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

  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 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)StaffordUK
    2012139118,868
    2011135114,512
    % change3.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (139) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012564736
    New companies in 2011453951
    % change24.4%20.5%-29.4%
    Record Year2003 (58)2012 (47)2011 (51)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StaffordUK
    20126174,772
    20116372,230
    % change-3.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (116) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012192220
    Closed companies in 2011162819
    % change18.8%-21.4%5%
    Record Year2010 (27)2008 (57)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StaffordUK
    20127844,096
    20117242,282
    Record Year 2003 (85) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012372516
    Net growth in 2011291132
    Record Year2003 (49)2012 (25)2011 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change11.7%21.5%-30.2%
    Record Year1971 (0.3%)1960 (0.4%)1977 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    STAFFORD1.62%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.51%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.40%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CARE0.86%PROPERTY2.35%
    (STAFFORD)0.86%TRADING2.08%
    TRAINING0.76%DESIGN1.87%
    C0.76%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    RECRUITMENT0.76%ENGINEERING1.83%
    STAFFORDSHIRE0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.65%BUSINESS1.72%
    DESIGN0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    M0.65%MEDIA1.67%
    PROJECT0.65%LONDON1.67%
    ENGINEERING0.65%J1.55%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%GLOBAL1.53%
    TRANSPORT0.54%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    TRADING0.54%IT1.43%
    SCHOOL0.54%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%CARE1.32%
    CONSULTING0.54%M1.27%
    FARM0.43%BUILDING1.22%
    BIG0.43%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    WEALTH0.43%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HEALTH0.43%S1.17%
    BUILDING0.43%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied311331,455
    7487 - Other business activities3535,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2519,425
    99999 - Dormant Company2225,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1933,677
    9999 - Dormant Company1812,598
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1414,774
    86900 - Other human health activities144,998
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified139,891
    62012 - Business and domestic software development114,584
    62090 - Other information technology service activities117,869
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1013,716
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment92,891
    41100 - Development of building projects94,965
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities94,119
    43210 - Electrical installation83,387
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets73,089
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply74,997
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis73,160
    9305 - Other service activities76,142

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08199659 ROCKET NETWORKS LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08202558 HOMEFIT INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08204496 AJB AVIATION LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08204734 MILES FLOORING LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08210318 STAFFORD GYMNASTICS CENTRE LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08210496 FIRST PERSON CARE LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    OC378476 FRISBY (STAFFORD) LLP 17 Sep 2012
    08225873 MELT CONFECTIONERY LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08228095 RIDICULE GAMES LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08204801 BARBARA PERRYMAN LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08218809 ONLINE FOR EQUINE LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08224018 C WILSON TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08228732 BOSI LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231084 D K SERVICES (STAFFORD) LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08231409 LUXE INTERIOR & DESIGN LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08203914 T MCADAMS SECURITY TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08210412 THE COURTYARD BISTRO LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08211885 XWORKS COMPOSITES LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08216877 MATHEMATICS TUITION SERVICE LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    OC378465 SORBUS PARTNERS LLP 17 Sep 2012
    08222459 HAYWOOD AUTOMOTIVE LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08223383 CHILD BEHAVIOUR DIRECT LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08208507 ALISON NICOLLS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08210703 TURTLES NURSERY (SUTTON COLDFIELD) LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08218968 ARCONCEPT ENGINEERING LIMITED 18 Sep 2012