108282,677
    200963108,060
    % change30.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (82) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous February.

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010272233
    Closed companies in 200991836
    % change200.0%22.2%-8%
    Record Year2010 (27)2010 (22)2009 (36)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Stockton-On-Tees during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 60 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    20106022,460
    200954-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (142) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010172914
    Net growth in 2009182115
    Record Year2008 (23)2007 (51)2007 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Stockton-On-Tees formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Stockton-On-Tees
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change51.3%12.0%-23.4%
    Record Year1968 (0.5%)1971 (0.4%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 47.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Stockton-On-Tees was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.5% of all director appointments in Stockton-On-Tees in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.30%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    ELECTRICAL1.19%CONSULTING4.60%
    NORTH1.07%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    PROPERTY0.95%PROPERTY2.50%
    SAFETY0.95%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    ENGINEERING0.95%TRADING1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.95%DESIGN1.91%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    DESIGN0.83%MEDIA1.84%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%BUSINESS1.74%
    CO0.71%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    INTEREST0.71%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    COMMUNITY0.71%ENGINEERING1.54%
    HOUSE0.71%J1.48%
    MARKETING0.71%LONDON1.45%
    R0.71%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    BUILDING0.59%GROUP1.37%
    EAST)0.59%GLOBAL1.35%
    C0.59%PROPERTIES1.35%
    (NORTH0.59%BUILDING1.34%
    P0.59%CARE1.33%
    FINANCE0.59%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    EAST0.59%M1.28%
    GROUP0.59%SYSTEMS1.25%
    H0.47%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied261228,645
    7487 - Other business activities13274,904
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified417,143
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3626,974
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2514,007
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering219,325
    71129 - Other engineering activities202,152
    9999 - Dormant Company1919,948
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1817,003
    9305 - Other service activities159,038
    7499 - Non-trading company1515,398
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified133,069
    43210 - Electrical installation123,163
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified128,154
    7260 - Other computer related activities1110,331
    7011 - Development & sell real estate115,300
    99999 - Dormant Company1113,808
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production10677
    4525 - Other special trades construction92,434
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.92,729

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07156873 FOOTPRINTS GARDENING LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07149433 STARR & STYLE LTD 08 Feb 2010
    07142516 DATA DESIGN REPOSITORY LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07141878 MILLBANK SOCIAL MARKETING LTD 01 Feb 2010
    07168032 MK BUILDING CONTROL SERVICES LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07164821 CASH SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07162317 TEES TRADE ACADEMY LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07145478 MIDAS REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS LTD 03 Feb 2010
    07171224 C J THOMPSON LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07166000 P.M. COOK & CO LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07164328 I P S OFFSHORE LTD. 22 Feb 2010
    07158998 TEESSIDE TRADERS LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157644 E & J ADVANCED FLUID SYSTEMS LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07157078 JP & JP LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07156807 REINTEX LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07152143 DJH PIPING DESIGN LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07147883 MIND AND BODY REHABILITATION LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07146910 CM PLASTICS LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07144406 MEDICINE21 LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07143300 HUNTER & LUDLEY PRODUCTIONS LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07142328 BACKOFFICE ESOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07162811 AM SCOTT LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07141696 M D C SERVICES (STOCKTON) LIMITED 01 Feb 2010
    07145271 GLOBAL COMMISSIONING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07160484 LEASE OPTIONS MADE SIMPLE LIMITED 17 Feb 2010