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
New Company Registrations
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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) Stafford UK 2010 128 101,492 2009 97 94,671 % change 32.0% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (131) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 52 45 31 New companies in 2009 36 31 30 % change 44.4% 45.2% 3.3% Record Year 2003 (58) 2010 (45) 2008 (37)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Stafford UK 2010 94 87,705 2009 116 159,401 % change -19.0% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (116) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2010 27 35 32 Closed companies in 2009 25 36 55 % change 8.0% -2.8% -42% Record Year 2010 (27) 2008 (57) 2009 (55)
Net Company Growth
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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) Stafford UK 2010 34 13,787 2009 -19 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (85) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 25 10 -1 Net growth in 2009 11 -5 -25 Record Year 2003 (49) 2003 (24) 2008 (29)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 34.3% 31.8% -0.9% Record Year 1971 (0.3%) 1960 (0.4%) 1977 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage STAFFORD 1.61% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.61% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTANCY 1.48% CONSULTANCY 3.12% DESIGN 0.99% PROPERTY 2.38% J 0.87% TRADING 2.04% CONSULTING 0.87% ASSOCIATES 2.01% STAFFORDSHIRE 0.74% DESIGN 1.93% H 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% (STAFFORD) 0.74% BUSINESS 1.80% ASSOCIATES 0.74% MEDIA 1.75% PROPERTIES 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PRODUCTIONS 0.74% LONDON 1.59% S 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.59% MEDICAL 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.49% HAIR 0.49% CARE 1.44% TRAINING 0.49% J 1.44% MEDIA 0.49% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% GLOBAL 1.42% SUPPORT 0.49% IT 1.35% SOFTWARE 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.35% CONTRACTORS 0.49% BUILDING 1.32% PROPERTY 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.30% STUDIOS 0.49% M 1.28% B 0.49% SYSTEMS 1.26% C 0.49% S 1.24%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 169 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 59 69,802 9999 - Dormant Company 29 21,484 7414 - Business & management consultancy 21 14,940 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 18 25,053 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 16 13,161 9305 - Other service activities 14 9,454 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 8,967 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 2,664 7499 - Non-trading company 12 13,408 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 7,634 43210 - Electrical installation 8 2,747 99999 - Dormant Company 8 14,072 74990 - Non-trading company 7 7,649 7450 - Labour recruitment 7 2,972 8514 - Other human health activities 6 2,650 86900 - Other human health activities 6 3,361 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 6 7,767 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 6 8,292 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 6 8,183
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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