Sunderland, Tyne And Wear
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 195 companies were registered in Sunderland during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 12.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Sunderland UK 2014 195 150,722 2013 173 134,802 % change 12.7% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (195) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 54 77 64 New companies in 2013 72 49 52 % change -25.0% 57.1% 23.1% Record Year 2013 (72) 2014 (77) 2007 (79)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 135 companies were dissolved in Sunderland during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 8.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Sunderland UK 2014 135 82,370 2013 148 77,914 % change -8.8% 5.7% Record Year 2013 (148) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 49 49 37 Closed companies in 2013 60 57 31 % change -18.3% -14.0% 19% Record Year 2013 (60) 2013 (57) 2012 (51)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Sunderland during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 60 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Sunderland UK 2014 60 68,352 2013 25 56,888 Record Year 2007 (106) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 5 28 27 Net growth in 2013 12 -8 21 Record Year 2008 (28) 2008 (32) 2007 (56)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Sunderland formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Sunderland 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -29.8% 45.0% 2.8% Record Year 1996 (0.2%) 1991 (0.3%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 41.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Sunderland was in 2005 when 51.1% of all directors were female.
22.5% of all director appointments in Sunderland in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SUNDERLAND 2.40% CONSULTING 5.22% NORTH 1.42% MANAGEMENT 4.67% EAST 1.25% CONSULTANCY 3.49% MANAGEMENT 1.16% PROPERTY 2.64% LEISURE 1.16% TRADING 2.05% COMMUNITY 1.07% LONDON 1.88% (NE) 0.98% ENGINEERING 1.86% LSPV 0.98% CARE 1.79% EAST) 0.98% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% (NORTH 0.89% DESIGN 1.75% INTEREST 0.89% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.89% BUSINESS 1.71% CONSULTANCY 0.89% PROPERTIES 1.60% PROPERTIES 0.89% INVESTMENTS 1.60% PROPERTY 0.80% GLOBAL 1.58% CONSULTING 0.71% J 1.48% CARE 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CLEANING 0.71% MEDIA 1.48% WELDING 0.62% IT 1.33% NE 0.62% TRANSPORT 1.30% TRAINING 0.62% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% (SUNDERLAND) 0.62% BUILDING 1.24% ENERGY 0.62% M 1.21% SUPPORT 0.53% CAPITAL 1.20% J 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 385 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 46 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 41 56,411 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 33 7,300 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 26,700 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 27 37,882 56101 - Licensed restaurants 25 7,965 56302 - Public houses and bars 20 5,732 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 8,155 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 27,750 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 18,491 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 13 5,876 86900 - Other human health activities 12 10,273 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 12 3,708 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 7,313 43210 - Electrical installation 10 5,885 71129 - Other engineering activities 10 5,477 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 9,358 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 9,509 41100 - Development of building projects 10 9,855
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08933385 CATERCORPS LTD 11 Mar 2014 08938282 OREGANO SEAHAM LTD 13 Mar 2014 08938635 CHILLI BASE LTD 13 Mar 2014 08939107 BLAYDON CARWASH LTD 14 Mar 2014 08963161 REVUE BAR LTD 27 Mar 2014 08920906 ACTIVE MASSAGE LIMITED 04 Mar 2014 08922447 FIRST MODERN PROPERTIES LTD 04 Mar 2014 08919365 STREET STRIKE LIMITED 03 Mar 2014 08929212 EXCELLENT LEGAL SERVICES LTD 07 Mar 2014 08929747 SUNDERLAND LOGISTICS LTD 10 Mar 2014 08933870 GAB HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 11 Mar 2014 08935994 GOGGAVILLE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2014 08929717 YOU MUST BE BARKING LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08933161 THRISHALAKSHITA LIMITED 11 Mar 2014 08945010 SWIRL STUDIOS LIMITED 18 Mar 2014 08947597 VINI D'AUTORE LTD 19 Mar 2014 08949609 NORDEM PLANT HIRE LTD 20 Mar 2014 08963348 COVERT LEISURE LTD 27 Mar 2014 08928067 PURE CONSTRUCTION (NORTH EAST) LIMITED 07 Mar 2014 08924826 KIDS CLUB CARE LTD 05 Mar 2014 08927983 D & H JEWELLERS LIMITED 07 Mar 2014 08931435 DARTFORD STUDENT LIVING LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08958356 STEPHEN WILSON CONSULTANCY LTD 25 Mar 2014 08965478 GSF LEGAL LTD 28 Mar 2014 08966939 NORTH TYNE ESTATES & PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 31 Mar 2014
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