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
    07388323 STANMAY LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07384169 BRIGHT BAR LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07367014 STAFFORDSHIRE HOUSING SOLUTIONS LTD. 06 Sep 2010
    OC358236 STANMAY PROPERTIES (YORK) LLP 28 Sep 2010
    07393192 DYER REYNOLDS LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07393099 SUPASNOOPER LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07392365 RADACCAL LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07391292 ONEWEB UK LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07385073 DOLVEN FUNERAL SERVICES LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07368816 VERVE FURNITURES LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07391220 DPC COMMERCIAL FINANCE LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07381671 PREMIER TILE AGENTS LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07377296 WIRED ELECTRICAL NORTH WEST LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07369393 EXTREME BEARING UK LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368480 ARTEMIS EXECUTIVE RESOURCING LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07377716 ENDON FUN CLUB LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07370919 DIAMOND CLAIMS LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07367562 PROFESSIONAL SECURITY SERVICES (STOKE) LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07366254 HOLY SMOKE LTD 06 Sep 2010
    07387398 PR PLANT WELDING SERVICES LTD 24 Sep 2010
    07382703 PRINCESS WEDDING CARS LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07392715 LCSG LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07385304 SIMON HOFFMAN LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07386231 HERRINGS TRANSPORT LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07388218 IN TOUCH LEARNING LTD 27 Sep 2010