Cannock, Staffordshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Cannock when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Cannock when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 was a record month for company closures in Cannock when compared to any month in history.

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 2014)

    A total of 124 companies were registered in Cannock during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 22.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)CannockUK
    2014124143,414
    2013101132,684
    % change22.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (124) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014323260
    New companies in 2013412238
    % change-22.0%45.5%57.9%
    Record Year2002 (67)2006 (57)2014 (60)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 167 companies were dissolved in Cannock during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 94.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)CannockUK
    2014167101,670
    20138686,170
    % change94.2%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (167) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Cannock when compared to any previous July.

    July 2014 was a record month for company closures in Cannock when compared to any month in history.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014914828
    Closed companies in 2013231251
    % change295.7%300.0%-45%
    Record Year2014 (91)2008 (48)2013 (51)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Cannock during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was -43 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)CannockUK
    2014-4341,744
    20131546,514
    Record Year 2006 (72) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014-59-1632
    Net growth in 20131810-13
    Record Year2002 (52)2006 (46)2002 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Cannock
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-29.1%38.6%44.9%
    Record Year2002 (0.2%)2006 (0.2%)2002 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Cannock was in 2006 when 38.6% of all directors were female.

    26.0% of all director appointments in Cannock in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HPT2.13%CONSULTING5.17%
    GPF1.65%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    SURGERY1.65%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    (MIDLANDS)1.42%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%ENGINEERING2.07%
    ELECTRICAL1.18%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.06%TRADING2.00%
    M0.95%LONDON1.95%
    P0.95%CARE1.94%
    PROPERTY0.83%TRANSPORT1.76%
    DR0.83%DESIGN1.70%
    40.83%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.83%PROPERTIES1.63%
    HEATING0.71%BUSINESS1.62%
    MARKETING0.71%J1.53%
    GROWTH0.71%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CANNOCK0.71%GLOBAL1.51%
    TRANSPORT0.71%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    J0.71%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    R0.71%MEDIA1.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%CO.,1.36%
    C0.59%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    CARE0.59%BUILDING1.30%
    GLOBAL0.59%IT1.30%
    CONSULTING0.59%M1.23%

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 classified2432,630
    None Supplied230278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company5348,286
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4428,224
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4357,264
    49410 - Freight transport by road299,960
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2240,717
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation165,083
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet159,914
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1229,313
    43210 - Electrical installation125,922
    41100 - Development of building projects1110,604
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1018,890
    86900 - Other human health activities911,807
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified93,465
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities97,401
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment86,630
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified88,501
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing85,786
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified72,542

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09113908 JLC DRIVER HIRE LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09117587 TOP FIX CARPENTRY LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09121583 BIRCHES VALLEY GYMNASTICS LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09122592 TRADEXTRA.STAFF LTD 09 Jul 2014
    09124092 PAYROLL AND PENSIONS LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09127693 BIOELECTRICS LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09145939 BROWNHILLS ASPHALT & TARMAC LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09146385 NAMRONY LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09147926 ACCOUNTANCY 4 TAX SAVINGS LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09147985 ACCOUNTANCY 4 WEALTH LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09148391 ENVIROMAX RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09150107 FIVE PROPERTY AND MAINTENANCE LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09150109 IMPERIAL MAINTENANCE AND PROPERTY LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09151511 SUTTON & BLYTHE LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09153178 PICS2... LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09155909 A J S CATERING & EVENTS LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09118963 TRANSPART LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09119355 JJR DECORATORS LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09122237 SMITHS GARAGE & SPEED SHOP LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09126098 S C INTERIORS (MIDLANDS) LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09126488 ROCK IT MUSIC PROJECTS LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09128891 ROB WOODWARD DRIVING SERVICES LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09148158 SHELLEY'S OF DOVEY LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09149288 PURE ICONIC CLOTHING LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09152395 NORMAN RUBENIS PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 29 Jul 2014