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Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 122 companies were registered in Burton-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Burton-On-TrentUK
    2011122116,391
    2010129105,137
    % change-5.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (144) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011353849
    New companies in 2010363855
    % change-2.8%0.0%-10.9%
    Record Year2008 (46)2008 (41)2007 (65)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 77 companies were dissolved in Burton-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 38.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Burton-On-TrentUK
    20117790,986
    201012682,677
    % change-38.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (126) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011302819
    Closed companies in 2010183177
    % change66.7%-9.7%-75%
    Record Year2011 (30)2010 (31)2010 (77)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Burton-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 45 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Burton-On-TrentUK
    20114525,405
    2010322,460
    Record Year 2007 (99) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201151030
    Net growth in 2010187-22
    Record Year2003 (39)2007 (29)2007 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Burton-On-Trent formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Burton-On-Trent
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-16.1%-12.1%-15.0%
    Record Year1966 (0.7%)1961 (0.5%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    27.3% of all director appointments in Burton-On-Trent in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING1.42%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.29%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CARE1.16%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    BURTON1.16%PROPERTY2.38%
    M1.03%TRADING2.10%
    ELECTRICAL1.03%DESIGN1.93%
    BUSINESS1.03%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    R1.03%BUSINESS1.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.90%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    (BURTON)0.90%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    C0.90%MEDIA1.69%
    CONSULTING0.78%ENGINEERING1.61%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.78%LONDON1.60%
    D0.78%CARE1.45%
    (MIDLANDS)0.78%J1.45%
    J0.65%GLOBAL1.44%
    TRAINING0.65%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    S0.65%IT1.41%
    HEALTH0.65%PROPERTIES1.36%
    HOUSE0.65%BUILDING1.34%
    MANAGEMENT0.52%M1.30%
    SAFETY0.52%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    HOMES0.52%S1.24%
    SON0.52%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    PROPERTIES0.52%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied172202,798
    7487 - Other business activities5060,968
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified377,788
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2416,150
    9999 - Dormant Company1719,765
    99999 - Dormant Company1518,336
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1530,253
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1210,085
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1112,916
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles102,259
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1010,246
    86900 - Other human health activities84,092
    70100 - Activities of head offices82,849
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering76,183
    74990 - Non-trading company78,695
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply67,000
    4525 - Other special trades construction61,690
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets62,247
    62012 - Business and domestic software development63,168
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment52,073

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07581741 BB FABRICATION AND ENGINEERING LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07576910 BUILDING SUPERMARKET.COM LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07574197 KREATIVE KNITS LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07572594 PRIVATE SAFARIS LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07567990 SPECIALIST CRIME SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07567858 WHITESROW ASSOCIATES LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07564587 AFR ASSOCIATES LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07558116 ZZIM LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07547654 NFM MEDICAL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07586194 INNOVATIVE RESTRUCTURING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07579385 AGE UK BURTON ON TRENT 25 Mar 2011
    07576953 SHEPHARDS BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07570188 CTP MANAGEMENT LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07570098 EMMA MACDONALD MARKETING LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07564559 SIGNS RAPID LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07562499 MACE ELECTRICAL LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07554650 PERSONNEL PLUS (PROFESSIONAL) LTD 07 Mar 2011
    07546789 STEVE VALE LTD 01 Mar 2011
    07546659 CAMILLA BANKS LTD 01 Mar 2011
    07585876 MOT'S 2 U LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07580011 HAGUE & HAGUE LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07577474 BURTON PROPERTIES LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07562397 ONE STOP BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07562343 ONE STOP SCAFFOLDING SUPPLIES LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07558113 ENHANCE TRAINING & CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Mar 2011