Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company closures in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Burton-On-Trent 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 2010)

    A total of 129 companies were registered in Burton-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 34.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Burton-On-TrentUK
    2010129105,137
    20099691,034
    % change34.4%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (144) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010363855
    New companies in 2009273237
    % change33.3%18.8%48.6%
    Record Year2008 (46)2008 (41)2007 (65)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company closures in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 126 companies were dissolved in Burton-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 61.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Burton-On-TrentUK
    201012682,677
    200978108,060
    % change61.5%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (126) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous March.

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010183177
    Closed companies in 200982050
    % change125.0%55.0%54%
    Record Year2008 (26)2010 (31)2010 (77)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Burton-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 3 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Burton-On-TrentUK
    2010322,460
    200918-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (99) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010187-22
    Net growth in 20091912-13
    Record Year2003 (39)2007 (29)2007 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Burton-On-Trent formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Burton-On-Trent
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change23.7%1.7%23.5%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1961 (0.5%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Burton-On-Trent was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.0% of all director appointments in Burton-On-Trent in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.59%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    C1.19%CONSULTING4.60%
    BURTON1.19%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    P1.06%PROPERTY2.50%
    S0.92%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    M0.92%TRADING1.93%
    CONSULTING0.79%DESIGN1.91%
    R0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    TRAINING0.79%MEDIA1.84%
    J0.79%BUSINESS1.74%
    (BURTON)0.79%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    PROJECTS0.66%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    ENGINEERING0.66%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CONSULTANCY0.66%J1.48%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%LONDON1.45%
    DESIGN0.66%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    ELECTRICAL0.66%GROUP1.37%
    CARE0.53%GLOBAL1.35%
    INVESTMENTS0.53%PROPERTIES1.35%
    FINANCIAL0.53%BUILDING1.34%
    H0.53%CARE1.33%
    WILLSHEES0.53%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ENERGY0.40%M1.28%
    TRANSPORT0.40%SYSTEMS1.25%
    BUSINESS0.40%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied163228,645
    7487 - Other business activities8674,904
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified367,143
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2014,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1817,003
    9999 - Dormant Company1819,948
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified148,154
    99999 - Dormant Company1413,808
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1326,974
    74990 - Non-trading company108,149
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities109,943
    70100 - Activities of head offices93,137
    9305 - Other service activities99,038
    43210 - Electrical installation93,163
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles71,916
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply79,659
    4525 - Other special trades construction62,434
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate64,131
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering69,325
    6024 - Freight transport by road63,665

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07171097 V K YIM LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07167002 BE INTELLIGENT LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07163892 SKD CONSULTING LTD 22 Feb 2010
    07159176 GARETH MOSS CONSULTANCY LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07158981 M H ELECTRICAL (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07152828 TALU FORESTRY SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07152360 GARY EARP CONSTRUCTION LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07149227 EXPEDITION ADVENTURES LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07143592 SEDGLEY VULCANISING LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07141726 BRAIN'S CAR MOTORS LTD 01 Feb 2010
    OC351998 MAX RAPTOR LLP 02 Feb 2010
    07168979 P AND S JEWELLERY LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07165689 DIY DISCOUNTERS LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07164468 HARDY HOLDINGS (BURTON UPON TRENT) LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07162584 HUSH UK PROMOTIONS LTD 18 Feb 2010
    07162303 TRANSLATORS AND CO -TRANSLATION TEAMS LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07160793 THE KNIGHTS TABLE LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07157372 MELTON PLANT & EQUIPMENT LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07153254 ANKAR TELECOM LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07151940 WESTERLAY CONSULTING LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07150152 REDCORAL PVT LTD 08 Feb 2010
    07148381 ENGAGEM LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07143313 WORLD WISE CONSERVATION LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07169094 QUADRANT SPECIALIST PROJECTS LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07155416 A & K CONTRACTING LTD 12 Feb 2010