Cannock, Staffordshire

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 94 companies were registered in Cannock during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)CannockUK
    201094101,492
    200910694,671
    % change-11.3%7.2%
    Record Year 2002 (156) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010333427
    New companies in 2009503125
    % change-34.0%9.7%8.0%
    Record Year2002 (67)2006 (57)2002 (46)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 78 companies were dissolved in Cannock during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)CannockUK
    20107887,705
    200997159,401
    % change-19.6%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010204018
    Closed companies in 2009233440
    % change-13.0%17.6%-55%
    Record Year2009 (23)2008 (48)2009 (40)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Cannock during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 16 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)CannockUK
    20101613,787
    20099-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (129) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201013-69
    Net growth in 200927-3-15
    Record Year2002 (52)2006 (46)2002 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Cannock
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-38.6%-0.5%3.5%
    Record Year1978 (0.3%)1965 (0.2%)1979 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Cannock was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.7% of all director appointments in Cannock in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (MIDLANDS)1.45%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.31%CONSULTING4.99%
    ELECTRICAL1.31%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    M1.16%PROPERTY2.38%
    C1.02%TRADING2.04%
    CHASE1.02%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    J1.02%DESIGN1.93%
    S1.02%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    E0.87%BUSINESS1.80%
    L0.87%MEDIA1.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.87%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CANNOCK0.87%LONDON1.59%
    40.73%ENGINEERING1.59%
    BUSINESS0.73%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROPERTY0.73%CARE1.44%
    P0.73%J1.44%
    RECRUITMENT0.73%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    TRAINING0.73%GLOBAL1.42%
    GROUP0.58%IT1.35%
    G0.58%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%BUILDING1.32%
    BUILDING0.58%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%M1.28%
    STAFFORDSHIRE0.58%SYSTEMS1.26%
    PLUMBING0.58%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied148202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5869,802
    9999 - Dormant Company2021,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2025,053
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified187,767
    9305 - Other service activities149,454
    4534 - Other building installation132,623
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities138,292
    6024 - Freight transport by road122,771
    99999 - Dormant Company1114,072
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering97,634
    7260 - Other computer related activities88,967
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management813,161
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.72,440
    7499 - Non-trading company713,408
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified76,460
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment61,664
    7011 - Development & sell real estate63,743
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles61,879
    49410 - Freight transport by road61,915

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07356466 ORION CARDS LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07356155 MERCURY SUPPLIES (UK) LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07354496 WORTHIANS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07354081 CCL GAS SERVICES LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07353679 HENDONS (UK) LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07351692 PHOENIX (2012) LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07347611 DIGITEL SYSTEMS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07345223 C.A. DRIVER HIRE LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07342580 WE TEST 4 U LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07336576 PREMIER PLATFORMS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07335883 G D MARKETING LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07334907 C W INTERIORS LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07332346 GLENLINNHE LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07361354 PLAYTIME CANNOCK LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07360951 I & H PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07351244 JOMA WILLS LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07350586 MERIDIAN SUPPORT LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07348394 SKD MEDICAL LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07345141 ALAN PHILLIPS RECRUITMENT LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07343780 J DEVEY & CO LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07340912 HERITAGE LONGBOWS LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07340122 EASIDAYS HEALTHCARE LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07339315 R & J DECORATIVE GRAVELS LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07334275 SWB DECORATORS LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333199 GENESIS RANGE COMPANY LIMITED 02 Aug 2010