Cannock, Staffordshire

Q1 2015 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 124 companies were registered in Cannock during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)CannockUK
    2015124161,156
    2014135150,722
    % change-8.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2012 (205) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015394144
    New companies in 2014394848
    % change0.0%-14.6%-8.3%
    Record Year2012 (90)2014 (48)2012 (69)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 86 companies were dissolved in Cannock during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)CannockUK
    20158689,523
    20148582,370
    % change1.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (86) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015183236
    Closed companies in 2014332824
    % change-45.5%14.3%50%
    Record Year2013 (33)2011 (33)2009 (48)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Cannock during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 38 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)CannockUK
    20153871,633
    20145068,352
    Record Year 2012 (147) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20152198
    Net growth in 201462024
    Record Year2012 (70)2012 (29)2007 (50)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Cannock formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Cannock
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-1.9%-21.3%-16.4%
    Record Year2012 (0.2%)1996 (0.1%)2012 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    28.4% of all director appointments in Cannock in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HPT1.78%CONSULTING5.23%
    PROPERTY1.54%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    ELECTRICAL1.54%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.42%PROPERTY2.72%
    TRANSPORT1.30%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    (MIDLANDS)1.19%CARE2.13%
    J1.19%ENGINEERING2.12%
    C1.19%LONDON1.91%
    R1.07%TRADING1.88%
    S1.07%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ENGINEERING1.07%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION1.07%DESIGN1.65%
    M0.95%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%CO.,1.58%
    CHASE0.83%J1.55%
    P0.71%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CANNOCK0.71%BUSINESS1.49%
    MAINTENANCE0.71%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    40.71%GLOBAL1.46%
    GLOBAL0.71%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    CONSULTING0.71%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ACCOUNTANCY0.71%BUILDING1.31%
    MARKETING0.71%IT1.30%
    K0.71%MEDIA1.28%
    EXPRESS0.59%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied198288,953
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified532,565
    99999 - Dormant Company4849,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4229,218
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3758,522
    49410 - Freight transport by road2512,485
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2143,081
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation165,331
    74990 - Non-trading company1413,794
    41100 - Development of building projects1311,863
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1230,825
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1110,200
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment116,815
    43210 - Electrical installation116,139
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing116,052
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1019,098
    87300 - Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled9705
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate811,600
    74100 - specialised design activities84,892
    86900 - Other human health activities813,990

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09375750 DC GLAZING LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09377323 INSIGHT HR LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09384060 FMI SPECIALIST CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09387657 ORANGE UNI PADS LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09392637 E J L CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09392836 MECH TECH MIDLAND LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09394543 TITAN RECRUITMENT LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09398009 INDULGE HAIR LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09398057 INDULGE BEAUTY LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09398588 SUPER SHAKES NUTRITION LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09398742 GB DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09406719 BCH OUTSOURCING LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09413924 MIKE WOODWARD LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09414342 JBB TRANSPORT LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09375745 CHASE PROPERTY & MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09376063 R & B BATHROOMS LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09391418 PETROLOG DRIVER SERVICES LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09394926 K WILLISCROFT LTD. 19 Jan 2015
    09396781 SARAH'S KARDS LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09396916 DISTINCTIVE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09401081 MOORLANDS DIRECT LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09407032 FIRST POINT FIRE AND SAFETY LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09407975 MADE REALITY ENGINEERING LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09408070 PRECISION PLANT OPERATORS LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09413741 R GIBBONS CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Jan 2015