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Sunderland, Tyne And Wear

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 152 companies were registered in Sunderland during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 28.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SunderlandUK
    2011152116,391
    2010118105,137
    % change28.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (159) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011513962
    New companies in 2010363349
    % change41.7%18.2%26.5%
    Record Year2011 (51)2008 (48)2007 (79)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Sunderland during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SunderlandUK
    201110090,986
    201011182,677
    % change-9.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (111) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sunderland when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011432730
    Closed companies in 2010332949
    % change30.3%-6.9%-39%
    Record Year2011 (43)2010 (29)2009 (50)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Sunderland during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 52 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)SunderlandUK
    20115225,405
    2010722,460
    Record Year 2007 (106) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201181232
    Net growth in 2010340
    Record Year2008 (28)2008 (32)2007 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Sunderland formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Sunderland
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change22.3%3.9%20.7%
    Record Year1978 (0.6%)1975 (0.5%)1972 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    26.5% of all director appointments in Sunderland in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORTH2.16%CONSULTING5.04%
    EAST2.16%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    COMMUNITY1.85%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONTACT1.64%PROPERTY2.38%
    INTEREST1.54%TRADING2.10%
    MANAGEMENT1.23%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY1.03%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    (SUNDERLAND)1.03%BUSINESS1.87%
    NORTHERN0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    C0.82%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (NORTH0.82%MEDIA1.69%
    TRAINING0.82%ENGINEERING1.61%
    (NE)0.82%LONDON1.60%
    EAST)0.82%CARE1.45%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.82%J1.45%
    SUNDERLAND0.72%GLOBAL1.44%
    ELECTRICAL0.72%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSULTANCY0.72%IT1.41%
    MEDIA0.62%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%BUILDING1.34%
    HOME0.62%M1.30%
    CITY0.62%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    PROPERTIES0.62%S1.24%
    BUSINESS0.62%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    D0.62%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied258202,798
    7487 - Other business activities4860,968
    9999 - Dormant Company2719,765
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2730,253
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2310,085
    9305 - Other service activities208,740
    99999 - Dormant Company1618,336
    7499 - Non-trading company1611,316
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified167,788
    5530 - Restaurants144,898
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1212,916
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,789
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering116,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1010,246
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management916,150
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply97,000
    62090 - Other information technology service activities76,996
    74990 - Non-trading company78,695
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate73,895
    56302 - Public houses and bars61,825

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07509863 THE PERFORMANCE CLINIC LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07509545 STUDIO Q DOS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 28 Jan 2011
    07502368 CITY CARS AND COMMERCIALS (SUNDERLAND) LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07500787 C D WICKHAM LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07499181 RACHEL DUKE CONSULTANCY LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07497117 JOSS ELLIOTT FURNITURE LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07492182 FOCAL POINT PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07481710 NOVA TRADING (UK) LTD 04 Jan 2011
    07498755 MICHAEL E WOODLEY SURVEYING LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07488068 BIG ENERGY LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07486761 GROUP TEGULA LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07505022 THE WORX - DANCE THEATRE ARTS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 25 Jan 2011
    07503275 BELE WEB SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07497092 UK RESOURCING LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07510789 KINGFISHER MARKETING LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07509945 WES (NORTH) LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07505322 ROI360 LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07504823 THE CODERS ACADEMY LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07490740 MEDIA73 LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07487730 SUPTOO LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07511630 DRAGONFISH LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07511572 H L E C LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07511450 TENCO ES LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07508282 ROMAN EYE LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07496223 STABLE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 18 Jan 2011