Staffordshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any previous January.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Staffordshire when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Staffordshire when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,194 companies were registered in Staffordshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 23.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Staffordshire UK 2012 1,194 131,491 2011 964 116,391 % change 23.9% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (1,194) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 419 380 395 New companies in 2011 262 334 368 % change 59.9% 13.8% 7.3% Record Year 2012 (419) 2012 (380) 2007 (421)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 493 companies were dissolved in Staffordshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 25.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Staffordshire UK 2012 493 67,576 2011 664 90,986 % change -25.8% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (703) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 161 162 170 Closed companies in 2011 239 208 217 % change -32.6% -22.1% -22% Record Year 2011 (239) 2008 (217) 2009 (400)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Staffordshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 701 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Staffordshire UK 2012 701 63,915 2011 300 25,405 Record Year 2003 (713) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Staffordshire when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Staffordshire when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 258 218 225 Net growth in 2011 23 126 151 Record Year 2012 (258) 2012 (218) 2008 (279)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Staffordshire formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Staffordshire 2012 0.9% 2011 0.8% 2010 0.8% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (1.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 1.1% 0.9% 0.8% UK formation share in 2011 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% % change 37.1% -2.7% 0.4% Record Year 1980 (1.4%) 1967 (2.0%) 1965 (1.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Staffordshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.9% of all director appointments in Staffordshire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.61% MANAGEMENT 4.74% J 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.16% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTING 1.06% TRADING 2.07% M 0.99% DESIGN 1.93% S 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.84% D 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.79% C 0.80% BUSINESS 1.73% TRAINING 0.78% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRADING 0.74% LONDON 1.66% ELECTRICAL 0.74% J 1.54% R 0.72% INVESTMENTS 1.51% DESIGN 0.68% GLOBAL 1.50% PROPERTIES 0.68% IT 1.40% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% CARE 1.34% ASSOCIATES 0.68% PROPERTIES 1.31% G 0.66% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CENTRE 0.63% M 1.27% SYSTEMS 0.59% BUILDING 1.24% BUILDING 0.59% ENERGY 1.20% B 0.57% S 1.20% MARKETING 0.55% ENTERPRISES 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 1,524 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 354 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 172 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 172 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 156 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 125 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 110 13,637 7414 - Business & management consultancy 101 12,113 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 95 9,892 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 82 14,303 9305 - Other service activities 69 8,818 7499 - Non-trading company 67 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 65 9,729 43210 - Electrical installation 62 3,573 49410 - Freight transport by road 56 2,781 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 53 5,169 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 51 2,798 62090 - Other information technology service activities 48 8,145 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 46 3,931 6024 - Freight transport by road 45 2,121
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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