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

  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 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-TrentUK
    2010281101,492
    200929094,671
    % change-3.1%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (397) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010919298
    New companies in 20091199180
    % change-23.5%1.1%22.5%
    Record Year2003 (148)2003 (108)2003 (141)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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-TrentUK
    201027187,705
    2009336159,401
    % change-19.3%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (336) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010919189
    Closed companies in 200974100162
    % change23.0%-9.0%-45%
    Record Year2010 (91)2008 (144)2009 (162)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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-TrentUK
    20101013,787
    2009-46-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (245) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010019
    Net growth in 200945-9-82
    Record Year2003 (97)2003 (68)2003 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.4%0.3%0.2%
    % change-28.9%-8.3%17.4%
    Record Year1961 (0.9%)1976 (0.7%)1962 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.35%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%CONSULTING4.99%
    STAFFORDSHIRE1.00%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    TRADING0.94%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY0.88%TRADING2.04%
    BGC0.76%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTING0.76%DESIGN1.93%
    S0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    DESIGN0.71%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%MEDIA1.75%
    TRAINING0.65%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    M0.65%LONDON1.59%
    ARTEMIS0.59%ENGINEERING1.59%
    (STOKE)0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    HOLDINGS0.59%CARE1.44%
    STOKE0.59%J1.44%
    D0.59%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    IT0.59%GLOBAL1.42%
    CARE0.59%IT1.35%
    J0.59%PROPERTIES1.35%
    SECURITY0.53%BUILDING1.32%
    PLUMBING0.53%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    MEDIA0.53%M1.28%
    ENGINEERING0.53%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CONSTRUCTION0.47%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied587202,902
    7487 - Other business activities15269,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5125,053
    9999 - Dormant Company4921,484
    99999 - Dormant Company4214,072
    9305 - Other service activities339,454
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3114,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3013,161
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified257,767
    7499 - Non-trading company2513,408
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering237,634
    74990 - Non-trading company207,649
    6024 - Freight transport by road162,771
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation152,020
    43210 - Electrical installation152,747
    5530 - Restaurants155,181
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate153,631
    7260 - Other computer related activities158,967
    49410 - Freight transport by road151,915
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.132,440

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07329685 EMOTEY.COM LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07326970 SATORI MARKETING AND DATA LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07322738 ABBEY MEDIA LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07321929 U.MIR PHARMA LTD 21 Jul 2010
    OC356828 CHALLENGER CUSTOMER CARE LLP 30 Jul 2010
    07328757 SITE WORK SERVICES (STOKE) LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07326011 THE MEIR TRADING POST LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07321661 KINETIC LEARNING LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07307921 BIO AQUATEK LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07331267 FIRESAFE(MIDLANDS) LTD 30 Jul 2010
    07330687 BRIGHT GREEN LEARNING LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07321041 AGAN DECORATION LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07319104 HISIL LAB TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07314578 CWH PROMOTIONS MT LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07314352 S.DIN-LEVACK LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07314315 BETTER BODIES SUPPLEMENTS (WHOLESALE) LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07304385 AVM FINISHES LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07302496 INTERSO LTD. 02 Jul 2010
    07316807 AGTECUK LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07307935 ELITE PLASTERING STAFFORDSHIRE & CHESHIRE LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07327553 THE RYLES ARMS LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07327491 TAYLOR MADE PROPERTY INVESTMENT CO LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07318271 ESANAR UK LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07313292 MANDATORY IT LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07306398 MODELSPORT DIRECT LTD 06 Jul 2010