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
    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