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

  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 (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)StaffordshireUK
    20151,374161,156
    20141,293150,722
    % change6.3%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (1,374) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015383458533
    New companies in 2014397416480
    % change-3.5%10.1%11.0%
    Record Year2012 (448)2015 (458)2015 (533)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StaffordshireUK
    201576989,523
    201476182,370
    % change1.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2010 (769) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015187258324
    Closed companies in 2014277261223
    % change-32.5%-1.1%45%
    Record Year2014 (277)2014 (261)2009 (436)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StaffordshireUK
    201560571,633
    201453268,352
    Record Year 2012 (750) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015196200209
    Net growth in 2014120155257
    Record Year2012 (274)2013 (227)2008 (303)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.9%
    20140.9%
    20130.8%
    20121.0%
    20110.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (1.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.8%0.9%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20140.8%0.9%0.9%
    % change-5.4%1.4%1.2%
    Record Year2003 (1.2%)2003 (1.1%)2003 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.75%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.75%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    ENGINEERING1.33%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    TRANSPORT1.23%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTING1.18%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY1.16%CARE2.13%
    ELECTRICAL1.11%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CARE1.02%LONDON1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION0.95%TRADING1.88%
    J0.93%TRANSPORT1.82%
    S0.82%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    HOLDINGS0.79%DESIGN1.65%
    PROPERTIES0.79%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUSINESS0.75%CO.,1.58%
    M0.75%J1.55%
    TRAINING0.70%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    INVESTMENTS0.70%BUSINESS1.49%
    C0.67%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    R0.64%GLOBAL1.46%
    DESIGN0.62%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    IT0.59%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    STAFFORDSHIRE0.59%BUILDING1.31%
    MEDICAL0.57%IT1.30%
    D0.56%MEDIA1.28%
    BUILDING0.56%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,185288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company52849,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management36143,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified25658,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified22329,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities17630,825
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified16819,098
    49410 - Freight transport by road15212,485
    86900 - Other human health activities10913,990
    74990 - Non-trading company10813,794
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet10310,200
    41100 - Development of building projects10111,863
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate9711,600
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified979,080
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment906,815
    43210 - Electrical installation876,139
    62090 - Other information technology service activities7712,862
    56302 - Public houses and bars776,355
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation765,331
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified722,565

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09440989 ENTHRALLED LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09445436 RHIAN WOOLLEY LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09455585 SURVE U WELL LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09455765 WS15 LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09456481 BARRON MATTHEWS LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09421384 GILES FRY CARS LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09429843 B7OBA LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09451961 POLARIS BUSINESS TEAM LTD 21 Feb 2015
    09456118 FREDFLYNNS INNS LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09461176 SIMON BURNS TRANSPORTATION LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09434548 BRETTERICK CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09441715 BUCHAN UNDERGROUND PRODUCTS LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09441768 BUCHAN MANUFACTURING LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09417136 THE SKINHEAD COMPANY LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09433728 GROKQUEST LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09442972 RCM CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09443277 AVITTOM LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09448140 WCCA LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09450733 VEERU INFOTECH LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09461154 BASEMENT HAIRDRESSING LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09462522 ISOAIMS LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09458426 MT SECURITY LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09417492 MR COUCH LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09420802 MAGMR LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09423157 SAKB BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Feb 2015