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
New Company Registrations
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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-Trent UK 2011 328 114,512 2010 281 101,492 % change 16.7% 12.8% Record Year 2003 (397) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 90 110 128 New companies in 2010 91 92 98 % change -1.1% 19.6% 30.6% Record Year 2003 (148) 2011 (110) 2003 (141)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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-Trent UK 2011 199 72,230 2010 271 87,705 % change -26.6% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (336) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 70 57 72 Closed companies in 2010 91 91 89 % change -23.1% -37.4% -19% Record Year 2010 (91) 2008 (144) 2009 (162)
Net Company Growth
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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-Trent UK 2011 129 42,282 2010 10 13,787 Record Year 2003 (245) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 20 53 56 Net growth in 2010 0 1 9 Record Year 2003 (97) 2003 (68) 2003 (80)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -9.5% 0.6% 18.0% Record Year 1961 (0.9%) 1976 (0.7%) 1962 (0.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.11% CONSULTING 5.11% ENGINEERING 1.00% MANAGEMENT 4.75% DESIGN 0.84% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CARE 0.84% PROPERTY 2.41% BUSINESS 0.84% TRADING 2.06% COMMUNITY 0.74% DESIGN 1.94% PROPERTY 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CONSULTANCY 0.74% BUSINESS 1.82% TRADING 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.74% GROUP 0.63% MEDIA 1.72% CAR 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MARKETING 0.63% LONDON 1.63% CONSULTING 0.63% J 1.47% C 0.63% GLOBAL 1.46% MEDIA 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.63% CARE 1.42% ESTATES 0.63% IT 1.38% J 0.58% BUILDING 1.30% T 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.28% DEVELOPMENTS 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MULLER 0.53% M 1.25% PUB 0.53% ENERGY 1.22% GREEN 0.47% TRAINING 1.21% STOKE 0.47% S 1.21%
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 590 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 148 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 54 29,245 99999 - Dormant Company 51 18,281 9999 - Dormant Company 45 22,587 7414 - Business & management consultancy 43 14,755 7499 - Non-trading company 41 11,543 9305 - Other service activities 34 10,525 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 29 15,760 74990 - Non-trading company 29 8,064 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 10,018 6024 - Freight transport by road 18 2,601 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 8,345 5530 - Restaurants 17 5,640 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 3,614 7260 - Other computer related activities 16 8,686 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,551 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 6,321 49410 - Freight transport by road 14 2,049 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 10,137
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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