Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous February.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 354 companies were registered in Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 13.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2011 354 116,391 2010 312 105,137 % change 13.5% 10.7% Record Year 2003 (389) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 104 125 125 New companies in 2010 92 96 124 % change 13.0% 30.2% 0.8% Record Year 2003 (125) 2011 (125) 2003 (151)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 267 companies were dissolved in Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 13.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2011 267 90,986 2010 236 82,677 % change 13.1% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 103 81 83 Closed companies in 2010 63 73 100 % change 63.5% 11.0% -17% Record Year 2011 (103) 2011 (81) 2009 (156)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 87 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2011 87 25,405 2010 76 22,460 Record Year 2003 (244) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 1 44 42 Net growth in 2010 29 23 24 Record Year 2003 (65) 2003 (76) 2008 (104)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Stoke-On-Trent formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Stoke-On-Trent 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -2.5% 14.5% -3.9% Record Year 1975 (0.6%) 1969 (0.9%) 1981 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stoke-On-Trent was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.7% of all director appointments in Stoke-On-Trent in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.21% CONSULTING 5.04% CARE 0.94% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MEDIA 0.77% CONSULTANCY 3.16% J 0.72% PROPERTY 2.38% PROPERTY 0.72% TRADING 2.10% ESTATES 0.72% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTING 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.92% BUSINESS 0.66% BUSINESS 1.87% TRADING 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% STAFFORDSHIRE 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.66% MEDIA 1.69% CONSULTANCY 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.61% GROUP 0.61% LONDON 1.60% MARKETING 0.61% CARE 1.45% IT 0.61% J 1.45% STOKE 0.55% GLOBAL 1.44% PROPERTIES 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% IT 1.41% TRAINING 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.36% BGC 0.55% BUILDING 1.34% COMMUNITY 0.55% M 1.30% SECURITY 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.28% D 0.50% S 1.24% (STOKE) 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% CAR 0.50% SYSTEMS 1.23%
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 575 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 145 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 63 30,253 99999 - Dormant Company 50 18,336 9999 - Dormant Company 43 19,765 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 36 16,150 74990 - Non-trading company 34 8,695 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 30 10,085 7414 - Business & management consultancy 29 12,916 9305 - Other service activities 29 8,740 7499 - Non-trading company 22 11,316 49410 - Freight transport by road 19 2,167 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 6,183 5530 - Restaurants 16 4,898 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 10,246 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 3,895 43210 - Electrical installation 15 3,172 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,788 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 14 2,312 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 14 7,000
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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