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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
    07910452 SECURE STORE DIRECT LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07918918 LEARNHIVE LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07925353 ARDHIKA SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07898602 TITUS WOLFE & SONS LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07900251 CROSS SOLAR PV LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07900793 BBH INTERNATIONAL INC LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07902695 LAMBTON SHARE PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07912044 LOVED AND TREASURED LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07912222 PANCE LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07914694 MIDLAND STEEL TRADERS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07914744 TIMEC 1348 LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07924066 PLANTPOD LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07929378 LOCUS ARCHITECTS LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07929748 JIGSAW POWER LTD 31 Jan 2012
    OC371763 POSITIVELY BRIGHT LLP 25 Jan 2012
    07910107 AMP DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07912343 TYRE BARGAINS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07915426 DAVLAU ENGINEERING LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07917058 INTERNATIONAL PIPELINES LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07904561 ARBEIA HOUSE RTM COMPANY LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07904819 CROCODILO LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07917523 BRIGHTGREEN ENTERPRISE AND MARKETING LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07919882 AKM FAISAL LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07927692 IAN NAGEL & CO LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07928399 LOVELL NORTH EAST LIMITED 30 Jan 2012