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Stafford, Staffordshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Stafford when compared to any previous September.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 135 companies were registered in Stafford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 5.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)StaffordUK
    2011135114,512
    2010128101,492
    % change5.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (135) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011453951
    New companies in 2010524531
    % change-13.5%-13.3%64.5%
    Record Year2003 (58)2010 (45)2011 (51)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 63 companies were dissolved in Stafford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 33.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)StaffordUK
    20116372,230
    20109487,705
    % change-33.0%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (116) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011162819
    Closed companies in 2010273532
    % change-40.7%-20.0%-41%
    Record Year2010 (27)2008 (57)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Stafford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 72 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)StaffordUK
    20117242,282
    20103413,787
    Record Year 2003 (85) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Stafford when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011291132
    Net growth in 20102510-1
    Record Year2003 (49)2003 (24)2011 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Stafford
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-20.8%-27.1%48.5%
    Record Year1971 (0.3%)1960 (0.4%)1977 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    27.9% of all director appointments in Stafford in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.50%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TRADING1.15%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    J0.92%PROPERTY2.41%
    STAFFORD0.92%TRADING2.06%
    (STAFFORD)0.81%DESIGN1.94%
    DESIGN0.69%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    BUILDING0.69%BUSINESS1.82%
    PROPERTIES0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    D0.69%ENGINEERING1.74%
    B0.58%MEDIA1.72%
    HOME0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%LONDON1.63%
    SYSTEMS0.58%J1.47%
    TO0.58%GLOBAL1.46%
    P0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MANAGEMENT0.58%CARE1.42%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%IT1.38%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%BUILDING1.30%
    DEVELOPMENT0.58%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SOCIAL0.46%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SUPPORT0.46%M1.25%
    TRAINING0.46%ENERGY1.22%
    ENERGY0.46%TRAINING1.21%
    C0.46%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied176204,493
    7487 - Other business activities6765,177
    9999 - Dormant Company3122,587
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2015,760
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1929,245
    99999 - Dormant Company1418,281
    7260 - Other computer related activities148,686
    86900 - Other human health activities134,019
    9305 - Other service activities1310,525
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract122,493
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1214,755
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,345
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment82,009
    43210 - Electrical installation82,938
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities810,137
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,551
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate83,614
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,798
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis72,929
    8514 - Other human health activities72,943

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07767545 DECOY MEDIA LTD. 08 Sep 2011
    07769376 LIPS, CURLS AND LASHES LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07779249 BARBERS SHROPSHIRE LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07759615 SMART ELECTRONICS CONTRACTOR LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07761088 THEMONEYBEE LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07763815 IMPETUS IT LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07763848 KYMSGYM LTD. 06 Sep 2011
    07763950 GOOD LIFE FURNITURE LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07765932 STUDIO CRAFTS (STAFFORD) LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07773836 JUSTQUOTEME LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07776394 SPRITSING LTD 16 Sep 2011
    07777321 4TO LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07780533 METROBIM LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07789757 848 SOFTWARE LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07765564 STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY SERVICES LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07765768 LEATHER EMPORIUM LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07782485 BJ SWIFT FORECOURT SERVICES LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07783053 PHOENIX TRAVEL (STAFFORD) LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07785066 UK MOTORCYCLE TOURS LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07768257 COMPANACH CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07780618 CONTRACTOR PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07790505 HW GRACE HOUSE LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07792309 DOMEWOOD LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07761164 ECONOMISTJOBS.COM LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07776072 PEGASUS ELECTRICAL & BUILDING SERVICES LTD 16 Sep 2011