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
New Company Registrations
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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) Sunderland UK 2010 118 105,137 2009 118 91,034 % change 0.0% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (159) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 36 33 49 New companies in 2009 27 39 52 % change 33.3% -15.4% -5.8% Record Year 2008 (44) 2008 (48) 2007 (79)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Sunderland UK 2010 111 82,677 2009 105 108,060 % change 5.7% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (111) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 33 29 49 Closed companies in 2009 26 29 50 % change 26.9% 0.0% -2% Record Year 2010 (33) 2009 (29) 2009 (50)
Net Company Growth
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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) Sunderland UK 2010 7 22,460 2009 13 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (106) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 3 4 0 Net growth in 2009 1 10 2 Record Year 2008 (28) 2008 (32) 2007 (56)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 23.7% -27.5% -21.7% Record Year 1978 (0.6%) 1975 (0.5%) 1972 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage COMMUNITY 2.06% MANAGEMENT 5.01% NORTH 1.94% CONSULTING 4.60% INTEREST 1.94% CONSULTANCY 2.87% EAST 1.82% PROPERTY 2.50% MANAGEMENT 1.69% ASSOCIATES 2.04% PROPERTY 1.45% TRADING 1.93% (NE) 1.09% DESIGN 1.91% SUNDERLAND 1.09% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% DESIGN 1.09% MEDIA 1.84% NE 0.97% BUSINESS 1.74% EAST) 0.97% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% (NORTH 0.97% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSULTING 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.54% NORTHERN 0.85% J 1.48% ELECTRICAL 0.73% LONDON 1.45% CONSULTANTS 0.73% INVESTMENTS 1.45% TRAINING 0.73% GROUP 1.37% MEDIA 0.73% GLOBAL 1.35% E 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.35% MAINTENANCE 0.61% BUILDING 1.34% (SUNDERLAND) 0.61% CARE 1.33% CONSULTANCY 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CORNERSTONE 0.61% M 1.28% LEISURE 0.61% SYSTEMS 1.25% NAC 0.48% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 276 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 67 74,904 7440 - Advertising 22 1,918 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 21 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 17 19,948 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 8,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,143 99999 - Dormant Company 15 13,808 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 10,331 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 17,003 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 9,325 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 12 2,729 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 11 14,007 9305 - Other service activities 11 9,038 7499 - Non-trading company 10 15,398 5530 - Restaurants 10 4,798 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 9 1,705 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 8 9,943 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 6,340 8042 - Adult and other education 8 2,041
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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