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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Sunderland UK 2013 173 134,802 2012 140 131,491 % change 23.6% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (173) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 72 49 52 New companies in 2012 49 41 50 % change 46.9% 19.5% 4.0% Record Year 2013 (72) 2013 (49) 2007 (79)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Sunderland UK 2013 148 77,914 2012 136 67,576 % change 8.8% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (148) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2013 60 57 31 Closed companies in 2012 47 38 51 % change 27.7% 50.0% -39% Record Year 2013 (60) 2013 (57) 2012 (51)
Net Company Growth
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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) Sunderland UK 2013 25 56,888 2012 4 63,915 Record Year 2007 (106) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 12 -8 21 Net growth in 2012 2 3 -1 Record Year 2008 (28) 2008 (32) 2007 (56)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 31.7% 18.6% 7.5% Record Year 1996 (0.2%) 1991 (0.3%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage EAST 2.03% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 2.03% MANAGEMENT 4.78% NORTH 1.94% CONSULTANCY 3.30% SUNDERLAND 1.26% PROPERTY 2.44% TRAINING 0.97% TRADING 2.06% LEISURE 0.97% DESIGN 1.79% ELECTRICAL 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.78% ENGINEERING 0.77% BUSINESS 1.77% NE 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.75% PROPERTY 0.77% LONDON 1.72% HOUSE 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.71% (NE) 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% (NORTH 0.68% MEDIA 1.63% EAST) 0.68% GLOBAL 1.57% CONSULTING 0.68% J 1.56% DESIGN 0.68% CARE 1.46% PIZZA 0.58% IT 1.43% CONSULTANTS 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.41% HEALTH 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.36% G 0.48% M 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 0.48% BUILDING 1.21% ACADEMY 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19% R 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.18% FOR 0.48% TRAINING 1.17% CO 0.48% SECURITY 1.15%
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 352 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 44 54,531 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 41 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 35 43,384 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 16,448 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 32,624 56302 - Public houses and bars 17 4,952 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 16 6,591 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 6,954 86900 - Other human health activities 16 8,465 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 14 5,062 56101 - Licensed restaurants 14 6,894 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 24,894 82200 - Activities of call centres 13 287 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 12 5,629 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 8,099 74990 - Non-trading company 11 14,129 43210 - Electrical installation 11 5,625 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 7,507 7487 - Other business activities 10 7,556
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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