Sunderland, Tyne And Wear

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Sunderland when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Sunderland when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 173 companies were registered in Sunderland during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 23.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SunderlandUK
    2013173134,802
    2012140131,491
    % change23.6%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (173) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013724952
    New companies in 2012494150
    % change46.9%19.5%4.0%
    Record Year2013 (72)2013 (49)2007 (79)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 148 companies were dissolved in Sunderland during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 8.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SunderlandUK
    201314877,914
    201213667,576
    % change8.8%15.3%
    Record Year 2013 (148) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Sunderland when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Sunderland when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013605731
    Closed companies in 2012473851
    % change27.7%50.0%-39%
    Record Year2013 (60)2013 (57)2012 (51)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Sunderland during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 25 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SunderlandUK
    20132556,888
    2012463,915
    Record Year 2007 (106) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201312-821
    Net growth in 201223-1
    Record Year2008 (28)2008 (32)2007 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Sunderland formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Sunderland
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change31.7%18.6%7.5%
    Record Year1996 (0.2%)1991 (0.3%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 49.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Sunderland was in 2005 when 51.1% of all directors were female.

    23.6% of all director appointments in Sunderland in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    EAST2.03%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT2.03%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    NORTH1.94%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SUNDERLAND1.26%PROPERTY2.44%
    TRAINING0.97%TRADING2.06%
    LEISURE0.97%DESIGN1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.87%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ENGINEERING0.77%BUSINESS1.77%
    NE0.77%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    PROPERTY0.77%LONDON1.72%
    HOUSE0.68%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    (NE)0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    (NORTH0.68%MEDIA1.63%
    EAST)0.68%GLOBAL1.57%
    CONSULTING0.68%J1.56%
    DESIGN0.68%CARE1.46%
    PIZZA0.58%IT1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    HEALTH0.58%PROPERTIES1.36%
    G0.48%M1.25%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%BUILDING1.21%
    ACADEMY0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    R0.48%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    FOR0.48%TRAINING1.17%
    CO0.48%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied352249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4454,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4123,532
    99999 - Dormant Company3543,384
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2516,448
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2232,624
    56302 - Public houses and bars174,952
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities166,591
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified166,954
    86900 - Other human health activities168,465
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified145,062
    56101 - Licensed restaurants146,894
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1324,894
    82200 - Activities of call centres13287
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands125,629
    62012 - Business and domestic software development128,099
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,129
    43210 - Electrical installation115,625
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate107,507
    7487 - Other business activities107,556

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08432737 FABRIO MLX LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08452745 G.H.D. CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08432283 TAVERN PUBS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08435296 KEVIN CRABTREE BUILDERS LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08438057 GOLF4LEISURE LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08445503 CARE AND SUPPORT SUNDERLAND (HOLDING COMPANY) LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08458932 OH LUCKY YOU LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08460291 BBA PHYSIOTHERAPY LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08449698 DODDS PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08450142 T16 INSPECTION SERVICES LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08434176 MANHATTAN PIZZA (SUNDERLAND) LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08452047 SMALL-PRICE RECRUITMENT LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08457359 C.R.S. MECHANICAL LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08441480 COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08442765 NORTH EAST CARE SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08445140 BEST HAND CAR WASH (N.E) LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08454376 PARADIGM (NE) LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08458183 WALKER ENERGY SERVICES LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08431658 MARTINO'S LEISURE LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08431809 ANDREWS & SCOTT LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08443932 BISON BOA LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08451998 THE HOUSE OF HUES LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08456844 PA SERVICES (NORTH EAST) LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08460525 AK-EX-ELECTRICAL LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08465341 AZTEC PRINTWEAR & EMBROIDERY LTD 28 Mar 2013