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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