Sunderland, Tyne And Wear

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 165 companies were registered in Sunderland during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 17.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)SunderlandUK
    2013165132,684
    2012141118,868
    % change17.0%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (165) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013584661
    New companies in 2012603249
    % change-3.3%43.8%24.5%
    Record Year2012 (60)2007 (63)2013 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 153 companies were dissolved in Sunderland during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)SunderlandUK
    201315386,170
    201214075,908
    % change9.3%13.5%
    Record Year 2013 (153) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013485253
    Closed companies in 2012464945
    % change4.3%6.1%18%
    Record Year2013 (48)2008 (61)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Sunderland during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 12 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)SunderlandUK
    20131246,514
    2012142,960
    Record Year 2007 (99) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201310-68
    Net growth in 201214-174
    Record Year2007 (35)2007 (46)2006 (24)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Sunderland
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-13.5%31.8%9.2%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Sunderland was in 2010 when 33.6% of all directors were female.

    31.9% of all director appointments in Sunderland in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SUNDERLAND2.26%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.70%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    NORTH1.60%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    EAST1.51%PROPERTY2.53%
    LEISURE1.13%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS1.04%ENGINEERING1.83%
    (NE)1.04%LONDON1.79%
    TRAINING1.04%DESIGN1.78%
    EAST)0.85%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTING0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    COMMUNITY0.85%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ENGINEERING0.85%CARE1.64%
    INTEREST0.75%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    PROPERTIES0.75%GLOBAL1.59%
    (NORTH0.75%J1.54%
    PROPERTY0.75%MEDIA1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.66%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    (SUNDERLAND)0.66%PROPERTIES1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%IT1.39%
    CARE0.66%M1.25%
    CONSULTANCY0.66%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CLEANING0.66%BUILDING1.19%
    ACADEMY0.57%CAPITAL1.19%
    HOUSE0.57%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    HOME0.57%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied378260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company3846,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3654,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3325,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2834,970
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2317,715
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands226,651
    56101 - Licensed restaurants217,531
    56302 - Public houses and bars185,437
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified185,576
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified167,590
    86900 - Other human health activities149,203
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1326,675
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,104
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities116,979
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating113,404
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet108,475
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate108,312
    43210 - Electrical installation105,724
    56290 - Other food services93,740

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08600797 HEAVENS DOUBLE DINER LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08621263 STANDARD BRANDING LTD 23 Jul 2013
    08623533 DEVITOS NORTH EAST LTD 24 Jul 2013
    08630336 ALI SUNDERLAND LTD 30 Jul 2013
    08631954 J P WALTON LIMITED 31 Jul 2013
    08611345 CREATIVE CATERING NORTH EAST LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08617960 SKS DISTRIBUTION LTD 22 Jul 2013
    08623319 SOL-GREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 24 Jul 2013
    08625001 ABIMILL LEISURE LIMITED 25 Jul 2013
    08630963 MY HEALTHY LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE C.I.C. 30 Jul 2013
    08598092 TRAINING FORMATION LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08599569 SEPCTRUM TRADE LTD 05 Jul 2013
    08605621 LEAD TRAINING LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08607120 A M FISHER LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08627060 PAVON IT LTD 26 Jul 2013
    08594394 ROCO (EVENTS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08596975 DUCT CLEANING NEWCASTLE CO LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08604285 CERTIFIED MAGAZINE LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08607885 COMFORT CAR SALES LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08619205 AAN PHARMA LIMITED 22 Jul 2013
    08590266 ENVIRO UK CONSULTANTS LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08614493 CHURCHILL BUTCHERS LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08624997 URBAN CITY LETTING MANAGEMENT LTD 25 Jul 2013
    08627383 ROSEBERRY CARE CENTRES (DARLINGTON) LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08615507 L & F CONSULTANTS LIMITED 18 Jul 2013