Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 103 companies were registered in Burton-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 18.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Burton-On-TrentUK
    2010103101,492
    20098794,671
    % change18.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (123) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010342940
    New companies in 2009253329
    % change36.0%-12.1%37.9%
    Record Year2007 (51)2009 (33)2003 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 64 companies were dissolved in Burton-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 40.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Burton-On-TrentUK
    20106487,705
    2009108159,401
    % change-40.7%-45.0%
    Record Year 2003 (116) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010152623
    Closed companies in 2009213057
    % change-28.6%-13.3%-60%
    Record Year2003 (22)2008 (46)2003 (84)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Burton-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 39 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Burton-On-TrentUK
    20103913,787
    2009-21-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (58) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201019317
    Net growth in 200943-28
    Record Year2007 (30)1999 (21)2002 (27)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Burton-On-Trent
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change26.5%-20.3%32.2%
    Record Year1960 (0.6%)1976 (0.5%)1971 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Burton-On-Trent was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.7% of all director appointments in Burton-On-Trent in the third quarter of 2010 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 (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    M1.45%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.32%CONSULTING4.99%
    R1.32%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    C1.32%PROPERTY2.38%
    CARE1.05%TRADING2.04%
    BUSINESS0.92%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    ENGINEERING0.92%DESIGN1.93%
    J0.92%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.92%BUSINESS1.80%
    CAR0.79%MEDIA1.75%
    ELECTRICAL0.79%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTING0.79%LONDON1.59%
    (BURTON)0.79%ENGINEERING1.59%
    BURTON0.66%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ASSOCIATES0.66%CARE1.44%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%J1.44%
    WILLSHEES0.53%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    TRADING0.53%GLOBAL1.42%
    D0.53%IT1.35%
    CONSULTANCY0.53%PROPERTIES1.35%
    P0.39%BUILDING1.32%
    HOUSE0.39%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    COURIERS0.39%M1.28%
    PROPERTIES0.39%SYSTEMS1.26%
    AUTO0.39%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied171202,902
    7487 - Other business activities6669,802
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified306,460
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2013,161
    9999 - Dormant Company1821,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1414,940
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities138,292
    99999 - Dormant Company1114,072
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified117,767
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1125,053
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering87,634
    74990 - Non-trading company87,649
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply88,183
    70100 - Activities of head offices82,768
    6024 - Freight transport by road72,771
    9305 - Other service activities69,454
    4525 - Other special trades construction62,071
    5530 - Restaurants65,181
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores62,205
    7499 - Non-trading company613,408

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07389567 HUVEMA UK LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07387578 ABACUS QUALITY CARE LTD. 24 Sep 2010
    07387204 MACGREGOR DEVELOPMENTS LTD 24 Sep 2010
    07385168 URBAN 6 AIRSOFT LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07383138 PRECISION ENGINEERING (WEST MIDLANDS) LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07375262 RESOURCING4U LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07373976 LESLEY SMITH HISTORIANS LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07369986 RENEWABLE HEAT (UK) LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07362537 CAB TECH SERVICES (DRIVING) LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07392510 OPTIMA PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07391547 RF TELECOM LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07390584 REDWOOD PRODUCTS LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07388467 MYKONOS LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07387972 NATURAL FOCUS LTD 27 Sep 2010
    07384964 JAY K DEVELOPMENTS LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07380495 CYBERBOM LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07377298 FLEXII LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07375786 COMPUGHTEC LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07372626 HOTSPOTS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07370467 HEALING ANGELS LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07363622 V8 INVESTMENTS LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07363385 V12 CAR SALES LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07387169 POSHCOOKS LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07382675 KAMKORDA LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07378542 CHARGILL LTD 16 Sep 2010