Sunderland, Tyne And Wear

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 141 companies were registered in Sunderland during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 2.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SunderlandUK
    2012141118,868
    2011137114,512
    % change2.9%3.8%
    Record Year 2010 (157) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous September.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012603249
    New companies in 2011434846
    % change39.5%-33.3%6.5%
    Record Year2012 (60)2007 (63)2012 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 138 companies were dissolved in Sunderland during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SunderlandUK
    201213874,772
    201111572,230
    % change20.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (150) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Sunderland when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012464943
    Closed companies in 2011453931
    % change2.2%25.6%39%
    Record Year2012 (46)2008 (61)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Sunderland during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 3 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SunderlandUK
    2012344,096
    20112242,282
    Record Year 2007 (99) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201214-176
    Net growth in 2011-2915
    Record Year2007 (35)2007 (46)2006 (24)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Sunderland formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Sunderland
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change25.3%-32.8%5.3%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1960 (0.8%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    22.0% of all director appointments in Sunderland in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EAST1.80%CONSULTING5.05%
    NORTH1.80%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.60%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    SUNDERLAND1.30%PROPERTY2.35%
    TRAINING1.10%TRADING2.08%
    LEISURE1.10%DESIGN1.87%
    ENGINEERING0.90%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MEDIA0.90%ENGINEERING1.83%
    NE0.90%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (SUNDERLAND)0.80%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ELECTRICAL0.70%MEDIA1.67%
    (NE)0.70%LONDON1.67%
    CONSULTING0.70%J1.55%
    DESIGN0.70%GLOBAL1.53%
    FOOD0.60%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    BUILDING0.60%IT1.43%
    SAFE0.60%PROPERTIES1.34%
    SECURITY0.60%CARE1.32%
    CARPETS0.60%M1.27%
    SERVICE0.60%BUILDING1.22%
    FLOORING0.50%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CLUB0.50%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TELFER0.50%S1.17%
    PROJECT0.50%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied460331,455
    7487 - Other business activities3735,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2833,677
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2813,716
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified179,891
    9999 - Dormant Company1712,598
    99999 - Dormant Company1425,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1319,425
    9305 - Other service activities136,142
    86900 - Other human health activities124,998
    56302 - Public houses and bars112,823
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified103,943
    74990 - Non-trading company109,203
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified102,823
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate104,294
    43210 - Electrical installation93,387
    7486 - Call centre activities9130
    7499 - Non-trading company96,164
    62012 - Business and domestic software development84,584
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities814,774

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08135608 BRIDES PROPERTY MANAGMENT LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08135649 A K PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08153653 ALMO NE LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08156074 MMN ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08126758 JD ROV LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08128191 CGFORTE CONSULTING SERVICES LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08131061 BOINA TECHNOLOGIES LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08137017 BOBY225 LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08145179 RISHI RIYA IT LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08150866 GINILAB LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08147043 PNZ PROPERTIES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08156413 DLWARD LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08144064 TSPD COMPANY LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08147114 HOWSA LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08161741 FLOSSY ANGEL LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08162154 J 3 SECURITY LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08150242 ROSEBERRY HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08155377 EASYCARE4U LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08156787 DUKE POWER ENGINEERING LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08127837 ROLAND 70 SERVICES LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08127863 BOKO 84 LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08136921 VALVIC LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08140497 SWIFTLINE ENTERPRISE LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08145553 PSM MARINE MANAGEMENT LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08152723 RSC REDSTAR CLOTHING LIMITED 23 Jul 2012