Stockton-On-Tees, County Durham

Q3 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous August.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 188 companies were registered in Stockton-On-Tees during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 8.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    2013188132,684
    2012173118,868
    % change8.7%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (188) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013706355
    New companies in 2012745445
    % change-5.4%16.7%22.2%
    Record Year2012 (74)2013 (63)2011 (63)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 104 companies were dissolved in Stockton-On-Tees during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    201310486,170
    201211575,908
    % change-9.6%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (145) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 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 2013462236
    Closed companies in 2012404728
    % change15.0%-53.2%29%
    Record Year2013 (46)2008 (52)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Stockton-On-Tees during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 84 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    20138446,514
    20125842,960
    Record Year 2013 (84) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013244119
    Net growth in 201234717
    Record Year2008 (53)2013 (41)2011 (40)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Stockton-On-Tees formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Stockton-On-Tees
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-15.3%7.0%7.2%
    Record Year2008 (0.2%)1990 (0.2%)1995 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Stockton-On-Tees was in 2004 when 35.4% of all directors were female.

    28.7% of all director appointments in Stockton-On-Tees in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING1.96%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.45%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    ELECTRICAL1.11%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    PROJECT1.11%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY1.02%TRADING2.08%
    CONSTRUCTION0.94%ENGINEERING1.83%
    NORTH0.85%LONDON1.79%
    EAST0.85%DESIGN1.78%
    INSPECTION0.85%BUSINESS1.74%
    DESIGN0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANCY0.77%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    (NORTH0.77%CARE1.64%
    EAST)0.77%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    ENERGY0.77%GLOBAL1.59%
    M0.68%J1.54%
    TEESSIDE0.68%MEDIA1.54%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    COMMUNITY0.60%PROPERTIES1.45%
    J0.60%IT1.39%
    JM0.60%M1.25%
    G0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MAINTENANCE0.51%BUILDING1.19%
    TECHNICAL0.51%CAPITAL1.19%
    W0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    JOINERY0.51%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied322260,135
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6317,715
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5854,854
    71129 - Other engineering activities424,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4134,970
    99999 - Dormant Company3446,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3225,547
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified287,590
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified205,576
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet198,475
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1926,675
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production191,287
    71200 - Technical testing and analysis17853
    86900 - Other human health activities179,203
    74100 - specialised design activities144,171
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,516
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate138,312
    49410 - Freight transport by road136,904
    56302 - Public houses and bars125,437
    43210 - Electrical installation125,724

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08672324 GIBSONANDMILBURNPUBLISHERS LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08673033 PRESENTATION AND WEB SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08690469 QUINCE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08690941 BR PROMOTIONS LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08694679 ROBIN MORTON LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08702159 EAGLES SPICE LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08704758 ATTITUDES WOMENSWEAR LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08674027 GIFTED HANDS PHYSIO LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08680115 QHSE LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08681255 EL & AM SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08685269 RMTV LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08685319 DT PLANT HIRE LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08697281 VENTURE VIBE LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08677146 IDAEKOM TRAINING CONSULTIUM LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08679809 SAPPHIRE LAND AND PROPERTY LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08692031 VEN85 LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08695848 EIS CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08708533 APT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08686450 DARLINGTON 1958 LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08699317 GM PIPETEC LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08705435 T B ELECTRICAL INSPECTION LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08710377 VANITY HOUSE (N.E.) LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08674597 PRIMARY VISUAL ART COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 03 Sep 2013
    08676497 PREMIER PLAYER ACADEMY LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08680177 P BALMER LTD 06 Sep 2013