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
New Company Registrations
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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) Sunderland UK 2012 141 118,868 2011 137 114,512 % change 2.9% 3.8% Record Year 2010 (157) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 60 32 49 New companies in 2011 43 48 46 % change 39.5% -33.3% 6.5% Record Year 2012 (60) 2007 (63) 2012 (49)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Sunderland UK 2012 138 74,772 2011 115 72,230 % change 20.0% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (150) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2012 46 49 43 Closed companies in 2011 45 39 31 % change 2.2% 25.6% 39% Record Year 2012 (46) 2008 (61) 2009 (76)
Net Company Growth
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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) Sunderland UK 2012 3 44,096 2011 22 42,282 Record Year 2007 (99) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 14 -17 6 Net growth in 2011 -2 9 15 Record Year 2007 (35) 2007 (46) 2006 (24)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 25.3% -32.8% 5.3% Record Year 1965 (0.8%) 1960 (0.8%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage EAST 1.80% CONSULTING 5.05% NORTH 1.80% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.60% CONSULTANCY 3.28% SUNDERLAND 1.30% PROPERTY 2.35% TRAINING 1.10% TRADING 2.08% LEISURE 1.10% DESIGN 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.90% ASSOCIATES 1.84% MEDIA 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.83% NE 0.90% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (SUNDERLAND) 0.80% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTY 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ELECTRICAL 0.70% MEDIA 1.67% (NE) 0.70% LONDON 1.67% CONSULTING 0.70% J 1.55% DESIGN 0.70% GLOBAL 1.53% FOOD 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.46% BUILDING 0.60% IT 1.43% SAFE 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.34% SECURITY 0.60% CARE 1.32% CARPETS 0.60% M 1.27% SERVICE 0.60% BUILDING 1.22% FLOORING 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CLUB 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TELFER 0.50% S 1.17% PROJECT 0.50% SECURITY 1.16%
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 460 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 37 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 28 33,677 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 13,716 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 9,891 9999 - Dormant Company 17 12,598 99999 - Dormant Company 14 25,035 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 13 19,425 9305 - Other service activities 13 6,142 86900 - Other human health activities 12 4,998 56302 - Public houses and bars 11 2,823 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 3,943 74990 - Non-trading company 10 9,203 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 10 2,823 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 4,294 43210 - Electrical installation 9 3,387 7486 - Call centre activities 9 130 7499 - Non-trading company 9 6,164 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 4,584 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 8 14,774
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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