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Stockton-On-Tees, County Durham

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth 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 2012)

    A total of 199 companies were registered in Stockton-On-Tees during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 30.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    2012199131,491
    2011152116,391
    % change30.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (201) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 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 2012566083
    New companies in 2011345365
    % change64.7%13.2%27.7%
    Record Year2012 (56)2007 (70)2007 (93)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 80 companies were dissolved in Stockton-On-Tees during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    20128067,576
    201110890,987
    % change-25.9%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (108) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012242828
    Closed companies in 2011443430
    % change-45.5%-17.6%-7%
    Record Year2011 (44)2011 (34)2009 (36)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Stockton-On-Tees during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 119 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    201211963,915
    20114425,404
    Record Year 2007 (142) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012323255
    Net growth in 2011-101935
    Record Year2012 (32)2007 (51)2007 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Stockton-On-Tees formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Stockton-On-Tees
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change41.3%-3.2%19.5%
    Record Year1968 (0.5%)1971 (0.4%)1981 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    28.7% of all director appointments in Stockton-On-Tees in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.48%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.33%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    PROJECT0.97%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.97%PROPERTY2.37%
    SECURITY0.97%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTING0.89%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.89%ENGINEERING1.86%
    EAST)0.80%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    (NORTH0.80%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    R0.71%BUSINESS1.73%
    TRAINING0.71%MEDIA1.72%
    SAFETY0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    D0.62%LONDON1.66%
    M0.62%J1.54%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    OFFSHORE0.62%GLOBAL1.50%
    ENERGY0.62%IT1.40%
    NORTH0.62%CARE1.34%
    JOMAST0.62%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CARE0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    HOLDINGS0.53%M1.27%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.53%BUILDING1.24%
    HOUSE0.53%ENERGY1.20%
    LEISURE0.53%S1.20%
    SALES0.53%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied211216,665
    7487 - Other business activities7652,735
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified339,892
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3219,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2835,233
    99999 - Dormant Company2125,084
    71129 - Other engineering activities192,217
    9999 - Dormant Company1818,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1612,113
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified133,931
    9305 - Other service activities138,818
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering115,169
    86900 - Other human health activities115,066
    71200 - Technical testing and analysis9511
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified913,637
    62090 - Other information technology service activities98,145
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet83,439
    74100 - specialised design activities81,861
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities84,132
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis83,448

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07941298 CHARLIE'S HOME ANGELS LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07944063 HARRY RODGERS LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07957368 ARTWORK NETWORK LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07964274 BELLARS INSPECTIONS LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07967002 FAST TRACK LOANS LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07969704 CALM WEDDINGS LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07945093 BAINES JEWITT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07945333 MEDD ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07947808 EQUALITY ENGAGEMENT CIC 13 Feb 2012
    07947930 LEIGH GRAHAM Q.S. SERVICES LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07951537 QUESTUS LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07952873 BOWESFIELD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07960110 R4U LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07962901 EIGHT ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07969916 BALLARD HALL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07939167 AUTISM MATTERS C.I.C. 07 Feb 2012
    07939763 MYPHONEBUDDY LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07949957 SCREENING UK LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07957385 ELITE SUPPORT SERVICES (NE) LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07952946 ENERGY FOR LIFE REIKI LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07970116 BRUCE RESOURCE SERVICES LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07954313 T&A LEGAL LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07955615 VANE LEISURE LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07966198 SCHOFIELD & SIMPSON CATERING LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07968210 CHARTED LTD 28 Feb 2012