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Stafford, Staffordshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 130 companies were registered in Stafford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 21.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)StaffordUK
    2011130116,391
    2010107105,137
    % change21.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2003 (145) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous March.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011383458
    New companies in 2010362942
    % change5.6%17.2%38.1%
    Record Year2003 (50)2007 (53)2011 (58)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Stafford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)StaffordUK
    20118790,986
    20109382,677
    % change-6.5%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (93) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011253131
    Closed companies in 2010232842
    % change8.7%10.7%-26%
    Record Year2011 (25)2011 (31)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Stafford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 43 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)StaffordUK
    20114325,405
    20101422,460
    Record Year 2003 (105) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201113327
    Net growth in 20101310
    Record Year2003 (34)2007 (40)2003 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Stafford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Stafford
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-8.9%3.1%31.7%
    Record Year1974 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    34.5% of all director appointments in Stafford in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.60%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.35%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    STAFFORD1.11%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    TRADING0.98%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTING0.98%TRADING2.10%
    STAFFORDSHIRE0.86%DESIGN1.93%
    P0.86%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    MEDICAL0.74%BUSINESS1.87%
    (STAFFORD)0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    J0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    IT0.74%MEDIA1.69%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%ENGINEERING1.61%
    SUPPORT0.61%LONDON1.60%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%CARE1.45%
    C0.61%J1.45%
    DESIGN0.61%GLOBAL1.44%
    LANE0.61%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MEDIA0.49%IT1.41%
    TO0.49%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PRODUCTIONS0.49%BUILDING1.34%
    SYSTEMS0.49%M1.30%
    TRAINING0.49%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    PROJECT0.49%S1.24%
    PROPERTIES0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    PROPERTY0.49%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied165202,798
    7487 - Other business activities5460,968
    9999 - Dormant Company2519,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2216,150
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2130,253
    99999 - Dormant Company1318,336
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1312,916
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment112,073
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,789
    7499 - Non-trading company1011,316
    9305 - Other service activities108,740
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,996
    86900 - Other human health activities84,092
    43210 - Electrical installation83,172
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,788
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply87,000
    74990 - Non-trading company88,695
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate83,895
    8514 - Other human health activities72,423
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities710,246

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07496207 CENTURY FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07492644 PRINT FIRST LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07481920 POTS TO VOIP LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07510103 HEMWOODS LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07508407 LAWNMOWER SPARES UK LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07507141 KEMP & KEMP CATERING LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07505977 A C WEBB LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07500243 TYCOON IT LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07498216 RSJ METERS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07496645 THE OB CROWD LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07492899 SHERINGHAM STUDIOS LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07484979 M C WILLIAMSON LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07508851 LAND TO AIR LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07507338 RST SPORT LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07505190 NICK THORPE BOATBUILDING LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07502885 ICD STUDIO LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07493528 SOCIAL HOME CHOICES LTD 14 Jan 2011
    OC360867 HELP AT HAND HOME SUPPORT SERVICES LLP 13 Jan 2011
    07492437 UK SUMMER SCHOOLS LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07488758 BRACSTAN INSTALLATIONS LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07487822 BD BOOKS LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07480966 CHAMPAGNE TASTE LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07489648 BIG BUDDIES LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07488581 MOORLANDS HOME CARE LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07482087 CUSTOM LOGISTIC SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Jan 2011