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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07544293 SWIFT CLAIMS BUREAU LTD 28 Feb 2011 07543052 DOULTON FINE BONE CHINA LIMITED 25 Feb 2011 07543016 WEDGWOOD FINE BONE CHINA LIMITED 25 Feb 2011 07537619 COMPANIESFORSALE LTD 21 Feb 2011 07523643 ASTROLOGY LTD 09 Feb 2011 07543212 AJT MEDIA & SONS LTD 25 Feb 2011 07538192 READY COMPANIES LIMITED 22 Feb 2011 07533314 HAPPY STREET EVENTS LTD 17 Feb 2011 07530100 ASJ ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 15 Feb 2011 07518156 CHILLI JACKS (STOKE) LTD 04 Feb 2011 07517423 CHILLI MAX LTD 04 Feb 2011 07545787 SUNFLOWER HOME CARE LIMITED 28 Feb 2011 07544975 ZENPACK IT SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Feb 2011 07538520 EMODELS LIMITED 22 Feb 2011 07533594 DARBAR UNIQUE CENTRE LIMITED 17 Feb 2011 07531864 FLINTSTONES CONSTRUCTION LTD 16 Feb 2011 07523857 BLUETILL LTD 09 Feb 2011 07522335 OLDMILL CROWN LIMITED 09 Feb 2011 07539644 GENESIS COMMUNICATIONS (UK) LTD 23 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 07539581 SMOKY CHILLI LIMITED 23 Feb 2011 07537969 ECOSEAL SALES & MARKETING LIMITED 22 Feb 2011 07514974 JOSEPH JAMES ASSOCIATES LTD 02 Feb 2011
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