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Tyne And Wear

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous February.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 1,396 companies were registered in Tyne And Wear during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 19.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Tyne And WearUK
    20121,396131,491
    20111,165116,391
    % change19.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (1,401) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012407470519
    New companies in 2011339372454
    % change20.1%26.3%14.3%
    Record Year2012 (407)2012 (470)2007 (731)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 817 companies were dissolved in Tyne And Wear during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Tyne And WearUK
    201281767,576
    201186690,986
    % change-5.7%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (866) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012279304234
    Closed companies in 2011354234278
    % change-21.2%29.9%-16%
    Record Year2011 (354)2012 (304)2009 (489)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Tyne And Wear during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 579 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Tyne And WearUK
    201257963,915
    201129925,405
    Record Year 2007 (928) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012128166285
    Net growth in 2011-15138176
    Record Year2003 (182)2007 (226)2007 (533)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Tyne And Wear formed 1.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Tyne And Wear
    20121.1%
    20111.0%
    20101.0%
    20091.0%
    20081.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1987 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20121.0%1.1%1.1%
    UK formation share in 20111.0%1.0%1.0%
    % change2.9%8.1%6.9%
    Record Year1972 (1.6%)1963 (2.2%)1960 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Tyne And Wear was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.4% of all director appointments in Tyne And Wear in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORTH2.22%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT2.13%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    EAST1.90%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    (NE)1.21%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROPERTY1.09%TRADING2.07%
    ENGINEERING1.07%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN1.02%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTING0.95%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.90%BUSINESS1.73%
    COMMUNITY0.81%MEDIA1.72%
    TRAINING0.81%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    (NORTH0.76%LONDON1.66%
    LEISURE0.74%J1.54%
    NEWCASTLE0.72%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    NE0.72%GLOBAL1.50%
    J0.69%IT1.40%
    EAST)0.69%CARE1.34%
    MEDIA0.67%PROPERTIES1.31%
    SECURITY0.67%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    POWERGRID0.67%M1.27%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%BUILDING1.24%
    M0.62%ENERGY1.20%
    NORTHERN0.60%S1.20%
    CARE0.56%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,157216,665
    7487 - Other business activities43952,735
    99999 - Dormant Company22825,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified22235,233
    9999 - Dormant Company19218,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified16313,637
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management14919,704
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1129,892
    9305 - Other service activities1028,818
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9614,303
    7499 - Non-trading company969,102
    7260 - Other computer related activities957,154
    7414 - Business & management consultancy9512,113
    74990 - Non-trading company889,729
    5530 - Restaurants754,633
    86900 - Other human health activities725,066
    62090 - Other information technology service activities688,145
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified563,931
    56302 - Public houses and bars552,795
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply536,934

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07979558 POWER UP COMPUTING LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07994586 C J ACCOUNTING (NE) LTD 16 Mar 2012
    07999546 PAUL PYBUS SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08000656 K2 (NE) CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    07971105 ENVISION MANAGEMENT LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07971545 MEDENTRA LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07978871 BOWERS PORK BUTCHERS LTD 06 Mar 2012
    07981542 SHENG DE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07982106 TIMEC 1359 LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07985256 GRAINGER ENFRANCHISEMENT NO. 2 (2012) LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07988031 TRINA SOLAR (UK) LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07990845 EXPRESS VALUATIONS LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07993501 SOUTHBEACH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07993971 UNCONFUSED LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07994058 JAMTASTIC LTD 16 Mar 2012
    07999033 AJ CLAIMS (NE) LTD 21 Mar 2012
    08001160 PEANUTS TALENT LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08003205 COTTONLOVE LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08007231 TELIDEVICE COMPANY LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    07992426 NEIGL LTD. 15 Mar 2012
    08001581 COMMUNITY COUNSELLING CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08013634 ADDERSTONE (STODDART STUDIOS) DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07971024 THE FRESH SHRIMP COMPANY LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07977667 ISA (T/A TRADITIONAL FISH AND CHIPS) LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07980677 SARAH BOWEN LIGHTING LIMITED 07 Mar 2012