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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
    07758555 BRIAN MACKENOW & CO LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07768680 IHCOS TAXIS LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07777476 TINNED LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07781808 HOLLY TREE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07785171 BAR JUSTICE 74 LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07765736 EASTENDBODYSHOP LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07766069 EG DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07770995 IPOCAUST LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07775378 LEISURE RESTAURANTS LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07786003 BOLDON AUTO SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07758788 LUCAS MAINTENANCE CONSULTANTS LTD. 01 Sep 2011
    07777599 LANDLORD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07772404 PRO DATA SOLUTIONS LONDON LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07777961 EAST COAST LETTINGS LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07784385 Z & M SUNDERLAND LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07784391 M & N SUNDERLAND LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07769665 T & J SCAFFOLDING LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07782798 KC VIRTUAL CONTACTS LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07785418 ADVANCED SECURITY AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07788229 SPIK 'N' SPAN LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07792134 SHREDDERMAN LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07769134 SUNTER & MORRIS LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07774590 IRAM ANSARI MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07777438 1TEGRITY LTD. 19 Sep 2011
    07790578 SUZI'S DELI LTD. 28 Sep 2011