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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Stafford UK 2012 152 131,491 2011 130 116,391 % change 16.9% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (152) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 51 58 43 New companies in 2011 38 34 58 % change 34.2% 70.6% -25.9% Record Year 2012 (51) 2012 (58) 2011 (58)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Stafford UK 2012 67 67,576 2011 87 90,987 % change -23.0% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (93) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 23 25 19 Closed companies in 2011 25 31 31 % change -8.0% -19.4% -39% Record Year 2011 (25) 2011 (31) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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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) Stafford UK 2012 85 63,915 2011 43 25,404 Record Year 2003 (105) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 28 33 24 Net growth in 2011 13 3 27 Record Year 2003 (34) 2007 (40) 2003 (42)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 15.0% 46.0% -30.6% Record Year 1974 (0.4%) 1960 (0.4%) 1965 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.72% CONSULTING 5.07% STAFFORD 1.29% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 0.97% PROPERTY 2.37% (STAFFORD) 0.97% TRADING 2.07% TRADING 0.86% DESIGN 1.93% TRAINING 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTIES 0.65% ASSOCIATES 1.84% HEALTH 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.79% STAFFORDSHIRE 0.65% BUSINESS 1.73% B 0.65% MEDIA 1.72% BUILDING 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CARE 0.65% LONDON 1.66% CONSTRUCTION 0.54% J 1.54% DESIGN 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ENTERPRISES 0.54% GLOBAL 1.50% LEISURE 0.54% IT 1.40% J 0.54% CARE 1.34% FARM 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.31% MEDIA 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SOLAR 0.54% M 1.27% ASSOCIATES 0.54% BUILDING 1.24% G 0.43% ENERGY 1.20% HOME 0.43% S 1.20% PROJECT 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 172 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 56 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 27 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 24 18,617 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 22 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 19 25,084 86900 - Other human health activities 15 5,066 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 12 2,097 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 4,356 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 14,303 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 9,892 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 8,145 43210 - Electrical installation 10 3,573 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 10 2,798 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 7,154 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 13,637 9305 - Other service activities 9 8,818 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 12,113 41100 - Development of building projects 8 4,984 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 8 3,448
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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