Stafford, Staffordshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous January.

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 2010)

    A total of 107 companies were registered in Stafford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 1.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)StaffordUK
    2010107105,137
    200910591,034
    % change1.9%15.5%
    Record Year 2003 (145) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010362942
    New companies in 2009362346
    % change0.0%26.1%-8.7%
    Record Year2003 (50)2007 (53)2003 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Stafford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 9.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)StaffordUK
    20109382,677
    200985108,060
    % change9.4%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (93) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous February.

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010232842
    Closed companies in 200992254
    % change155.6%27.3%-22%
    Record Year2010 (23)2010 (28)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Stafford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 14 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)StaffordUK
    20101422,460
    200920-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (105) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20101310
    Net growth in 2009271-8
    Record Year2003 (34)2007 (40)2003 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Stafford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Stafford
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-7.2%7.9%-24.1%
    Record Year1974 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 48.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

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

    24.4% of all director appointments in Stafford in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DESIGN1.05%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    STAFFORD1.05%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY1.05%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTING1.05%PROPERTY2.50%
    ASSOCIATES0.92%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    PROPERTIES0.79%TRADING1.93%
    CARE0.79%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    MANAGEMENT0.66%MEDIA1.84%
    H0.66%BUSINESS1.74%
    PRODUCTIONS0.66%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    S0.66%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    J0.66%ENGINEERING1.54%
    HOLDINGS0.66%J1.48%
    TRAINING0.66%LONDON1.45%
    (STAFFORD)0.66%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    HOME0.52%GROUP1.37%
    C0.52%GLOBAL1.35%
    HAIR0.52%PROPERTIES1.35%
    STUDIOS0.52%BUILDING1.34%
    R0.52%CARE1.33%
    STAFFORDSHIRE0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PROPERTY0.52%M1.28%
    20.39%SYSTEMS1.25%
    PRACTICE0.39%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied169228,645
    7487 - Other business activities5974,904
    9999 - Dormant Company2719,948
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2317,003
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1926,974
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1714,007
    7499 - Non-trading company1315,398
    9305 - Other service activities139,038
    7260 - Other computer related activities1110,331
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities119,943
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified113,069
    43210 - Electrical installation103,163
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering99,325
    7011 - Development & sell real estate95,300
    99999 - Dormant Company913,808
    74990 - Non-trading company88,149
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified78,154
    86900 - Other human health activities73,445
    5020 - Maintenance & repair of motors71,447
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified77,143

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07167436 EDMUNDS & WARKE LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07167224 PLUMBITS (STAFFORD) LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07162767 BACK 2 BIKES 19 Feb 2010
    07162385 APH TILING LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07160403 FFB LEISURE LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07154685 IAN WILLIAMS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07150565 DTM FILMS LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07148888 HEALTH EVOLUTION LTD 06 Feb 2010
    07155701 D&D AERIALS LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07154383 AUTO LPG VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07149236 S J & J CONSULTANCY LTD 08 Feb 2010
    07147461 A J GREGORY LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07147230 KILLER5 LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07145079 MICHAEL BROUGH ELECTRIC LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07144572 RON HILTON CONSULTANCY LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07165241 QUICK BOOKS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07162747 D & H TONEY LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07149612 PRO-FUSION PYROTECHNICS LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07149488 NLT LTD 08 Feb 2010
    07153383 HYDROGENESIS LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07146516 MORRIS ABATTOIR SERVICES LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07144069 THE NEW INNS @ BREWOOD LTD 02 Feb 2010
    07143654 3KS GE SPECIALISTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07171666 THE CROWN SURGERY LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07166340 PIPER HULSE LIMITED 23 Feb 2010