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Stockton-On-Tees, County Durham

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 152 companies were registered in Stockton-On-Tees during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    2011152116,391
    2010142105,137
    % change7.0%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (201) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011345365
    New companies in 2010445147
    % change-22.7%3.9%38.3%
    Record Year2010 (44)2007 (70)2007 (93)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 108 companies were dissolved in Stockton-On-Tees during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 31.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    201110890,986
    20108282,677
    % change31.7%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (108) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 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 2011443430
    Closed companies in 2010272233
    % change63.0%54.5%-9%
    Record Year2011 (44)2011 (34)2009 (36)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Stockton-On-Tees during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 44 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    20114425,405
    20106022,460
    Record Year 2007 (142) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-101935
    Net growth in 2010172914
    Record Year2008 (23)2007 (51)2007 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Stockton-On-Tees formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Stockton-On-Tees
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-33.4%-8.5%31.8%
    Record Year1968 (0.5%)1971 (0.4%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    31.6% of all director appointments in Stockton-On-Tees in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.90%CONSULTING5.04%
    INSPECTION1.51%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    G1.39%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%PROPERTY2.38%
    NORTH1.16%TRADING2.10%
    TRADING1.05%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.93%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ENERGY0.93%BUSINESS1.87%
    EAST0.93%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    CONSULTANCY0.93%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.81%MEDIA1.69%
    PROPERTY0.70%ENGINEERING1.61%
    ELECTRICAL0.70%LONDON1.60%
    CLEANING0.70%CARE1.45%
    J0.70%J1.45%
    M0.70%GLOBAL1.44%
    S0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    (NORTH0.58%IT1.41%
    EAST)0.58%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.58%BUILDING1.34%
    TEES0.58%M1.30%
    MARKETING0.58%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    TRANSPORT0.58%S1.24%
    SYSTEMS0.58%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    CARE0.58%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied213202,798
    7487 - Other business activities9960,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3230,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3116,150
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified307,788
    9999 - Dormant Company2019,765
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1812,916
    99999 - Dormant Company1718,336
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified133,097
    9305 - Other service activities118,740
    43210 - Electrical installation113,172
    7499 - Non-trading company1011,316
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,789
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering96,183
    86900 - Other human health activities94,092
    5020 - Maintenance & repair of motors81,397
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply87,000
    71129 - Other engineering activities81,590
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified810,085
    62090 - Other information technology service activities76,996

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07510614 UNIPHOS LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07510470 GREENFIELD DESIGN ENGINEERING LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07508250 NORTH EAST SYSTEMS LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07506187 YES-MS HEALTHCARE LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07496378 TEC4M LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07494392 TONY ATKINSON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07484896 SCRINSE SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07481850 TOP10SEARCH LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07506746 LEINSTER PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07504738 NORTHERN COMMUNITY POWER COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 25 Jan 2011
    07502212 THECARWAREHOUSE.CO.UK LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07500287 JACKSONS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07497794 SELF STORAGE CONTAINERS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07494761 TWS LEISURE LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07491084 EXPERT UK SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07481737 IT ID COMPUTER RECYCLING COMPANY LTD 04 Jan 2011
    07504669 CBPRODUCTS LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07487243 ECTEC LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07482124 NORTH EAST PHLEBOTOMY SERVICE LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07511135 NAACO LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07506888 THE HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELL CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07496387 P M INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07496263 WOLF GAMING LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07493769 BEAMISH MARY LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07490576 B LITE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 12 Jan 2011