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Cannock, Staffordshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cannock when compared to any previous February.
  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Cannock when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Cannock when compared to any previous February.

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 2011)

    A total of 107 companies were registered in Cannock during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 11.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)CannockUK
    2011107116,391
    201096105,137
    % change11.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (152) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Cannock when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011274535
    New companies in 2010263436
    % change3.8%32.4%-2.8%
    Record Year2007 (51)2011 (45)2007 (65)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Cannock when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Cannock during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)CannockUK
    20117690,986
    20107082,677
    % change8.6%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (76) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Cannock when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011233320
    Closed companies in 2010151837
    % change53.3%83.3%-46%
    Record Year2007 (25)2011 (33)2009 (48)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Cannock during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 31 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)CannockUK
    20113125,405
    20102622,460
    Record Year 2007 (95) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201141215
    Net growth in 20101116-1
    Record Year2003 (38)2006 (25)2007 (50)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Cannock formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Cannock
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-10.4%16.4%-7.4%
    Record Year1974 (0.2%)1966 (0.4%)1968 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    26.6% of all director appointments in Cannock in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.77%CONSULTING5.04%
    ELECTRICAL1.36%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    (MIDLANDS)1.22%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSTRUCTION0.95%PROPERTY2.38%
    STAFFORDSHIRE0.82%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTING0.82%DESIGN1.93%
    BUILDING0.82%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    TRAINING0.82%BUSINESS1.87%
    J0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    C0.82%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    G0.82%MEDIA1.69%
    CANNOCK0.68%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CONSULTANCY0.68%LONDON1.60%
    S0.68%CARE1.45%
    R0.68%J1.45%
    PROPERTY0.68%GLOBAL1.44%
    E0.68%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    M0.68%IT1.41%
    DESIGN0.68%PROPERTIES1.36%
    L0.54%BUILDING1.34%
    TRADING0.54%M1.30%
    CO0.54%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    D0.54%S1.24%
    CARPETS0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    TOTAL0.54%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied167202,798
    7487 - Other business activities4760,968
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2310,085
    9999 - Dormant Company2119,765
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1830,253
    9305 - Other service activities138,740
    6024 - Freight transport by road132,299
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1210,246
    4534 - Other building installation122,285
    99999 - Dormant Company1118,336
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,788
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation92,312
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering86,183
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified73,097
    74990 - Non-trading company78,695
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management716,150
    43210 - Electrical installation73,172
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings62,290
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing62,707
    7499 - Non-trading company611,316

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07508063 OJ LEISURE LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07504168 D & B PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07501607 MAGIC BY CANDLELIGHT (LICHFIELD) LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07499333 LIONHEART MARTIAL ARTS LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07498503 FURNITURE TRADING VENTURE LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497182 KINGS HILL MEWS RTM COMPANY LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07492872 ARRANTRANS LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07491922 GLENLINNHE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07487178 A J STORAGE & REMOVALS UK LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07486239 AVIA IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07485139 LADYBIRD TRAINING LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    07484677 RAZOR 1 LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07484619 I.E.C. ELITE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07483595 ESCAPE TRILOGY LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07482905 INSIGHT 2 VALUE LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    OC361208 AVANCO PARTNERS LLP 27 Jan 2011
    07508569 KM EDUCATION RECRUITMENT LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07503497 JLF MOVING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07502364 R & S LOGISTICS LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07502055 KOP PUBS LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07501842 KINGSCROFT CONCRETE & GRAB HIRE LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07500867 JFL MOVING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07499323 CAFE NOIR LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07485271 MAMIL CYCLING LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    07481961 ALLIED METAL MERCHANTS LIMITED 04 Jan 2011