Stafford, Staffordshire
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous August.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous September.
- September 2013 was a record month for company closures in Stafford when compared to any month in history.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 151 companies were registered in Stafford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Stafford UK 2013 151 132,684 2012 139 118,868 % change 8.6% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (151) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 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 2013 55 49 47 New companies in 2012 56 47 36 % change -1.8% 4.3% 30.6% Record Year 2003 (58) 2013 (49) 2011 (51)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 115 companies were dissolved in Stafford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 85.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Stafford UK 2013 115 86,170 2012 62 75,908 % change 85.5% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (116) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous September.
September 2013 was a record month for company closures in Stafford when compared to any month in history.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 23 28 64 Closed companies in 2012 19 22 21 % change 21.1% 27.3% 205% Record Year 2010 (27) 2008 (57) 2013 (64)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Stafford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 36 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Stafford UK 2013 36 46,514 2012 77 42,960 Record Year 2012 (77) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 32 21 -17 Net growth in 2012 37 25 15 Record Year 2003 (49) 2012 (25) 2011 (32)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Stafford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Stafford 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -12.1% -4.4% 14.4% Record Year 1991 (0.2%) 1971 (0.2%) 2011 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Stafford was in 2004 when 35.6% of all directors were female.
31.9% of all director appointments in Stafford in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage STAFFORD 1.53% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.32% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.12% CONSULTANCY 3.45% D 1.02% PROPERTY 2.53% ELECTRICAL 1.02% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTING 0.92% ENGINEERING 1.83% DESIGN 0.92% LONDON 1.79% M 0.71% DESIGN 1.78% ENGINEERING 0.71% BUSINESS 1.74% R 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% FINANCIAL 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.69% HOUSE 0.61% CARE 1.64% H 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.61% PLANT 0.51% GLOBAL 1.59% MEDICAL 0.51% J 1.54% ROOFING 0.51% MEDIA 1.54% ASSOCIATES 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.53% PROPERTY 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.45% TRADING 0.51% IT 1.39% STAFFORDSHIRE 0.51% M 1.25% PROPERTIES 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TRANSPORT 0.51% BUILDING 1.19% CARE 0.51% CAPITAL 1.19% CLEANING 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% TRAINING 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 205 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 46 34,970 99999 - Dormant Company 45 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 40 54,854 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 23 8,475 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 17,715 62012 - Business and domestic software development 17 9,104 41100 - Development of building projects 17 9,271 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,516 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 12 5,706 49410 - Freight transport by road 12 6,904 71129 - Other engineering activities 12 4,894 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 11 5,249 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 11 5,859 86900 - Other human health activities 11 9,203 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 7,590 43210 - Electrical installation 11 5,724 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 10 5,160
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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