Cannock, Staffordshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2014)

    A total of 135 companies were registered in Cannock during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 27.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)CannockUK
    2014135150,722
    2013106134,802
    % change27.4%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (205) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cannock when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014394848
    New companies in 2013313540
    % change25.8%37.1%20.0%
    Record Year2012 (90)2014 (48)2012 (69)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Cannock during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 30.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)CannockUK
    20148582,370
    20136577,914
    % change30.8%5.7%
    Record Year 2014 (85) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014332824
    Closed companies in 2013331517
    % change0.0%86.7%41%
    Record Year2013 (33)2011 (33)2009 (48)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Cannock during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 50 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)CannockUK
    20145068,352
    20134156,888
    Record Year 2012 (147) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201462024
    Net growth in 2013-22023
    Record Year2012 (70)2012 (29)2007 (50)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Cannock formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Cannock
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change17.7%26.6%0.1%
    Record Year2012 (0.2%)1996 (0.1%)2012 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Cannock was in 2013 when 35.1% of all directors were female.

    26.4% of all director appointments in Cannock in the first quarter of 2014 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 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    GPF1.79%CONSULTING5.22%
    SURGERY1.67%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    ELECTRICAL1.15%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    BUILDING1.03%PROPERTY2.64%
    DR1.03%TRADING2.05%
    TRANSPORT1.03%LONDON1.88%
    CANNOCK1.03%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTING0.77%CARE1.79%
    PROPERTY0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    ROOFING0.77%DESIGN1.75%
    CHASE0.77%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTANCY0.77%BUSINESS1.71%
    J0.77%PROPERTIES1.60%
    P0.77%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%GLOBAL1.58%
    PROPERTIES0.64%J1.48%
    M0.64%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    HEALTHCARE0.64%MEDIA1.48%
    HEATING0.64%IT1.33%
    (MIDLANDS)0.64%TRANSPORT1.30%
    B0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ENGINEERING0.51%BUILDING1.24%
    BOOMERANG0.51%M1.21%
    CO0.51%CAPITAL1.20%
    FIRST0.51%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified2422,401
    None Supplied226280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company5147,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4856,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4226,700
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2337,882
    49410 - Freight transport by road218,014
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet199,358
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation194,866
    43210 - Electrical installation125,885
    86900 - Other human health activities1110,273
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment116,236
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies103,840
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified108,155
    41100 - Development of building projects109,855
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1027,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified918,491
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities97,313
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings76,559
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing75,521

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08832414 KAOBON MIDLANDS LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08832590 J P ROOFING LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08834583 ACR ROOFING LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08835520 LICHFIELD WINDOWS & DOORS LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08839790 GABRIELLO LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08843140 YOGURT TOP MARKETING LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08845917 T.D.N. FINANCIALS LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08849339 TOWN FOODS LTD 17 Jan 2014
    08849777 KENT & ASSOCIATES LTD 17 Jan 2014
    08855009 HATHERTON MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08861842 FLOOR LETS LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08864560 METRO BUILD AND SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08866671 ADDFIELD LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08870960 KSCH LIMITED 31 Jan 2014
    08833170 NO MESS CLEANING LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08838420 PHOENIX FLOORING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08842245 PAUL GRIMSLEY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08848688 TONY ABBERLEY LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08848950 WOWWWFACTOR LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08851143 TASTY BITES (CANNOCK) LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08852893 DRIVE-MECH SERVICES LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08853406 RUN ON UK LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08855921 ESTA TRAVEL LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08857801 STEPHEN BRIGGS LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08860795 CARTELLO ADAMS LTD 24 Jan 2014