Stockton-On-Tees, County Durham

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous January.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 231 companies were registered in Stockton-On-Tees during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 7.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    2015231161,156
    2014215150,722
    % change7.4%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (231) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 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 2015726990
    New companies in 2014528083
    % change38.5%-13.8%8.4%
    Record Year2015 (72)2014 (80)2007 (93)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 119 companies were dissolved in Stockton-On-Tees during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    201511989,523
    201411282,370
    % change6.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2013 (135) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Stockton-On-Tees when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015274745
    Closed companies in 2014383044
    % change-28.9%56.7%2%
    Record Year2013 (55)2015 (47)2015 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Stockton-On-Tees during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 112 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Stockton-On-TeesUK
    201511271,633
    201410368,352
    Record Year 2007 (142) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 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 2015452245
    Net growth in 2014145039
    Record Year2015 (45)2007 (51)2007 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Stockton-On-Tees formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Stockton-On-Tees
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change35.8%-20.6%-1.2%
    Record Year2013 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)1991 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Stockton-On-Tees was in 2007 when 33.1% of all directors were female.

    26.8% of all director appointments in Stockton-On-Tees in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.38%CONSULTING5.23%
    INSPECTION1.41%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANTS1.27%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    ELECTRICAL1.12%PROPERTY2.72%
    ACCESS1.12%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    SAFETY0.97%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTANCY0.97%ENGINEERING2.12%
    TEESSIDE0.97%LONDON1.91%
    PROPERTY0.89%TRADING1.88%
    CONSTRUCTION0.82%TRANSPORT1.82%
    NORTH0.82%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    EAST0.74%DESIGN1.65%
    MANAGEMENT0.74%PROPERTIES1.63%
    RAIL0.74%CO.,1.58%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%J1.55%
    EAST)0.60%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    (NORTH0.60%BUSINESS1.49%
    J0.60%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DESIGN0.60%GLOBAL1.46%
    HOME0.60%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    S0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%BUILDING1.31%
    NORTHERN0.52%IT1.30%
    STOCKTON0.52%MEDIA1.28%
    (NE)0.52%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied308288,953
    71129 - Other engineering activities696,278
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6619,098
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5643,081
    99999 - Dormant Company4949,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4158,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3929,218
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified349,080
    71200 - Technical testing and analysis321,162
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3111,600
    56302 - Public houses and bars206,355
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1930,825
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified182,565
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1710,200
    43210 - Electrical installation176,139
    86900 - Other human health activities1713,990
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production171,666
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate157,450
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities153,174
    74990 - Non-trading company1413,794

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09518708 CHERRY PARK LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09475513 AAI CHILD MINDING LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09484423 LEVENDALE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09495264 JAK GASKET SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09499281 KMF ACCOUNTING LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09501727 CARLIV ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09504894 PREMIER@PAVINGNE LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09509767 BSM SERVICES LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09511829 AERIS SOLUTIONS (NE) LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09514921 THOMSON'S ENGINEERING AND PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09464270 LARKIN INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09485605 UTB CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09487043 BEIGE (N.E) LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09487273 SKIPPY WASTE SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09487426 JOSH THOMPSON LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09496201 POLYDEVS LTD. 18 Mar 2015
    09506470 J L KITCHENS LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09507694 N C FISH BAR LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09510081 OFFGRID ENERGY NE LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09511285 SWORD AND SPIRIT LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09511883 JOSLIN RHODES ESTATE PLANNING LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09472881 NEXT LEVEL SECURITY LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09492410 FOUR SEASONS PIZZERIA LTD 16 Mar 2015
    09507567 CALAMNO HEALTHCARE LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09504189 PRS ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 23 Mar 2015