Staffordshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Staffordshire when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 1,033 companies were registered in Staffordshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 0.4% 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) Staffordshire UK 2012 1,033 118,868 2011 1,037 114,512 % change -0.4% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (1,111) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 387 324 322 New companies in 2011 314 343 380 % change 23.2% -5.5% -15.3% Record Year 2003 (430) 2011 (343) 2011 (380)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 704 companies were dissolved in Staffordshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 18.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly 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) Staffordshire UK 2012 704 74,772 2011 592 72,230 % change 18.9% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (942) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Staffordshire when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 245 267 192 Closed companies in 2011 189 208 195 % change 29.6% 28.4% -2% Record Year 2012 (245) 2008 (443) 2009 (456)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Staffordshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 329 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Staffordshire UK 2012 329 44,096 2011 445 42,282 Record Year 2003 (652) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 142 57 130 Net growth in 2011 125 135 185 Record Year 2003 (287) 2003 (202) 2002 (254)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Staffordshire formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Staffordshire 2012 0.9% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (1.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% UK formation share in 2011 0.8% 0.9% 1.0% % change 10.6% -4.8% -16.2% Record Year 1979 (1.6%) 1976 (1.9%) 1975 (1.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Staffordshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.4% of all director appointments in Staffordshire 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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 1.93% CONSULTING 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.64% MANAGEMENT 4.77% CONSULTANCY 1.24% CONSULTANCY 3.29% J 1.20% PROPERTY 2.36% M 1.03% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 0.96% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTING 0.96% ASSOCIATES 1.83% C 0.92% ENGINEERING 1.83% TRAINING 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.76% S 0.80% BUSINESS 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% TRADING 0.73% MEDIA 1.68% D 0.73% LONDON 1.67% CARE 0.69% J 1.55% ASSOCIATES 0.67% GLOBAL 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.47% BUILDING 0.65% IT 1.43% BUSINESS 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.34% HOLDINGS 0.63% CARE 1.32% G 0.63% M 1.27% PROPERTIES 0.61% BUILDING 1.22% R 0.59% ENTERPRISES 1.21% DESIGN 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TRANSPORT 0.59% S 1.17% GREEN 0.57% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,716 228,243 99999 - Dormant Company 313 37,912 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 281 50,446 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 260 28,990 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 166 20,742 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 131 14,809 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 129 21,969 74990 - Non-trading company 110 13,641 7487 - Other business activities 101 16,361 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 84 6,008 49410 - Freight transport by road 82 4,503 43210 - Electrical installation 81 5,151 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 78 5,760 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 77 6,519 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 74 4,426 62090 - Other information technology service activities 73 11,950 86900 - Other human health activities 66 7,550 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 66 4,070 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 61 3,880 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 61 4,568
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