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
New Company Registrations
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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) Sunderland UK 2011 137 114,512 2010 157 101,492 % change -12.7% 12.8% Record Year 2010 (157) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 43 48 46 New companies in 2010 56 53 48 % change -23.2% -9.4% -4.2% Record Year 2010 (56) 2007 (63) 2010 (48)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Sunderland UK 2011 115 72,230 2010 105 87,705 % change 9.5% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (150) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2011 45 39 31 Closed companies in 2010 24 44 37 % change 87.5% -11.4% -16% Record Year 2011 (45) 2008 (61) 2009 (76)
Net Company Growth
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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) Sunderland UK 2011 22 42,282 2010 52 13,787 Record Year 2007 (99) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 -2 9 15 Net growth in 2010 32 9 11 Record Year 2007 (35) 2007 (46) 2006 (24)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -29.7% -23.8% -13.5% Record Year 1965 (0.8%) 1960 (0.8%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage EAST 2.35% CONSULTING 5.11% NORTH 2.24% MANAGEMENT 4.75% COMMUNITY 1.49% CONSULTANCY 3.19% INTEREST 1.28% PROPERTY 2.41% MANAGEMENT 1.17% TRADING 2.06% (NORTH 1.07% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTANCY 1.07% ASSOCIATES 1.85% EAST) 1.07% BUSINESS 1.82% SUNDERLAND 0.96% CONSULTANTS 1.76% C 0.96% ENGINEERING 1.74% CONSULTANTS 0.85% MEDIA 1.72% SECURITY 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% (SUNDERLAND) 0.85% LONDON 1.63% D 0.85% J 1.47% DESIGN 0.75% GLOBAL 1.46% NORTHERN 0.75% INVESTMENTS 1.43% NE 0.75% CARE 1.42% ENGINEERING 0.75% IT 1.38% J 0.64% BUILDING 1.30% COMMUNICATIONS 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.28% TRAINING 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.27% E 0.64% M 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% ENERGY 1.22% LEISURE 0.64% TRAINING 1.21% CO 0.64% S 1.21%
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 287 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 64 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 28 22,587 9305 - Other service activities 25 10,525 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 10,018 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 23 29,245 99999 - Dormant Company 17 18,281 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,551 7499 - Non-trading company 15 11,543 7414 - Business & management consultancy 13 14,755 5530 - Restaurants 12 5,640 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 8,686 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 10 15,760 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 10,137 8514 - Other human health activities 9 2,943 74990 - Non-trading company 9 8,064 7486 - Call centre activities 9 244 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 6,321 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 8,345 56302 - Public houses and bars 7 1,873
Recent Companies
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