Staffordshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,374 companies were registered in Staffordshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Staffordshire UK 2015 1,374 161,156 2014 1,293 150,722 % change 6.3% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (1,374) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Staffordshire when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 383 458 533 New companies in 2014 397 416 480 % change -3.5% 10.1% 11.0% Record Year 2012 (448) 2015 (458) 2015 (533)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 769 companies were dissolved in Staffordshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 1.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Staffordshire UK 2015 769 89,523 2014 761 82,370 % change 1.1% 8.7% Record Year 2010 (769) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 187 258 324 Closed companies in 2014 277 261 223 % change -32.5% -1.1% 45% Record Year 2014 (277) 2014 (261) 2009 (436)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Staffordshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 605 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Staffordshire UK 2015 605 71,633 2014 532 68,352 Record Year 2012 (750) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 196 200 209 Net growth in 2014 120 155 257 Record Year 2012 (274) 2013 (227) 2008 (303)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Staffordshire formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Staffordshire 2015 0.9% 2014 0.9% 2013 0.8% 2012 1.0% 2011 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (1.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% UK formation share in 2014 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% % change -5.4% 1.4% 1.2% Record Year 2003 (1.2%) 2003 (1.1%) 2003 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Staffordshire was in 2008 when 33.1% of all directors were female.
29.6% of all director appointments in Staffordshire in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.75% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.75% MANAGEMENT 4.56% ENGINEERING 1.33% CONSULTANCY 3.62% TRANSPORT 1.23% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTING 1.18% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 1.16% CARE 2.13% ELECTRICAL 1.11% ENGINEERING 2.12% CARE 1.02% LONDON 1.91% CONSTRUCTION 0.95% TRADING 1.88% J 0.93% TRANSPORT 1.82% S 0.82% ELECTRICAL 1.76% HOLDINGS 0.79% DESIGN 1.65% PROPERTIES 0.79% PROPERTIES 1.63% BUSINESS 0.75% CO., 1.58% M 0.75% J 1.55% TRAINING 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.54% INVESTMENTS 0.70% BUSINESS 1.49% C 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.49% R 0.64% GLOBAL 1.46% DESIGN 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.44% IT 0.59% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% STAFFORDSHIRE 0.59% BUILDING 1.31% MEDICAL 0.57% IT 1.30% D 0.56% MEDIA 1.28% BUILDING 0.56% M 1.27%
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 2,185 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 528 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 361 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 256 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 223 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 176 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 168 19,098 49410 - Freight transport by road 152 12,485 86900 - Other human health activities 109 13,990 74990 - Non-trading company 108 13,794 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 103 10,200 41100 - Development of building projects 101 11,863 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 97 11,600 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 97 9,080 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 90 6,815 43210 - Electrical installation 87 6,139 62090 - Other information technology service activities 77 12,862 56302 - Public houses and bars 77 6,355 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 76 5,331 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 72 2,565
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09486478 FODATOS LIMITED 12 Mar 2015 09491555 BOXCAPTIV LTD 16 Mar 2015 09516464 ANNA RIX LIMITED 28 Mar 2015 09474649 BROOKLYN ELLIS LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09475522 KITSTYLE LTD 06 Mar 2015 09485790 FANDCAM LTD 12 Mar 2015 09500775 FAST TAXIS LTD 20 Mar 2015 09507611 AMR TRANSPORT LIMITED 25 Mar 2015 09512773 TUDORS JEWELLERS LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09512954 MATRIX PROPERTY LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09519505 DPH ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 31 Mar 2015 09499184 DANIZ LTD 19 Mar 2015 09499532 BURTON BUILDING CONTROL LTD 19 Mar 2015 09506467 SANDIE LIMITED 24 Mar 2015 09465856 ENGINEERED DIGITAL LTD 02 Mar 2015 09467864 LOCAL APPLIANCE RENTALS STOKE LTD 03 Mar 2015 09468155 GLENBATE LTD 03 Mar 2015 09479831 DEH PAYROLL AND BOOKKEEPING SERVICES LTD 10 Mar 2015 09487625 MARCIN PLASKACZ TRANSPORT LTD 13 Mar 2015 09491983 ADRIAN2B3 LTD 16 Mar 2015 09497166 CENTORIUM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 18 Mar 2015 09506355 EOS RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Mar 2015 09509438 THE GEMS AND JEWELLERY COMPANY LIMITED 25 Mar 2015 09512360 MACANDRAE LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09516336 LV POLYMERS EUROPE LTD 28 Mar 2015
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