Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire

Q1 2015 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 148 companies were registered in Burton-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Burton-On-TrentUK
    2015148161,156
    2014165150,722
    % change-10.3%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (165) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015384763
    New companies in 2014595551
    % change-35.6%-14.5%23.5%
    Record Year2014 (59)2014 (55)2007 (65)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 77 companies were dissolved in Burton-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 22.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Burton-On-TrentUK
    20157789,523
    20146382,370
    % change22.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2010 (126) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015152933
    Closed companies in 2014162720
    % change-6.3%7.4%65%
    Record Year2011 (30)2010 (31)2010 (77)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Burton-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 71 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Burton-On-TrentUK
    20157171,633
    201410268,352
    Record Year 2014 (102) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015231830
    Net growth in 2014432831
    Record Year2014 (43)2007 (29)2007 (47)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Burton-On-Trent formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Burton-On-Trent
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-36.9%-21.3%12.5%
    Record Year2008 (0.1%)1991 (0.2%)1999 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Burton-On-Trent was in 2013 when 40.4% of all directors were female.

    32.0% of all director appointments in Burton-On-Trent in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BURTON1.56%CONSULTING5.23%
    ENGINEERING1.37%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    TRANSPORT1.17%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.17%PROPERTY2.72%
    J0.98%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTING0.98%CARE2.13%
    BUSINESS0.88%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ELECTRICAL0.78%LONDON1.91%
    TRANS0.78%TRADING1.88%
    CONSULTANCY0.68%TRANSPORT1.82%
    S0.68%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CAR0.59%DESIGN1.65%
    LOGISTICS0.59%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%CO.,1.58%
    PUNCH0.49%J1.55%
    TAVERNS0.49%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    R0.49%BUSINESS1.49%
    SERVICE0.49%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    M0.49%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    PROPERTY0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    HOLDINGS0.49%BUILDING1.31%
    TRADING0.49%IT1.30%
    TRAINING0.49%MEDIA1.28%
    IT0.49%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied231288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company5449,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3943,081
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2919,098
    49410 - Freight transport by road2812,485
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2058,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1730,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1529,218
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1410,200
    43210 - Electrical installation136,139
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified119,080
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,862
    74990 - Non-trading company1113,794
    70221 - Financial management103,698
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles105,392
    86900 - Other human health activities1013,990
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified96,238
    33170 - Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment not elsewhere classified9971
    86101 - Hospital activities95,043
    71129 - Other engineering activities96,278

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09465303 HUBBELL (UK) GULFMEX LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09465348 JACK LEASON LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09467669 VIEWMYGIG LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09501387 GREY'S SERVICES LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09510702 STRETTON DAY NURSERY LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09516464 ANNA RIX LIMITED 28 Mar 2015
    09479731 COMPLETE RECRUITMENT GROUP (UK) LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09482463 LEXX AUTO REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09483550 THREE LOWS TRADING LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09484208 BLURECRUIT LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09491874 DOGGED LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09493409 STRATTON HOLDINGS LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09494948 RESIN TRADE LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09497217 MIDLANDS EUROPEAN SERVICES LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09497924 GCW ERECTING AND LIFTING SERVICES LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09500752 ZAF LOGISTICS LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09500775 FAST TAXIS LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09501324 SAFETY POINT SIGNS LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09507611 AMR TRANSPORT LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09511713 ZIELONA ZABKA LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09512773 TUDORS JEWELLERS LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09485473 TRAVIS TRADING LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09490779 ASK THE CHAMELEON LTD 14 Mar 2015
    09506467 SANDIE LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09519899 UNIQUESOFTWAREPROGRAMS LTD 31 Mar 2015