Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 281 companies were registered in Stoke-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2010 281 101,492 2009 290 94,671 % change -3.1% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (397) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 91 92 98 New companies in 2009 119 91 80 % change -23.5% 1.1% 22.5% Record Year 2003 (148) 2003 (108) 2003 (141)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 271 companies were dissolved in Stoke-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 19.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2010 271 87,705 2009 336 159,401 % change -19.3% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (336) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 91 91 89 Closed companies in 2009 74 100 162 % change 23.0% -9.0% -45% Record Year 2010 (91) 2008 (144) 2009 (162)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Stoke-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 10 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2010 10 13,787 2009 -46 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (245) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 0 1 9 Net growth in 2009 45 -9 -82 Record Year 2003 (97) 2003 (68) 2003 (80)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Stoke-On-Trent formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Stoke-On-Trent 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% % change -28.9% -8.3% 17.4% Record Year 1961 (0.9%) 1976 (0.7%) 1962 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Stoke-On-Trent was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.5% of all director appointments in Stoke-On-Trent in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.35% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTANCY 1.23% CONSULTING 4.99% STAFFORDSHIRE 1.00% CONSULTANCY 3.12% TRADING 0.94% PROPERTY 2.38% PROPERTY 0.88% TRADING 2.04% BGC 0.76% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSULTING 0.76% DESIGN 1.93% S 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% DESIGN 0.71% BUSINESS 1.80% CONSULTANTS 0.65% MEDIA 1.75% TRAINING 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.73% M 0.65% LONDON 1.59% ARTEMIS 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.59% (STOKE) 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.49% HOLDINGS 0.59% CARE 1.44% STOKE 0.59% J 1.44% D 0.59% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% IT 0.59% GLOBAL 1.42% CARE 0.59% IT 1.35% J 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.35% SECURITY 0.53% BUILDING 1.32% PLUMBING 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.30% MEDIA 0.53% M 1.28% ENGINEERING 0.53% SYSTEMS 1.26% CONSTRUCTION 0.47% S 1.24%
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 587 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 152 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 49 21,484 99999 - Dormant Company 42 14,072 9305 - Other service activities 33 9,454 7414 - Business & management consultancy 31 14,940 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 30 13,161 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 7,767 7499 - Non-trading company 25 13,408 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 23 7,634 74990 - Non-trading company 20 7,649 6024 - Freight transport by road 16 2,771 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 15 2,020 43210 - Electrical installation 15 2,747 5530 - Restaurants 15 5,181 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 3,631 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 8,967 49410 - Freight transport by road 15 1,915 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 13 2,440
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07360156 CHICKEN WORKS (786) LIMITED 31 Aug 2010 07345724 TEBON LIMITED 13 Aug 2010 07340447 PURE SUPPLEMENTS LTD 09 Aug 2010 07346269 ERHABOR REPAIR'S LIMITED 16 Aug 2010 07338937 ROB BUTLER HSE CONTRACTORS SCHEME LTD 06 Aug 2010 07358456 PROJECTS ALIVE LIMITED 26 Aug 2010 07345777 STEPHEN LATHAM FUEL DOCTOR (STOKE) LTD 13 Aug 2010 07356018 GREAT WEALTH MARKETING LTD 25 Aug 2010 07354368 NETBIZ WEB LIMITED 24 Aug 2010 07350851 ABC FURNITURE (FENTON) LTD 19 Aug 2010 07343298 MOVERS INTERNATIONAL STORAGE LTD 11 Aug 2010 07332936 VERUS ENERGY GIBBS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010 07352872 JA LOCUMS LIMITED 23 Aug 2010 07348738 ENDON KINDERGARTEN LIMITED 17 Aug 2010 07339768 TOP PUB LIMITED 09 Aug 2010 07335235 SIAK LIMITED 04 Aug 2010 07332287 NEE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010 07354717 BIG ON DRIVER TRAINING LTD 24 Aug 2010 07347158 ADVENTURE HUT LIMITED 16 Aug 2010 07341799 C B DUCTWORK SERVICES LIMITED 10 Aug 2010 07353963 WEEDAWAY LTD 23 Aug 2010 07348457 BGC MECHANICAL LIMITED 17 Aug 2010 07348373 BGC GAS (UK) LIMITED 17 Aug 2010 07334489 ASH HALL LIMITED 03 Aug 2010 07351086 TOUCHRETAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
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