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Stafford, Staffordshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stafford when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stafford when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 152 companies were registered in Stafford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 16.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)StaffordUK
    2012152131,491
    2011130116,391
    % change16.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (152) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012515843
    New companies in 2011383458
    % change34.2%70.6%-25.9%
    Record Year2012 (51)2012 (58)2011 (58)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 67 companies were dissolved in Stafford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 23.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)StaffordUK
    20126767,576
    20118790,987
    % change-23.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (93) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012232519
    Closed companies in 2011253131
    % change-8.0%-19.4%-39%
    Record Year2011 (25)2011 (31)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Stafford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 85 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)StaffordUK
    20128563,915
    20114325,404
    Record Year 2003 (105) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012283324
    Net growth in 201113327
    Record Year2003 (34)2007 (40)2003 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Stafford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Stafford
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change15.0%46.0%-30.6%
    Record Year1974 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    27.0% of all director appointments in Stafford in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.72%CONSULTING5.07%
    STAFFORD1.29%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.18%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING0.97%PROPERTY2.37%
    (STAFFORD)0.97%TRADING2.07%
    TRADING0.86%DESIGN1.93%
    TRAINING0.75%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTIES0.65%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    HEALTH0.65%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    STAFFORDSHIRE0.65%BUSINESS1.73%
    B0.65%MEDIA1.72%
    BUILDING0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CARE0.65%LONDON1.66%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%J1.54%
    DESIGN0.54%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ENTERPRISES0.54%GLOBAL1.50%
    LEISURE0.54%IT1.40%
    J0.54%CARE1.34%
    FARM0.54%PROPERTIES1.31%
    MEDIA0.54%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SOLAR0.54%M1.27%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%BUILDING1.24%
    G0.43%ENERGY1.20%
    HOME0.43%S1.20%
    PROJECT0.43%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied172216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5652,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2719,704
    9999 - Dormant Company2418,617
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2235,233
    99999 - Dormant Company1925,084
    86900 - Other human health activities155,066
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract122,097
    62012 - Business and domestic software development114,356
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1114,303
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified119,892
    62090 - Other information technology service activities118,145
    43210 - Electrical installation103,573
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment102,798
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,154
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1013,637
    9305 - Other service activities98,818
    7414 - Business & management consultancy912,113
    41100 - Development of building projects84,984
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis83,448

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07948566 SUR STAFF LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07950652 ENTREES MIDLANDS LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07961718 TECH SOLAR LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07962934 CHRIS THOMPSON LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07963732 CHRIS CLARK LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07966854 GLOSSIL LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07932897 ARKLE AUTOMOTIVE PROJECT ENGINEERING LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07935360 ABDULMIR1 LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07936329 SHAW I.T. CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07952417 ALL YOUR TRAINING NEEDS LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07953117 PT DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07969650 OBIAN LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07942784 B D FUELS TRADING LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07943966 ATLAS PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07955674 T I LEISURE LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07932688 DNI SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07946449 RAINBOW (STAFFORD) LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07947476 BOSCOBEL BREWERY AND PUB COMPANY LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07955629 KEEN & MORRIS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07961630 CRANFORD (SHIFNAL) LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07966625 INKY JUSTICE LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07967922 COUNTY CAR PARKS LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07934883 BAGOTS PARK SPORTING SERVICES LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07960867 BESURE LEISURE LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07960138 LCFTL LTD 22 Feb 2012