Tyne And Wear
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Tyne And Wear when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Tyne And Wear 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 Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Tyne And Wear when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,696 companies were registered in Tyne And Wear during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 9.3% 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) Tyne And Wear UK 2015 1,696 161,156 2014 1,552 150,722 % change 9.3% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (1,696) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 490 523 683 New companies in 2014 492 503 557 % change -0.4% 4.0% 22.6% Record Year 2014 (492) 2015 (523) 2007 (731)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 900 companies were dissolved in Tyne And Wear during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 0.1% 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) Tyne And Wear UK 2015 900 89,523 2014 901 82,370 % change -0.1% 8.7% Record Year 2013 (945) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 227 324 349 Closed companies in 2014 273 305 323 % change -16.8% 6.2% 8% Record Year 2013 (395) 2015 (324) 2009 (489)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Tyne And Wear during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 796 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Tyne And Wear UK 2015 796 71,633 2014 651 68,352 Record Year 2007 (928) 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 Tyne And Wear when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 263 199 334 Net growth in 2014 219 198 234 Record Year 2015 (263) 2007 (226) 2007 (533)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Tyne And Wear formed 1.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Tyne And Wear 2015 1.1% 2014 1.0% 2013 1.0% 2012 1.1% 2011 1.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (1.2%) 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 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% UK formation share in 2014 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% % change -2.3% -4.2% 11.8% Record Year 1992 (1.3%) 1991 (1.3%) 1990 (1.5%)
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 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% 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 Tyne And Wear was in 2007 when 30.6% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Tyne And Wear 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 NORTH 2.11% CONSULTING 5.23% EAST 1.86% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.82% CONSULTANCY 3.62% ELECTRICAL 1.31% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 1.21% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% (NE) 1.20% CARE 2.13% CONSULTING 1.15% ENGINEERING 2.12% ENGINEERING 1.15% LONDON 1.91% NE 1.12% TRADING 1.88% PROPERTY 1.05% TRANSPORT 1.82% LEISURE 0.89% ELECTRICAL 1.76% M 0.89% DESIGN 1.65% D 0.84% PROPERTIES 1.63% CARE 0.83% CO., 1.58% (NORTH 0.78% J 1.55% G 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.54% NEWCASTLE 0.77% BUSINESS 1.49% EAST) 0.74% INVESTMENTS 1.49% S 0.72% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.44% BUSINESS 0.71% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% ENERGY 0.71% BUILDING 1.31% J 0.69% IT 1.30% DEVELOPMENTS 0.68% MEDIA 1.28% ACCESS 0.61% 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 3,017 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 442 49,474 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 405 29,218 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 324 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 293 43,081 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 237 19,098 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 216 30,825 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 194 8,607 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 162 9,080 56101 - Licensed restaurants 152 8,909 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 136 11,600 86900 - Other human health activities 135 13,990 56302 - Public houses and bars 118 6,355 41100 - Development of building projects 113 11,863 74990 - Non-trading company 110 13,794 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 108 6,815 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 101 6,238 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 99 6,154 43210 - Electrical installation 98 6,139 62090 - Other information technology service activities 94 12,862
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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