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
    07207883 CONNECT PORTFOLIOS LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07193587 NEW DECK FLOORING LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07190057 SUNDERLAND CITY COLLEGE LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07199330 PRINCIPLE PROPERTIES ILM LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07185367 KARMA SUPPORT SERVICE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 10 Mar 2010
    07172848 QUANTUM ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LTD 01 Mar 2010
    07193449 CGF OFFSHORE DESIGN SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07172547 WESTEND NORTH EAST LTD 01 Mar 2010
    07204896 PLAYDAYS 4 KIDZ COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 26 Mar 2010
    07199722 DAVID WEBB DESIGN LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07187003 PINTEK DIRECT LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07183344 ULTRADOOR LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07177975 4B PRECISION ENGINEERING LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07173368 SEO BEGIN LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07210223 NAC TRAINING LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07209249 PLANETSMS LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07189857 NORTH COUNTRY WHOLESALE MEATS LIMITED 15 Mar 2010
    07186235 NE BLINDS LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07206847 CUTV LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07199316 TROJANS TRADERS LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07199301 MEDIA DESIGN AGENCY LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07188400 ACCOUNT FOR LIFE LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07185457 ADVANCED SYSTEM DESIGN LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07179891 LISI LTD 05 Mar 2010
    07172720 ASPIRE FINANCE LTD 01 Mar 2010