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

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)StaffordshireUK
    20121,033118,868
    20111,037114,512
    % change-0.4%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (1,111) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012387324322
    New companies in 2011314343380
    % change23.2%-5.5%-15.3%
    Record Year2003 (430)2011 (343)2011 (380)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StaffordshireUK
    201270474,772
    201159272,230
    % change18.9%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (942) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012245267192
    Closed companies in 2011189208195
    % change29.6%28.4%-2%
    Record Year2012 (245)2008 (443)2009 (456)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StaffordshireUK
    201232944,096
    201144542,282
    Record Year 2003 (652) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201214257130
    Net growth in 2011125135185
    Record Year2003 (287)2003 (202)2002 (254)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.9%
    20110.9%
    20100.9%
    20090.9%
    20080.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (1.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.9%0.8%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.9%1.0%
    % change10.6%-4.8%-16.2%
    Record Year1979 (1.6%)1976 (1.9%)1975 (1.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING1.93%CONSULTING5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.64%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    CONSULTANCY1.24%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    J1.20%PROPERTY2.36%
    M1.03%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.96%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTING0.96%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    C0.92%ENGINEERING1.83%
    TRAINING0.82%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    S0.80%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    TRADING0.73%MEDIA1.68%
    D0.73%LONDON1.67%
    CARE0.69%J1.55%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%GLOBAL1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.65%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    BUILDING0.65%IT1.43%
    BUSINESS0.63%PROPERTIES1.34%
    HOLDINGS0.63%CARE1.32%
    G0.63%M1.27%
    PROPERTIES0.61%BUILDING1.22%
    R0.59%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    DESIGN0.59%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TRANSPORT0.59%S1.17%
    GREEN0.57%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,716228,243
    99999 - Dormant Company31337,912
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified28150,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management26028,990
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified16620,742
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified13114,809
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12921,969
    74990 - Non-trading company11013,641
    7487 - Other business activities10116,361
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified846,008
    49410 - Freight transport by road824,503
    43210 - Electrical installation815,151
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet785,760
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate776,519
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment744,426
    62090 - Other information technology service activities7311,950
    86900 - Other human health activities667,550
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles664,070
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation613,880
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets614,568

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08170050 WYATTS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08171803 BARTON BOAT COMPANY LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08183627 MCCARTHY CAMPBELL LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08194324 WILEMAN SALES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08164381 FANCY THAT PARTNERS LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08172378 ADEPT COMBUSTION ENGINEERING LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08179528 NEW CINNAMON LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08184117 WAYNE WALKER QUALITY MEATS LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08176702 SHEA WATER PASSPORT SCHEME LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08197553 CLINSKILLS LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08188255 HELPING ANGELS LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08192431 BAIT BUCKETS LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08194336 VOICE OF STOKE LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08197761 TEK CONSULTING LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08172731 DOOR CENTRE DIY LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08174084 WHY NOT CLOTHING LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08182865 LIFETOOLS LIFESTYLES LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08193414 DTP DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08193769 ROUTE ZERO LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08194239 LION FITNESS LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08194669 SEWBIZ (IMPORT & EXPORT) LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08196552 SDC DENTAL LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08164383 JBE TRADING LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08170199 JUSTIN DALE LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08174091 PURPLESS LTD 09 Aug 2012