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Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    A total of 328 companies were registered in Stoke-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 16.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Stoke-On-TrentUK
    2011328114,512
    2010281101,492
    % change16.7%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (397) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201190110128
    New companies in 2010919298
    % change-1.1%19.6%30.6%
    Record Year2003 (148)2011 (110)2003 (141)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 199 companies were dissolved in Stoke-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 26.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Stoke-On-TrentUK
    201119972,230
    201027187,705
    % change-26.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (336) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011705772
    Closed companies in 2010919189
    % change-23.1%-37.4%-19%
    Record Year2010 (91)2008 (144)2009 (162)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Stoke-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 129 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Stoke-On-TrentUK
    201112942,282
    20101013,787
    Record Year 2003 (245) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011205356
    Net growth in 2010019
    Record Year2003 (97)2003 (68)2003 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Stoke-On-Trent formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Stoke-On-Trent
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-9.5%0.6%18.0%
    Record Year1961 (0.9%)1976 (0.7%)1962 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Stoke-On-Trent was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.3% of all director appointments in Stoke-On-Trent in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.11%CONSULTING5.11%
    ENGINEERING1.00%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    DESIGN0.84%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CARE0.84%PROPERTY2.41%
    BUSINESS0.84%TRADING2.06%
    COMMUNITY0.74%DESIGN1.94%
    PROPERTY0.74%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CONSULTANCY0.74%BUSINESS1.82%
    TRADING0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%ENGINEERING1.74%
    GROUP0.63%MEDIA1.72%
    CAR0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MARKETING0.63%LONDON1.63%
    CONSULTING0.63%J1.47%
    C0.63%GLOBAL1.46%
    MEDIA0.63%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.63%CARE1.42%
    ESTATES0.63%IT1.38%
    J0.58%BUILDING1.30%
    T0.58%PROPERTIES1.28%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.58%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    MULLER0.53%M1.25%
    PUB0.53%ENERGY1.22%
    GREEN0.47%TRAINING1.21%
    STOKE0.47%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied590204,493
    7487 - Other business activities14865,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5429,245
    99999 - Dormant Company5118,281
    9999 - Dormant Company4522,587
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4314,755
    7499 - Non-trading company4111,543
    9305 - Other service activities3410,525
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2915,760
    74990 - Non-trading company298,064
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2710,018
    6024 - Freight transport by road182,601
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply188,345
    5530 - Restaurants175,640
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate163,614
    7260 - Other computer related activities168,686
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified167,551
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering156,321
    49410 - Freight transport by road142,049
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1310,137

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07696064 OFFSHELF 371 LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07717253 TRENT CEI LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07717480 DIG MARKETING LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07695197 ROSEE LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07698404 DS MACHINERY SALES LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07690375 L.E.M INVESTMENTS LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07696308 FUTURE FOOD LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07698128 DANCING CHICKEN LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07698358 THE VAN FACTORY LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07703115 SINO FOREST LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07714310 ERUDITE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07714665 CHEESYGOAT LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07720762 DR JAYESH SHAH LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07722331 SES13-19 LTD 29 Jul 2011
    07697057 PB COURIER SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07699745 DIL-CONNECTION LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07707693 NUMAFA CLEANING & LOGISTICS LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07710839 NORTON CHASE TYRES LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07710895 LIVIZZI LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07720353 EVIESA LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07702845 PURUS HAIR AND BEAUTY LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07693799 PROKLEAN LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07694080 THE CHEADLE ACADEMY 05 Jul 2011
    07706985 PEAKSTONES ROCK BREWING CO LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07716428 FITMYSOLAR INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 25 Jul 2011