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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

  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 (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-TrentUK
    2011354116,391
    2010312105,137
    % change13.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2003 (389) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011104125125
    New companies in 20109296124
    % change13.0%30.2%0.8%
    Record Year2003 (125)2011 (125)2003 (151)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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-TrentUK
    201126790,986
    201023682,677
    % change13.1%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20111038183
    Closed companies in 20106373100
    % change63.5%11.0%-17%
    Record Year2011 (103)2011 (81)2009 (156)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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-TrentUK
    20118725,405
    20107622,460
    Record Year 2003 (244) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201114442
    Net growth in 2010292324
    Record Year2003 (65)2003 (76)2008 (104)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-2.5%14.5%-3.9%
    Record Year1975 (0.6%)1969 (0.9%)1981 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.21%CONSULTING5.04%
    CARE0.94%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MEDIA0.77%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    J0.72%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY0.72%TRADING2.10%
    ESTATES0.72%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTING0.66%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    BUSINESS0.66%BUSINESS1.87%
    TRADING0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    STAFFORDSHIRE0.66%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.66%MEDIA1.69%
    CONSULTANCY0.66%ENGINEERING1.61%
    GROUP0.61%LONDON1.60%
    MARKETING0.61%CARE1.45%
    IT0.61%J1.45%
    STOKE0.55%GLOBAL1.44%
    PROPERTIES0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%IT1.41%
    TRAINING0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BGC0.55%BUILDING1.34%
    COMMUNITY0.55%M1.30%
    SECURITY0.55%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    D0.50%S1.24%
    (STOKE)0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    CAR0.50%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied575202,798
    7487 - Other business activities14560,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6330,253
    99999 - Dormant Company5018,336
    9999 - Dormant Company4319,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3616,150
    74990 - Non-trading company348,695
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3010,085
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2912,916
    9305 - Other service activities298,740
    7499 - Non-trading company2211,316
    49410 - Freight transport by road192,167
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering186,183
    5530 - Restaurants164,898
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1510,246
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate153,895
    43210 - Electrical installation153,172
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified157,788
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation142,312
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply147,000

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07543016 WEDGWOOD FINE BONE CHINA LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07541140 CANPRINT (STOKE) LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07512542 MULLIGAN TRADING UK LTD 01 Feb 2011
    OC362039 STANMAY PROPERTIES (KL) LLP 21 Feb 2011
    07536435 EVAC-SACK LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07541325 UKPAGESONLINE LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07544975 ZENPACK IT SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07535955 SUBSTATION MAINTENANCE LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07534476 UK MARQUEE WAREHOUSE LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07534315 DB SECURITY INSTALL SERVICES LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07533364 GREEN LINE DATA LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07525740 ACTIVE MANAGEMENT & LETTINGS LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07518176 HARRAD LTD 04 Feb 2011
    07516248 OCEAN CONSULTANCY (UK) LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07540821 STEVENS SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07539644 GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS (UK) LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07538840 TALISMAN FOOD & DRINK LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07537732 OAKE PUB COMPANY LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07534732 P J LEAFLETING LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07528817 PMGL CARE PRIVATE LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07524589 J. L. M. PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07539585 SABOROSO LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07538053 ECOSEAL WINDOWS LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07538003 ECOSEAL FASCIAS LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07526513 ASTBURY GREEN LIMITED 11 Feb 2011