Stafford, Staffordshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stafford when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous March.
- March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Stafford when compared to any month in history.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 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 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stafford when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 154 companies were registered in Stafford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 5.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stafford UK 2014 154 150,722 2013 146 134,802 % change 5.5% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (154) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stafford when compared to any previous March.
March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Stafford when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 41 49 64 New companies in 2013 51 45 50 % change -19.6% 8.9% 28.0% Record Year 2012 (51) 2012 (58) 2014 (64)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 113 companies were dissolved in Stafford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 76.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stafford UK 2014 113 82,370 2013 64 77,914 % change 76.6% 5.7% Record Year 2014 (113) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Stafford when compared to any previous February.
January 2014 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 2014 42 40 31 Closed companies in 2013 28 16 20 % change 50.0% 150.0% 55% Record Year 2014 (42) 2014 (40) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Stafford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 41 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stafford UK 2014 41 68,352 2013 82 56,888 Record Year 2012 (85) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 -1 9 33 Net growth in 2013 23 29 30 Record Year 2003 (34) 2007 (40) 2003 (42)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Stafford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stafford 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -24.7% 0.5% 6.9% Record Year 2003 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%) 1986 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stafford was in 2005 when 42.5% of all directors were female.
25.0% of all director appointments in Stafford in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage STAFFORD 1.74% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.35% MANAGEMENT 4.67% GPF 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTANCY 0.97% PROPERTY 2.64% S 0.87% TRADING 2.05% DESIGN 0.87% LONDON 1.88% H 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.86% SURGERY 0.87% CARE 1.79% ELECTRICAL 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% D 0.77% DESIGN 1.75% CONSULTING 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.68% BUSINESS 1.71% M 0.68% PROPERTIES 1.60% MEDICAL 0.68% INVESTMENTS 1.60% BUSINESS 0.68% GLOBAL 1.58% BROOK 0.58% J 1.48% ROOFING 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CONTRACTORS 0.58% MEDIA 1.48% CONSULTANTS 0.58% IT 1.33% STAFFORDSHIRE 0.58% TRANSPORT 1.30% HOUSE 0.58% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% TRANSPORT 0.58% BUILDING 1.24% PROPERTIES 0.48% M 1.21% CONSTRUCTION 0.48% CAPITAL 1.20% R 0.48% ELECTRICAL 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 222 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 60 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 43 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 27,750 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 21 9,358 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 18,491 41100 - Development of building projects 17 9,855 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,813 86900 - Other human health activities 17 10,273 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 26,700 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 8,155 49410 - Freight transport by road 14 8,014 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 13 5,988 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 13 6,236 71129 - Other engineering activities 12 5,477 43290 - Other construction installation 12 3,231 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 9,509 86210 - General medical practice activities 11 3,987 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 11 5,876
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08918525 VELOCIT LIMITED 03 Mar 2014 08918767 VITAL HYDROGRAPHIC PRINTING (UK) LTD 03 Mar 2014 08931572 WORK AND TRAVEL ASIA LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08934919 THE CROWN (BURTON) LTD 12 Mar 2014 08944616 ATLASWARE UK LTD 18 Mar 2014 08935457 WIBBLYWOBBLY BOUNCY CASTLE HIRE LTD 12 Mar 2014 08936997 T D & D LIMITED 13 Mar 2014 08943049 TREEVUE LIMITED 17 Mar 2014 08943121 NINETEEN NINETY QA LIMITED 17 Mar 2014 08943939 ES-HARRIS CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Mar 2014 08947525 QUICK BEANS LTD 19 Mar 2014 08948127 STEM TO STERN LIMITED 19 Mar 2014 08949697 SKF FOOTWEAR LIMITED 20 Mar 2014 08951708 STAFFORD SPORTS AND PERFORMANCE ACADEMY LIMITED 21 Mar 2014 08957336 AMESBURY AQUATICS LIMITED 25 Mar 2014 08919457 DAVID HAROLD LIMITED 03 Mar 2014 08952668 ABC PENSIONS LTD 21 Mar 2014 08924133 HEWITT ROOFING & CLADDING SERVICES LTD 05 Mar 2014 08924376 R & J MOLE LTD 05 Mar 2014 08925472 STAFFORDSHIRE CRANE HIRE LTD 06 Mar 2014 08939305 ZANNON LIMITED 14 Mar 2014 08953313 DL GROUNDWORKS LIMITED 21 Mar 2014 08944406 BARRY MULRONEY LTD 18 Mar 2014 08961733 HESTER PARSONS LIMITED 27 Mar 2014 08926572 SEBRION AUTOMOTIVE LTD 06 Mar 2014
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