Stafford, Staffordshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous August.
- August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Stafford when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 139 companies were registered in Stafford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 3.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stafford UK 2012 139 118,868 2011 135 114,512 % change 3.0% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (139) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 56 47 36 New companies in 2011 45 39 51 % change 24.4% 20.5% -29.4% Record Year 2003 (58) 2012 (47) 2011 (51)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 61 companies were dissolved in Stafford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stafford UK 2012 61 74,772 2011 63 72,230 % change -3.2% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (116) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 19 22 20 Closed companies in 2011 16 28 19 % change 18.8% -21.4% 5% Record Year 2010 (27) 2008 (57) 2009 (55)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Stafford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 78 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stafford UK 2012 78 44,096 2011 72 42,282 Record Year 2003 (85) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Stafford when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 37 25 16 Net growth in 2011 29 11 32 Record Year 2003 (49) 2012 (25) 2011 (32)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Stafford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stafford 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 11.7% 21.5% -30.2% Record Year 1971 (0.3%) 1960 (0.4%) 1977 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Stafford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
31.3% of all director appointments in Stafford in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage STAFFORD 1.62% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.51% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.40% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CARE 0.86% PROPERTY 2.35% (STAFFORD) 0.86% TRADING 2.08% TRAINING 0.76% DESIGN 1.87% C 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.84% RECRUITMENT 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.83% STAFFORDSHIRE 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.65% BUSINESS 1.72% DESIGN 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% M 0.65% MEDIA 1.67% PROJECT 0.65% LONDON 1.67% ENGINEERING 0.65% J 1.55% ASSOCIATES 0.54% GLOBAL 1.53% TRANSPORT 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.46% TRADING 0.54% IT 1.43% SCHOOL 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.34% CONSTRUCTION 0.54% CARE 1.32% CONSULTING 0.54% M 1.27% FARM 0.43% BUILDING 1.22% BIG 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.20% WEALTH 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.20% HEALTH 0.43% S 1.17% BUILDING 0.43% SECURITY 1.16%
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 311 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 35 35,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 25 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 22 25,035 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 19 33,677 9999 - Dormant Company 18 12,598 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 14,774 86900 - Other human health activities 14 4,998 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 9,891 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 4,584 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 7,869 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 13,716 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 9 2,891 41100 - Development of building projects 9 4,965 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 4,119 43210 - Electrical installation 8 3,387 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 7 3,089 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 7 4,997 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 7 3,160 9305 - Other service activities 7 6,142
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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