Sunderland, Tyne And Wear
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Sunderland when compared to any previous March.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Sunderland when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sunderland when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 209 companies were registered in Sunderland during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Sunderland UK 2015 209 161,156 2014 195 150,722 % change 7.2% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (209) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 59 71 79 New companies in 2014 54 77 64 % change 9.3% -7.8% 23.4% Record Year 2013 (72) 2014 (77) 2015 (79)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 131 companies were dissolved in Sunderland during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 3.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Sunderland UK 2015 131 89,523 2014 135 82,370 % change -3.0% 8.7% Record Year 2013 (148) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Sunderland when compared to any previous March.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 31 45 55 Closed companies in 2014 49 49 37 % change -36.7% -8.2% 49% Record Year 2013 (60) 2013 (57) 2015 (55)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Sunderland during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 78 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Sunderland UK 2015 78 71,633 2014 60 68,352 Record Year 2007 (106) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Sunderland when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 28 26 24 Net growth in 2014 5 28 27 Record Year 2015 (28) 2008 (32) 2007 (56)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Sunderland formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Sunderland 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 7.1% -15.0% 12.5% Record Year 1996 (0.2%) 1991 (0.3%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Sunderland was in 2007 when 42.8% of all directors were female.
27.6% of all director appointments in Sunderland in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.03% CONSULTING 5.23% NORTH 1.28% MANAGEMENT 4.56% LSPV 1.13% CONSULTANCY 3.62% SUNDERLAND 1.13% PROPERTY 2.72% ELECTRICAL 1.05% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% EAST 0.90% CARE 2.13% (NORTH 0.90% ENGINEERING 2.12% EAST) 0.90% LONDON 1.91% NE 0.90% TRADING 1.88% PROPERTY 0.83% TRANSPORT 1.82% LEISURE 0.75% ELECTRICAL 1.76% (NE) 0.75% DESIGN 1.65% CONSTRUCTION 0.75% PROPERTIES 1.63% S 0.68% CO., 1.58% ENGINEERING 0.68% J 1.55% CARE 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ENERGY 0.60% BUSINESS 1.49% (SUNDERLAND) 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROPERTIES 0.60% GLOBAL 1.46% D 0.60% ASSOCIATES 1.44% N 0.60% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% CONSULTANCY 0.60% BUILDING 1.31% ACCESS 0.60% IT 1.30% EVENTS 0.53% MEDIA 1.28% R 0.53% M 1.27%
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 397 288,953 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 43 8,607 99999 - Dormant Company 43 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 42 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 36 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 19,098 56101 - Licensed restaurants 25 8,909 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 24 9,080 86900 - Other human health activities 20 13,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 17 30,825 56302 - Public houses and bars 16 6,355 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 11,600 43210 - Electrical installation 13 6,139 71129 - Other engineering activities 12 6,278 41100 - Development of building projects 12 11,863 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 12 7,797 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 12 6,052 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 11 6,238 74990 - Non-trading company 10 13,794
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09377633 DIGITAL ALLIES LIMITED 07 Jan 2015 09402483 AGAH LTD 22 Jan 2015 09402596 CARYAS LTD 22 Jan 2015 09406928 NEW STYLE ENTERTAINMENT LTD 26 Jan 2015 09409972 RAQUEL DEVINE ENTERTAINMENT SUNDERLAND LIMITED 28 Jan 2015 09414616 TAZ MAHAL EXEMPLARY INDIAN CUISINE LIMITED 30 Jan 2015 09384778 GBANABOW LTD 12 Jan 2015 09407576 MJR CONSTRUCTION OFFSHORE LIMITED 27 Jan 2015 09413871 DIAMOND KISSES LTD 30 Jan 2015 09372918 CERBERUS MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LTD 05 Jan 2015 09377321 BEAUTY BY THE RIVER LIMITED 07 Jan 2015 09400088 ROSEMORE LIMITED 21 Jan 2015 09403740 CLINTEGRA UK LIMITED 23 Jan 2015 09373403 XYRELLE GEPTE LIMITED 05 Jan 2015 09382067 MARLEY ROOFCARE LTD 09 Jan 2015 09391276 MOUNTAIN DAISY LIMITED 15 Jan 2015 09396529 IRENEENTAC LTD 20 Jan 2015 09396696 THE LANSDOWNE PUB LTD 20 Jan 2015 09399782 OTTOMAN BARBERS LIMITED 21 Jan 2015 09403076 MC TAMBOBOY LTD 23 Jan 2015 09407586 LANGLEE SOLAR PARK 1 LIMITED 27 Jan 2015 09412408 WESTMOUNT DS LTD 29 Jan 2015 09378669 SOLO PIZZA (SUNDERLAND) LIMITED 08 Jan 2015 09387561 TONY HORVATH ELECTRICAL LIMITED 14 Jan 2015 09388757 GOW CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
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