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Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous August.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous July.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 137 companies were registered in Burton-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 33.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Burton-On-TrentUK
    2011137114,512
    2010103101,492
    % change33.0%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (137) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011485138
    New companies in 2010342940
    % change41.2%75.9%-5.0%
    Record Year2007 (51)2011 (51)2003 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 58 companies were dissolved in Burton-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Burton-On-TrentUK
    20115872,230
    20106487,705
    % change-9.4%-17.6%
    Record Year 2003 (116) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011172219
    Closed companies in 2010152623
    % change13.3%-15.4%-17%
    Record Year2003 (22)2008 (46)2003 (84)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Burton-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 79 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Burton-On-TrentUK
    20117942,282
    20103913,787
    Record Year 2011 (79) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011312919
    Net growth in 201019317
    Record Year2011 (31)2011 (29)2002 (27)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Burton-On-Trent
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change29.2%48.0%-14.2%
    Record Year1960 (0.6%)1976 (0.5%)1971 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    25.7% of all director appointments in Burton-On-Trent in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.41%CONSULTING5.11%
    ENGINEERING1.41%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    BURTON1.30%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    ELECTRICAL1.18%PROPERTY2.41%
    (BURTON)1.06%TRADING2.06%
    (MIDLANDS)0.94%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTING0.94%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    M0.94%BUSINESS1.82%
    CARE0.82%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    J0.82%ENGINEERING1.74%
    MANAGEMENT0.82%MEDIA1.72%
    TRAINING0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    S0.82%LONDON1.63%
    BUILDING0.71%J1.47%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%GLOBAL1.46%
    PUB0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    BEAUTY0.59%CARE1.42%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%IT1.38%
    HAIR0.59%BUILDING1.30%
    P0.59%PROPERTIES1.28%
    PROPERTIES0.59%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PROPERTY0.59%M1.25%
    BUSINESS0.59%ENERGY1.22%
    SPIRIT0.59%TRAINING1.21%
    TRADING0.47%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied183204,493
    7487 - Other business activities4665,177
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified347,551
    9999 - Dormant Company2222,587
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2215,760
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1529,245
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1314,755
    99999 - Dormant Company1218,281
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1210,018
    86900 - Other human health activities104,019
    8514 - Other human health activities92,943
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities910,137
    7260 - Other computer related activities88,686
    7499 - Non-trading company811,543
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles82,179
    74990 - Non-trading company78,064
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment72,009
    49410 - Freight transport by road72,049
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering76,321
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply78,345

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07701140 BOOK SIMPLE LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07702329 LIVE ELEPHANT LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07705300 DARRELL CABLE INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISERS LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07708502 HIAK LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07713867 TUTBURY OLD SCHOOL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (TOSCA) LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07689838 CREATIVE DESIGN AND PRINT GROUP LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07690379 OPTIMA SOLUTIONS (BURTON) LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07695404 NEIL ALLSEBROOK GOLF EQUIPMENT LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07696090 GARFORD U.K LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07701666 DARWIN MECHANICAL LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07701986 CHINA K LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07703005 HATTON CAR SALES LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07703864 INSPIRED GAMING (COLOMBIA) LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07706117 TIME TO GARDEN LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07706309 WRIGHT INDUSTRIES LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07707416 NEXT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07711399 ENTERTAINMENT TOUCH LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07712741 MANOR HOUSE PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07716539 SOS BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07721941 PREMIER GREEN ENERGY LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07722428 GREENS EQUESTRIAN LTD 29 Jul 2011
    07689396 SUNFLOWER MEDIA LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07689834 WOODSON AQUARIA LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07691925 THE MUNCH BOX CAFE LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07708136 ANIMALS AT HOME (NATIONAL FOREST) LTD 18 Jul 2011