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
    09444925 THALASSIC PROJECTS LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09416666 YORK FINE FURNITURE LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09426484 FOCUS SPINE LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09429577 DR BENJAMIN WILLIS LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09431368 HADI & CO (NE) LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09443404 EBENEZER INTEGRATED CARE PRINCIPLES LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09448737 NAB ACCESS SERVICES LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09454470 LUIZ CABLING SPECIALISTS LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09459641 ATLAS HOME IMPROVEMENTS (N.E.) LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09429018 PLATINUM BUILDING CONSULTANCY LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09432707 DEVONPORT ROAD 1961 LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09438607 PAUL RODGERS JOINERY LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09440631 CALM HEALTH AND BEAUTY LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09443203 ACP ASSET COMPANY LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09444882 WILD JUNGLE CAFE LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09454605 RECTRIXAS LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09454632 MARK NELSON PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09462465 KEITH PERRYMAN VEHICLE REPAIRS LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09416723 NEXT LEVEL RECRUITMENT LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09421088 RUSTINGTON CLOSE 1957 LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09431459 NW CAD DESIGN LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09434917 BOSTON MITCHELL LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09419144 HARRISON SAFETY SERVICES LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09439877 FOREVER HOMED CIC 13 Feb 2015
    09417634 MIDDLEHAVEN TRAINING LTD 02 Feb 2015