Statistics of companies in UK
Companies population in North East
Number of companies in region North East is 140,746, which is 1.8% of all 7,841,461 companies in UK. North East is ranked 11th among 12 regions in the number of companies. Last update of company data was on 30/04/2021.
Companies location and business activity breakdown in North East
The region with the highest number of companies - 79,881 is Tyne and Wear. Northumberland has the lowest number of companies - 17,746. The top three most frequently registered business activities are Science - 14.0%, Construction - 11.8% and Wholesale, retail - 11.1%.
Number of companies by county 140,746 companies with data in North East
Business activity overview 132,921 companies with data in North East
Industrial classification of companies in North East
The Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC code) is a system of classifying industries in UK by business activities. Each company can operate under multiple SIC codes. The top three business activities for the whole of the UK are Other business support service - 4.8%, Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate - 4.1% and Management consultancy exl. financial - 3.9%.
Distribution of companies by SIC CODE 132,921 companies with data in North East
Companies population incorporation and dissolution trend in North East
The highest number of incorporated companies in any one month is 1,449 in in July 2020. There are usually fewer dissolved companies than incorporated, the highest number recorded being for October 2020 - 1,783 companies were dissolved.
Incorporation and dissolution of companies by month North East
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Persons with significant control
in companies in North East
Persons with Significant Control (PSC) have been registered in Companies House since April 2016. PSC have various functions, e.g. ownership of shares or voting rights. In this section we analyse companies with at least one Person with Significant Control from a foreign country.
Top countries with local PSCs in companies in North East
The most popular country, as regards to PSC origin, is United States. In November 2020, there were 57 companies with at least one PCS from United States. Other popular countries are Ireland, Germany and Netherlands.
Top 10 countries with local PSCs North East
Percentage of companies with foreign PSCs being incorporated each month in the North East
The highest proportion of companies with a foreign PSC to be incorporated in one month was in October 2017 - 1.15%. Since 2017 the number of dissolutions has exceeded the number of new incorporations. The highest proportion to be dissolved in one month was 12.50% was in June 2020. The low number of dissolutions in 2016 is the result of only a small number of companies registering their PSC in Company House in that year.
