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Sunderland, Tyne And Wear

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2011 saw a new record in company closures 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 2011)

    A total of 137 companies were registered in Sunderland during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SunderlandUK
    2011137114,512
    2010157101,492
    % change-12.7%12.8%
    Record Year 2010 (157) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011434846
    New companies in 2010565348
    % change-23.2%-9.4%-4.2%
    Record Year2010 (56)2007 (63)2010 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 115 companies were dissolved in Sunderland during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 9.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SunderlandUK
    201111572,230
    201010587,705
    % change9.5%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (150) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011453931
    Closed companies in 2010244437
    % change87.5%-11.4%-16%
    Record Year2011 (45)2008 (61)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Sunderland during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 22 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SunderlandUK
    20112242,282
    20105213,787
    Record Year 2007 (99) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011-2915
    Net growth in 201032911
    Record Year2007 (35)2007 (46)2006 (24)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Sunderland
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-29.7%-23.8%-13.5%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1960 (0.8%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    30.8% of all director appointments in Sunderland in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EAST2.35%CONSULTING5.11%
    NORTH2.24%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    COMMUNITY1.49%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    INTEREST1.28%PROPERTY2.41%
    MANAGEMENT1.17%TRADING2.06%
    (NORTH1.07%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    EAST)1.07%BUSINESS1.82%
    SUNDERLAND0.96%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    C0.96%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CONSULTANTS0.85%MEDIA1.72%
    SECURITY0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    (SUNDERLAND)0.85%LONDON1.63%
    D0.85%J1.47%
    DESIGN0.75%GLOBAL1.46%
    NORTHERN0.75%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    NE0.75%CARE1.42%
    ENGINEERING0.75%IT1.38%
    J0.64%BUILDING1.30%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.64%PROPERTIES1.28%
    TRAINING0.64%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    E0.64%M1.25%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%ENERGY1.22%
    LEISURE0.64%TRAINING1.21%
    CO0.64%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied287204,493
    7487 - Other business activities6465,177
    9999 - Dormant Company2822,587
    9305 - Other service activities2510,525
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2410,018
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2329,245
    99999 - Dormant Company1718,281
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified157,551
    7499 - Non-trading company1511,543
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1314,755
    5530 - Restaurants125,640
    7260 - Other computer related activities118,686
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1015,760
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1010,137
    8514 - Other human health activities92,943
    74990 - Non-trading company98,064
    7486 - Call centre activities9244
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering86,321
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply88,345
    56302 - Public houses and bars71,873

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07733451 LAZYLIFE LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07735040 MILAN TANDOORI LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07735332 WESTSIDE MARSDEN TAXIS LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07743575 TENCO10 LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07726175 NICOLA BURN LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07728722 BUMPY DESIGN LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07729291 PATSAN COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07739882 GRIDFORCE CONSULTANTS LTD 15 Aug 2011
    07744476 SK LEISURE LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07752481 A AND I DESIGN LIMITED 25 Aug 2011
    07728134 GENTOO CARE LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07732407 CROMACO LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07725362 TRUST PRINT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07726247 PAUL JAMES (NORTH EAST) LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07728331 GSS RECYCLING NE LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07736353 CRUX CAFE LTD 10 Aug 2011
    07735404 BLUEWIRE LIVE LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07741077 PAY AS YOU GLOW HEATING SYSTEMS LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07754142 URBAN GARDENER LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07755497 AVIMIR BAZAAR LTD. 30 Aug 2011
    07737364 TRAINING WAVE LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07739842 GALAXY WASTE DISPOSAL LTD 15 Aug 2011
    07748420 FLOW PHYSICS (UK) LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07752358 T F DESIGNS LIMITED 25 Aug 2011
    07732424 ZERO 1 NETWORKS LIMITED 08 Aug 2011