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
New Company Registrations
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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) Stafford UK 2011 135 114,512 2010 128 101,492 % change 5.5% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (135) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 45 39 51 New companies in 2010 52 45 31 % change -13.5% -13.3% 64.5% Record Year 2003 (58) 2010 (45) 2011 (51)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Stafford UK 2011 63 72,230 2010 94 87,705 % change -33.0% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (116) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 16 28 19 Closed companies in 2010 27 35 32 % change -40.7% -20.0% -41% Record Year 2010 (27) 2008 (57) 2009 (55)
Net Company Growth
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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) Stafford UK 2011 72 42,282 2010 34 13,787 Record Year 2003 (85) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2011 29 11 32 Net growth in 2010 25 10 -1 Record Year 2003 (49) 2003 (24) 2011 (32)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -20.8% -27.1% 48.5% Record Year 1971 (0.3%) 1960 (0.4%) 1977 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.50% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTANCY 1.15% MANAGEMENT 4.75% TRADING 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.19% J 0.92% PROPERTY 2.41% STAFFORD 0.92% TRADING 2.06% (STAFFORD) 0.81% DESIGN 1.94% DESIGN 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.85% BUILDING 0.69% BUSINESS 1.82% PROPERTIES 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% D 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.74% B 0.58% MEDIA 1.72% HOME 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.58% LONDON 1.63% SYSTEMS 0.58% J 1.47% TO 0.58% GLOBAL 1.46% P 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.43% MANAGEMENT 0.58% CARE 1.42% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% IT 1.38% CONSULTANTS 0.58% BUILDING 1.30% DEVELOPMENT 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.28% SOCIAL 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SUPPORT 0.46% M 1.25% TRAINING 0.46% ENERGY 1.22% ENERGY 0.46% TRAINING 1.21% C 0.46% S 1.21%
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 176 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 67 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 31 22,587 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 20 15,760 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 19 29,245 99999 - Dormant Company 14 18,281 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 8,686 86900 - Other human health activities 13 4,019 9305 - Other service activities 13 10,525 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 12 2,493 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 14,755 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 10 8,345 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 8 2,009 43210 - Electrical installation 8 2,938 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 8 10,137 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,551 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 3,614 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 6,798 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 7 2,929 8514 - Other human health activities 7 2,943
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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