Tyne And Wear

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 1,256 companies were registered in Tyne And Wear during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Tyne And WearUK
    20121,256118,868
    20111,159114,512
    % change8.4%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (1,256) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012459392405
    New companies in 2011367378414
    % change25.1%3.7%-2.2%
    Record Year2012 (459)2012 (392)2011 (414)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 809 companies were dissolved in Tyne And Wear during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Tyne And WearUK
    201280974,772
    201177972,230
    % change3.9%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,047) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012307278224
    Closed companies in 2011291237251
    % change5.5%17.3%-11%
    Record Year2012 (307)2008 (461)2009 (525)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Tyne And Wear during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 447 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Tyne And WearUK
    201244744,096
    201138042,282
    Record Year 2003 (557) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012152114181
    Net growth in 201176141163
    Record Year2008 (272)2007 (161)2002 (216)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Tyne And Wear
    20121.1%
    20111.0%
    20101.0%
    20091.0%
    20081.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (1.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.1%1.0%1.0%
    UK formation share in 20111.0%1.0%1.1%
    % change12.3%4.5%-3.2%
    Record Year1965 (2.0%)1960 (2.8%)1964 (1.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Tyne And Wear was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.5% of all director appointments in Tyne And Wear in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORTH2.36%CONSULTING5.06%
    MANAGEMENT2.24%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    EAST2.04%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    (NE)1.38%PROPERTY2.36%
    PROPERTY1.18%TRADING2.08%
    ENGINEERING1.09%DESIGN1.87%
    ELECTRICAL1.04%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    CONSULTING0.88%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.77%BUSINESS1.72%
    NE0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.72%MEDIA1.68%
    TRAINING0.72%LONDON1.67%
    J0.71%J1.55%
    COMMUNITY0.69%GLOBAL1.54%
    MEDIA0.67%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    (NORTH0.66%IT1.43%
    EAST)0.66%PROPERTIES1.34%
    LEISURE0.66%CARE1.32%
    NEWCASTLE0.61%M1.27%
    IT0.59%BUILDING1.22%
    ENTERPRISES0.56%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    BUILDING0.56%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    M0.54%S1.17%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,189228,243
    99999 - Dormant Company36937,912
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified32750,446
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified26020,742
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management22028,990
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities16521,969
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified15914,809
    7487 - Other business activities13816,361
    74990 - Non-trading company12713,641
    86900 - Other human health activities977,550
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified926,008
    56101 - Licensed restaurants916,004
    62090 - Other information technology service activities8711,950
    56302 - Public houses and bars834,262
    9999 - Dormant Company796,793
    41100 - Development of building projects777,545
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate766,519
    62012 - Business and domestic software development766,943
    43210 - Electrical installation765,151
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands754,745

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08164711 MAKE THE CHANGE LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08165790 ASI BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08175372 J & B COACHWORKS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08193886 81 JESMOND RTM LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08163853 PROCONNECT LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08192884 T T COATINGS LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08170822 TIMEC 1365 LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08172327 ANI LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08172479 ORLD LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08175441 TIMEC 1372 LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08175446 WINGROVE M&B LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08179783 STEPHENSON HOTEL LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08181285 AFGHAN KEBABS LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08182403 LANDLORDS AGENT LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08192405 AMATOSI GOLDSMITH AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08196088 FUTURE AD LABS: MAD SCIENCE DIVISION LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08165325 KINGSWOOD BIOPOWER LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08171768 NORTHUMBRIAN ART COLLECTION LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08176424 IT COULD BE YOU LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08183149 CASA LEEDS LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08186768 AMYITIS TECH LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08194261 GEM SCAFFOLDING LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08195988 MONUMENT (SURVEY:DESIGN:BUILD) LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08169489 4PLAYTOYZ LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08175334 IFMOS CARE LIMITED 10 Aug 2012