Stafford, Staffordshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous July.

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 2010)

    A total of 128 companies were registered in Stafford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 32.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)StaffordUK
    2010128101,492
    20099794,671
    % change32.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (131) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010524531
    New companies in 2009363130
    % change44.4%45.2%3.3%
    Record Year2003 (58)2010 (45)2008 (37)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Stafford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)StaffordUK
    20109487,705
    2009116159,401
    % change-19.0%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (116) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010273532
    Closed companies in 2009253655
    % change8.0%-2.8%-42%
    Record Year2010 (27)2008 (57)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Stafford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 34 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)StaffordUK
    20103413,787
    2009-19-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (85) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20102510-1
    Net growth in 200911-5-25
    Record Year2003 (49)2003 (24)2008 (29)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Stafford
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change34.3%31.8%-0.9%
    Record Year1971 (0.3%)1960 (0.4%)1977 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Stafford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.3% of all director appointments in Stafford in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    STAFFORD1.61%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.61%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.48%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    DESIGN0.99%PROPERTY2.38%
    J0.87%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTING0.87%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    STAFFORDSHIRE0.74%DESIGN1.93%
    H0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    (STAFFORD)0.74%BUSINESS1.80%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%MEDIA1.75%
    PROPERTIES0.74%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PRODUCTIONS0.74%LONDON1.59%
    S0.74%ENGINEERING1.59%
    MEDICAL0.62%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    HAIR0.49%CARE1.44%
    TRAINING0.49%J1.44%
    MEDIA0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%GLOBAL1.42%
    SUPPORT0.49%IT1.35%
    SOFTWARE0.49%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONTRACTORS0.49%BUILDING1.32%
    PROPERTY0.49%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    STUDIOS0.49%M1.28%
    B0.49%SYSTEMS1.26%
    C0.49%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied169202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5969,802
    9999 - Dormant Company2921,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2114,940
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1825,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1613,161
    9305 - Other service activities149,454
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,967
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified122,664
    7499 - Non-trading company1213,408
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering87,634
    43210 - Electrical installation82,747
    99999 - Dormant Company814,072
    74990 - Non-trading company77,649
    7450 - Labour recruitment72,972
    8514 - Other human health activities62,650
    86900 - Other human health activities63,361
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified67,767
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities68,292
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply68,183

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07330807 NCPS STAFFORD LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07330266 BYTESTREAM SERVICES LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07329346 STAFFORD VULCANISING SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07324844 STAFFORDSHIRE LANDSCAPING LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07320858 SIRISAM LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07319631 RACECOURSE ROOFING LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07316728 BOOKMYSOLAR LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07314649 EASTGATE CHAMBERS LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07312158 THE NUMBER 15 COFFEE HOUSE LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07308177 SIMPLY FINE DINING LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07308156 STEVE LOCKLIN PRODUCTIONS LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07306517 LEONS PROPERTIES LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07302447 RECREATIONS BY CENTENARY LOUNGE LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07331930 THE BRIDGE INN (BRANSTON) LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07315458 BAKA-MEDICAL LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07305778 RENEWABLE4U LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07302567 HIT PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07328113 QUIGLEY PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07316756 SAPPHIRE ASSEMBLY & SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07306357 DELIVERY FOCUSED PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07305007 RLN MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07331466 BELLFIELDS FARM MANAGEMENT LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07328382 TRBM LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07325296 ALEX TREE SERVICES LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07302238 FCB TRANSPORT LIMITED 02 Jul 2010