Stockton-On-Tees, County Durham

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 173 companies were registered in Stockton-On-Tees during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 10.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    2012173118,868
    2011156114,512
    % change10.9%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (173) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012745445
    New companies in 2011365763
    % change105.6%-5.3%-28.6%
    Record Year2012 (74)2011 (57)2011 (63)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 112 companies were dissolved in Stockton-On-Tees during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 16.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    201211274,772
    20119672,230
    % change16.7%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012404725
    Closed companies in 2011343923
    % change17.6%20.5%9%
    Record Year2012 (40)2008 (52)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Stockton-On-Tees during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 61 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    20126144,096
    20116042,282
    Record Year 2003 (66) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201234720
    Net growth in 201121840
    Record Year2008 (53)2007 (21)2011 (40)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Stockton-On-Tees formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Stockton-On-Tees
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change84.4%-4.5%-29.3%
    Record Year1968 (0.6%)1976 (0.4%)1969 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Stockton-On-Tees was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.8% of all director appointments in Stockton-On-Tees in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING1.86%CONSULTING5.05%
    PROJECT1.15%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.06%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTING0.88%PROPERTY2.35%
    INSPECTION0.88%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.71%DESIGN1.87%
    ELECTRICAL0.71%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    TECHNICAL0.71%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CARE0.71%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SECURITY0.71%BUSINESS1.72%
    TRAINING0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    JOMAST0.62%MEDIA1.67%
    HOUSE0.62%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTY0.62%J1.55%
    OFFSHORE0.62%GLOBAL1.53%
    EAST)0.62%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    (NORTH0.62%IT1.43%
    SAFETY0.62%PROPERTIES1.34%
    NORTH0.62%CARE1.32%
    J0.62%M1.27%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%BUILDING1.22%
    ABOUT0.53%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DESIGN0.53%S1.17%
    STOCKTON0.53%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied397331,455
    7487 - Other business activities5135,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3733,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3219,425
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified309,891
    99999 - Dormant Company1925,035
    71129 - Other engineering activities182,350
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1414,774
    9999 - Dormant Company1212,598
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified113,943
    9305 - Other service activities116,142
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet103,712
    62012 - Business and domestic software development94,584
    74990 - Non-trading company99,203
    86900 - Other human health activities94,998
    7414 - Business & management consultancy98,437
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities84,119
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production8556
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering83,493
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified72,823

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08149417 Q-LOGIX LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08157662 TVC FOOD COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 26 Jul 2012
    08160508 EAGLESCLIFFE CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08140733 MASTERS TRAINING CENTRE 12 Jul 2012
    08152026 CARLTON DURHAM LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08153881 TRADE CARS NORTH EAST LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08159545 D BUNN PLANNING LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08162365 PRESTIGE CARE (THORNE) LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08163046 HIGGINS INSPECTION SERVICES LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08132510 LAG SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08140607 TAYLOR TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08144634 UK OPTIMUM HEALTHCARE & RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08147535 W.SCOTT INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08147538 CALVERT PROJECTS LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08149158 ALSAVI MARITIME LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08150180 EARLSWAY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08150361 AMS LOGISTICS LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    OC377096 MAP DISTRIBUTION LLP 20 Jul 2012
    OC377100 AL CONSULTANTS LLP 20 Jul 2012
    OC377201 DAK PAVING SERVICES LLP 25 Jul 2012
    08136494 QUICK BITES STOCKTON LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08150042 F.T.A. ENGINEERING LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08153711 WS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08154583 CARE SOLUTIONS RECRUITMENT LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08160690 CB GEOSERVICES LTD 30 Jul 2012