Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 312 companies were registered in Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2010 312 105,137 2009 282 91,034 % change 10.6% 15.5% Record Year 2003 (389) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 92 96 124 New companies in 2009 76 99 107 % change 21.1% -3.0% 15.9% Record Year 2003 (125) 2003 (113) 2003 (151)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 236 companies were dissolved in Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 13.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2010 236 82,677 2009 274 108,060 % change -13.9% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 63 73 100 Closed companies in 2009 48 70 156 % change 31.3% 4.3% -36% Record Year 2010 (63) 2008 (79) 2009 (156)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 76 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2010 76 22,460 2009 8 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (244) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 29 23 24 Net growth in 2009 28 29 -49 Record Year 2003 (65) 2003 (76) 2008 (104)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Stoke-On-Trent formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Stoke-On-Trent 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 12.3% -17.0% -3.7% Record Year 1975 (0.6%) 1969 (0.9%) 1981 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stoke-On-Trent was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.7% of all director appointments in Stoke-On-Trent in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.53% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTANCY 1.47% CONSULTING 4.60% PROPERTY 1.24% CONSULTANCY 2.87% HOLDINGS 1.18% PROPERTY 2.50% STOKE 0.82% ASSOCIATES 2.04% STAFFORDSHIRE 0.82% TRADING 1.93% S 0.77% DESIGN 1.91% (STOKE) 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CONSTRUCTION 0.71% MEDIA 1.84% TRADING 0.71% BUSINESS 1.74% DESIGN 0.65% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSULTANTS 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.65% J 1.48% CLUB 0.59% LONDON 1.45% BUSINESS 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.45% IT 0.59% GROUP 1.37% CENTRE 0.59% GLOBAL 1.35% TRAINING 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.35% CONSULTING 0.59% BUILDING 1.34% INVESTMENTS 0.53% CARE 1.33% CARE 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SYSTEMS 0.53% M 1.28% MEDIA 0.53% SYSTEMS 1.25% INTERNATIONAL 0.53% S 1.23%
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 567 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 150 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 58 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 52 19,948 99999 - Dormant Company 33 13,808 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 32 14,007 7414 - Business & management consultancy 27 17,003 7499 - Non-trading company 27 15,398 9305 - Other service activities 27 9,038 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 8,154 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 27 9,325 74990 - Non-trading company 23 8,149 6024 - Freight transport by road 21 3,665 43210 - Electrical installation 19 3,163 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 19 2,729 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 10,331 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 16 2,179 49410 - Freight transport by road 16 2,152 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 4,131 7011 - Development & sell real estate 14 5,300
Recent Companies
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