Sunderland, Tyne And Wear

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 157 companies were registered in Sunderland during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 37.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SunderlandUK
    2010157101,492
    200911494,671
    % change37.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (157) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous September.

    July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010565348
    New companies in 2009363741
    % change55.6%43.2%17.1%
    Record Year2010 (56)2007 (63)2010 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 105 companies were dissolved in Sunderland during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 30.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SunderlandUK
    201010587,705
    2009150159,401
    % change-30.0%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (150) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010244437
    Closed companies in 2009274776
    % change-11.1%-6.4%-51%
    Record Year2003 (27)2008 (61)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Sunderland during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 52 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SunderlandUK
    20105213,787
    2009-36-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (99) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201032911
    Net growth in 20099-10-35
    Record Year2007 (35)2007 (46)2006 (24)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Sunderland formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Sunderland
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change44.7%30.0%12.2%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1960 (0.8%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Sunderland was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.6% of all director appointments in Sunderland in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EAST2.10%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    NORTH1.99%CONSULTING4.99%
    COMMUNITY1.88%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.77%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY1.77%TRADING2.04%
    INTEREST1.55%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONTACT1.44%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.99%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    (NE)0.88%BUSINESS1.80%
    SUNDERLAND0.88%MEDIA1.75%
    MEDIA0.77%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    (SUNDERLAND)0.77%LONDON1.59%
    CORNERSTONE0.77%ENGINEERING1.59%
    ELECTRICAL0.77%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    NORTHERN0.66%CARE1.44%
    TRAINING0.66%J1.44%
    LEISURE0.66%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CONSULTING0.66%GLOBAL1.42%
    NE0.66%IT1.35%
    RECRUITMENT0.66%PROPERTIES1.35%
    (NORTH0.55%BUILDING1.32%
    SERVICE0.55%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    EAST)0.55%M1.28%
    CARE0.55%SYSTEMS1.26%
    ENTERPRISES0.55%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied262202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5769,802
    9999 - Dormant Company2121,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1925,053
    9305 - Other service activities199,454
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified147,767
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,967
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1314,940
    5530 - Restaurants135,181
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering137,634
    99999 - Dormant Company1314,072
    7499 - Non-trading company1213,408
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified116,460
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.102,440
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities98,292
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management713,161
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities72,861
    62090 - Other information technology service activities75,716
    4525 - Other special trades construction72,071

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07355379 GSP DRYLINING LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07344836 WEARMOUTH LEISURE LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07347986 KA KA KHAIL TRADERS LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07344106 SC CONTACT SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07342466 CLOUD 101 LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07334841 FINEST FOODS (SUNDERLAND) LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07334243 B R R CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333036 AG CONTACT SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07353623 JUK LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07340978 ESL CONTACT SOULTIONS LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07339963 BRT.OIL & WEBS UK (BOW) LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07351614 ACEVIRAL.COM LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07349143 QUINTESSENCE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07343768 M.E.P TELECOM LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07341516 R DENNIS LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07339702 AAASPORTS LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338856 UK CHINESE STUDENT CONSULTING CENTRE LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07360231 IDEAL KITCHEN DESIGN LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07358731 OPUS DINING CLUB LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07348856 FAIRVIEW IT CONSULTANCY LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07360953 CLICKDRIVING.NET LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07345562 DC CONTACT SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07344384 TYE CONNECTIONS LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07333880 CHASE HOLMES LETTINGS LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333847 CHASE HOLMES SALES LIMITED 03 Aug 2010