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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Sunderland UK 2013 165 132,684 2012 141 118,868 % change 17.0% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (165) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 58 46 61 New companies in 2012 60 32 49 % change -3.3% 43.8% 24.5% Record Year 2012 (60) 2007 (63) 2013 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Sunderland UK 2013 153 86,170 2012 140 75,908 % change 9.3% 13.5% Record Year 2013 (153) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2013 48 52 53 Closed companies in 2012 46 49 45 % change 4.3% 6.1% 18% Record Year 2013 (48) 2008 (61) 2009 (76)
Net Company Growth
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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) Sunderland UK 2013 12 46,514 2012 1 42,960 Record Year 2007 (99) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 10 -6 8 Net growth in 2012 14 -17 4 Record Year 2007 (35) 2007 (46) 2006 (24)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -13.5% 31.8% 9.2% Record Year 1993 (0.2%) 1993 (0.2%) 1994 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SUNDERLAND 2.26% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.70% MANAGEMENT 4.75% NORTH 1.60% CONSULTANCY 3.45% EAST 1.51% PROPERTY 2.53% LEISURE 1.13% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANTS 1.04% ENGINEERING 1.83% (NE) 1.04% LONDON 1.79% TRAINING 1.04% DESIGN 1.78% EAST) 0.85% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSULTING 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% COMMUNITY 0.85% CONSULTANTS 1.69% ENGINEERING 0.85% CARE 1.64% INTEREST 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.61% PROPERTIES 0.75% GLOBAL 1.59% (NORTH 0.75% J 1.54% PROPERTY 0.75% MEDIA 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.53% (SUNDERLAND) 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% IT 1.39% CARE 0.66% M 1.25% CONSULTANCY 0.66% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CLEANING 0.66% BUILDING 1.19% ACADEMY 0.57% CAPITAL 1.19% HOUSE 0.57% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% HOME 0.57% TRAINING 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 378 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 38 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 36 54,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 25,547 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 34,970 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 17,715 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 22 6,651 56101 - Licensed restaurants 21 7,531 56302 - Public houses and bars 18 5,437 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 18 5,576 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,590 86900 - Other human health activities 14 9,203 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 26,675 62012 - Business and domestic software development 13 9,104 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 6,979 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 11 3,404 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 8,475 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 8,312 43210 - Electrical installation 10 5,724 56290 - Other food services 9 3,740
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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