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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
    07586901 WALSALL CARPETS ELEGANCE LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07585448 R N B SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07584954 P EMERY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07579052 NS AUTOMATION LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07578508 CASTLEREAGH RECYCLING LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07576699 WADE CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07576087 LYE SUPERMARKET LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07576032 IN2PROJECTS LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07575757 TIM MOLLART SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07572805 GALLINET SOFTWARE LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07572465 THE PAVING AND LANDSCAPE COMPANY LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07554894 CURTISEY ELECTRICAL LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07554759 WALSALL CARPETS DESIGN CENTRE LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07553646 DESIGN A DRAMA LTD 07 Mar 2011
    07551093 HANDMADE FUDGE SHOP LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07548493 K&B CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07547186 PARKING UTILITIES LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07574882 A G (UK REPRESENTATIVE) LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07574802 A G (UK AGENCY) LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07570041 A W RENDERING LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07568517 ELEMENT HINTON (INSURANCE BROKERS) LTD. 17 Mar 2011
    07555128 HEDNESFORD CARPETS LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07550597 ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING LTD 03 Mar 2011
    07550404 WEEDON CORRUGATED PRODUCTS LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07549009 TUTORILLA LIMITED 02 Mar 2011