Stafford, Staffordshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 146 companies were registered in Stafford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stafford UK 2013 146 134,802 2012 152 131,491 % change -3.9% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (152) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 51 45 50 New companies in 2012 51 58 43 % change 0.0% -22.4% 16.3% Record Year 2012 (51) 2012 (58) 2011 (58)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 64 companies were dissolved in Stafford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stafford UK 2013 64 77,914 2012 67 67,576 % change -4.5% 15.3% Record Year 2010 (93) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 28 16 20 Closed companies in 2012 23 25 19 % change 21.7% -36.0% 5% Record Year 2013 (28) 2011 (31) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Stafford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 82 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stafford UK 2013 82 56,888 2012 85 63,915 Record Year 2012 (85) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 23 29 30 Net growth in 2012 28 33 24 Record Year 2003 (34) 2007 (40) 2003 (42)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Stafford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stafford 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -10.4% -23.0% 20.2% Record Year 2003 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%) 1986 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stafford was in 2005 when 42.5% of all directors were female.
29.5% of all director appointments in Stafford in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage STAFFORD 1.72% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.29% MANAGEMENT 4.78% D 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.30% M 1.08% PROPERTY 2.44% MANAGEMENT 0.97% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANCY 0.86% DESIGN 1.79% CARE 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.78% TRANSPORT 0.75% BUSINESS 1.77% TRADING 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.75% C 0.75% LONDON 1.72% (STAFFORD) 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.71% ENGINEERING 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% DESIGN 0.65% MEDIA 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% GLOBAL 1.57% STAFFORDSHIRE 0.65% J 1.56% RECRUITMENT 0.65% CARE 1.46% ELECTRICAL 0.65% IT 1.43% PROPERTY 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.41% PLANT 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.36% DEVELOPMENT 0.54% M 1.25% GREEN 0.54% BUILDING 1.21% FINANCIAL 0.54% ENTERPRISES 1.19% R 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.18% IN 0.54% TRAINING 1.17% TRAINING 0.43% SECURITY 1.15%
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 185 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 49 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 41 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 40 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 24,894 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 7,199 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 16,448 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 12,664 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 23,532 62012 - Business and domestic software development 17 8,099 41100 - Development of building projects 16 8,637 86900 - Other human health activities 16 8,465 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 13 5,104 86210 - General medical practice activities 12 4,062 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 6,954 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 11 5,186 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 7,507 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 10 5,248 49410 - Freight transport by road 10 5,834 85600 - Educational support services 10 2,846
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