Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures 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 2012)

    A total of 102 companies were registered in Burton-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Burton-On-TrentUK
    2012102118,868
    2011137114,512
    % change-25.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (137) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012452631
    New companies in 2011485138
    % change-6.3%-49.0%-18.4%
    Record Year2007 (51)2011 (51)2003 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Burton-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 65.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Burton-On-TrentUK
    20129674,772
    20115872,230
    % change65.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2003 (116) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Burton-On-Trent when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012472425
    Closed companies in 2011172219
    % change176.5%9.1%32%
    Record Year2012 (47)2008 (46)2003 (84)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Burton-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 6 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Burton-On-TrentUK
    2012644,096
    20117942,282
    Record Year 2011 (79) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012-226
    Net growth in 2011312919
    Record Year2011 (31)2011 (29)2002 (27)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Burton-On-Trent formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Burton-On-Trent
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-15.9%-48.6%-19.3%
    Record Year1960 (0.6%)1976 (0.5%)1971 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    24.7% of all director appointments in Burton-On-Trent in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BURTON1.26%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.13%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.01%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ENGINEERING0.88%PROPERTY2.35%
    M0.75%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTING0.63%DESIGN1.87%
    EVENTS0.63%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MEDICAL0.63%ENGINEERING1.83%
    TRADING0.63%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CAR0.50%BUSINESS1.72%
    S0.50%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    LITTLE0.50%MEDIA1.67%
    ESSADARI0.50%LONDON1.67%
    P0.50%J1.55%
    J0.50%GLOBAL1.53%
    PROPERTY0.50%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    HIRE0.50%IT1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CONSTRUCTION0.50%CARE1.32%
    HOUSE0.38%M1.27%
    TRAINING0.38%BUILDING1.22%
    ELECTRICAL0.38%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    MOTORS0.38%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.38%S1.17%
    VEHICLE0.38%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied310331,455
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified369,891
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3119,425
    7487 - Other business activities2435,545
    99999 - Dormant Company1725,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1433,677
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1313,716
    9999 - Dormant Company1212,598
    86900 - Other human health activities104,998
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment92,891
    43210 - Electrical installation93,387
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles82,757
    49410 - Freight transport by road82,795
    7414 - Business & management consultancy88,437
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified82,823
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified71,258
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate74,294
    8514 - Other human health activities61,744
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities614,774
    7499 - Non-trading company66,164

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08128848 TRADE DATA LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08132765 MFQ SERVICES LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08135276 THE POCKET BELLES LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08135404 SR RETAIL LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08135446 ELLE & THE POCKET BELLES LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08136050 ADAM KUCZYNSKI LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08157888 JOHN CHALLENOR LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08158092 SIGNBRAND LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08125573 MARK BARKER LICENSING CONSULTANTS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08127342 TOTAL RECYCLING + ENVIROMENTAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08130308 ASHDALE BUSINESS CONSULTING LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08131404 CAFE MELTON LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08132897 STECHNOLOGY LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08134226 OUTWOODS ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08136417 EES RESEARCH LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08136930 CLEAR WATERS CONSULTING LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08139412 ONE TRUE MAVERICK LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08141970 FELTON & CO LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08145863 AR ITC LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08149690 LH ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08151510 GLYN PARFITT LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08159689 CONNEXION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08162560 DNA TOYS LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08163517 EPM ADMIN LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08144290 ALPHABET CASTLES LIMITED 16 Jul 2012