Cannock, Staffordshire

Q1 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 96 companies were registered in Cannock during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)CannockUK
    201096105,137
    20099091,034
    % change6.7%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (152) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010263436
    New companies in 2009333423
    % change-21.2%0.0%56.5%
    Record Year2007 (51)2006 (40)2007 (65)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 70 companies were dissolved in Cannock during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)CannockUK
    20107082,677
    200972108,060
    % change-2.8%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (72) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010151837
    Closed companies in 2009101448
    % change50.0%28.6%-23%
    Record Year2007 (25)2008 (26)2009 (48)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Cannock during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 26 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)CannockUK
    20102622,460
    200918-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (95) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20101116-1
    Net growth in 20092320-25
    Record Year2003 (38)2006 (25)2007 (50)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Cannock formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Cannock
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-26.9%-14.3%30.1%
    Record Year1974 (0.2%)1966 (0.4%)1968 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Cannock was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.9% of all director appointments in Cannock in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CHASE1.63%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    ELECTRICAL1.49%CONSULTING4.60%
    SPELLTUBE1.49%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    M1.34%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANTS1.19%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    SUPPLIES1.19%TRADING1.93%
    S1.04%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION1.04%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    PROPERTY0.89%MEDIA1.84%
    D0.89%BUSINESS1.74%
    J0.89%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    HOLDINGS0.89%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    BUSINESS0.89%ENGINEERING1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%J1.48%
    L0.74%LONDON1.45%
    MEDIA0.74%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    BUILDING0.74%GROUP1.37%
    CANNOCK0.74%GLOBAL1.35%
    P0.59%PROPERTIES1.35%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%BUILDING1.34%
    MANAGEMENT0.59%CARE1.33%
    G0.59%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    (MIDLANDS)0.59%M1.28%
    K0.59%SYSTEMS1.25%
    B0.59%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied152228,645
    7487 - Other business activities6874,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2026,974
    6024 - Freight transport by road193,665
    9999 - Dormant Company1819,948
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering159,325
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified148,154
    9305 - Other service activities139,038
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities129,943
    4534 - Other building installation112,840
    49410 - Freight transport by road112,152
    4545 - Other building completion103,346
    7499 - Non-trading company1015,398
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management914,007
    99999 - Dormant Company913,808
    7011 - Development & sell real estate85,300
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply89,659
    74990 - Non-trading company78,149
    7260 - Other computer related activities710,331
    43210 - Electrical installation63,163

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07140647 DGH PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 29 Jan 2010
    07139483 AGAIA CONSULTANCY LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07137655 1ST CHOICE CONCRETE LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07136424 L M AGRICULTURAL LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07135673 C P JOHNSTON ELECTRICAL LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07135655 MIRRORS FOR TRAINING LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07135144 MJSJ DEVELOPMENTS LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07135034 FLAVKO LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07133978 HOME IMPROVEMENTS AT HOMECARE LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07132598 TEACHING 4 TOTS LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07131901 RACTRANS LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07131091 CLARIDGE ELECTRICALS LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07129356 BLOWN AWAY (LIVE) LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129332 NATIONWIDE RESOURCES & RECRUITMENT LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07127208 BUSINESS FINANCIAL FIRST LIMITED 16 Jan 2010
    07126969 RECOGNISED LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07125895 SELECT TOTAL SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07123478 A BICKLEY LOCUM SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07119230 H.K.M. (UK AGENTS) LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07119087 BK PROJECT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    OC351614 BUSINESS FINANCIAL RECRUITMENT LLP 20 Jan 2010
    07138925 LEGION PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07135425 MEDCORP ENTERPRISES LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07126105 COOLAIR DISTRIBUTION LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07124778 M G S FORKLIFT & MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2010