Sunderland, Tyne And Wear

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sunderland when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sunderland 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 2010)

    A total of 118 companies were registered in Sunderland during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SunderlandUK
    2010118105,137
    200911891,034
    % change0.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (159) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010363349
    New companies in 2009273952
    % change33.3%-15.4%-5.8%
    Record Year2008 (44)2008 (48)2007 (79)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sunderland when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 111 companies were dissolved in Sunderland during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SunderlandUK
    201011182,677
    2009105108,060
    % change5.7%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (111) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sunderland when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010332949
    Closed companies in 2009262950
    % change26.9%0.0%-2%
    Record Year2010 (33)2009 (29)2009 (50)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Sunderland during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 7 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SunderlandUK
    2010722,460
    200913-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (106) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010340
    Net growth in 20091102
    Record Year2008 (28)2008 (32)2007 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Sunderland formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Sunderland
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change23.7%-27.5%-21.7%
    Record Year1978 (0.6%)1975 (0.5%)1972 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 47.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Sunderland was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.7% of all director appointments in Sunderland in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    COMMUNITY2.06%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    NORTH1.94%CONSULTING4.60%
    INTEREST1.94%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    EAST1.82%PROPERTY2.50%
    MANAGEMENT1.69%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    PROPERTY1.45%TRADING1.93%
    (NE)1.09%DESIGN1.91%
    SUNDERLAND1.09%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    DESIGN1.09%MEDIA1.84%
    NE0.97%BUSINESS1.74%
    EAST)0.97%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    (NORTH0.97%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSULTING0.85%ENGINEERING1.54%
    NORTHERN0.85%J1.48%
    ELECTRICAL0.73%LONDON1.45%
    CONSULTANTS0.73%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    TRAINING0.73%GROUP1.37%
    MEDIA0.73%GLOBAL1.35%
    E0.61%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MAINTENANCE0.61%BUILDING1.34%
    (SUNDERLAND)0.61%CARE1.33%
    CONSULTANCY0.61%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CORNERSTONE0.61%M1.28%
    LEISURE0.61%SYSTEMS1.25%
    NAC0.48%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied276228,645
    7487 - Other business activities6774,904
    7440 - Advertising221,918
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2126,974
    9999 - Dormant Company1719,948
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified178,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified157,143
    99999 - Dormant Company1513,808
    7260 - Other computer related activities1510,331
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1417,003
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering149,325
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.122,729
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1114,007
    9305 - Other service activities119,038
    7499 - Non-trading company1015,398
    5530 - Restaurants104,798
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets91,705
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities89,943
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,340
    8042 - Adult and other education82,041

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07133453 TRANS NORTHERN PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07131985 SJP MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07129635 THORNCLIFFE HOME CARE LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07116829 NJ LEISURE LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07138087 SR1 MOBILES LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07121283 WESTERN RESOURCE TRADING LTD 11 Jan 2010
    07141263 ROMAG PPM LIMITED 30 Jan 2010
    07139567 ROMAG LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07139030 JUST ASK GENIE LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07135868 GPS BUILDERS LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07126112 ALLIANCE RAIL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07125709 S.NEPALI LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07138075 SIX OF THE BEST BAND LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07138044 SIX OF THE BEST MUSIC LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07132699 AKSC PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07123040 BASCULE 3 LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07118484 KMC CALL SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07138947 EXPRESS PCS FOR YOU LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07129361 NAC GLOBAL LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129140 NAMTEK CONSULTING AND TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07126204 HEADS AND TAILS LTD 15 Jan 2010
    07119248 MARSDEN LEISURE LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07125629 EXCALIBUR & KESWICK GROUNDWORKS LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07115905 A MCGUIRE (NORTH EAST) LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07123778 DRIVERS DIRECT NORTH EAST LTD 13 Jan 2010