Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous January.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 391 companies were registered in Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 10.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2012 391 131,491 2011 354 116,391 % change 10.5% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (391) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 127 131 133 New companies in 2011 104 125 125 % change 22.1% 4.8% 6.4% Record Year 2012 (127) 2012 (131) 2003 (151)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 198 companies were dissolved in Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 25.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2012 198 67,576 2011 267 90,987 % change -25.8% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 59 64 75 Closed companies in 2011 103 81 83 % change -42.7% -21.0% -10% Record Year 2011 (103) 2011 (81) 2009 (156)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 193 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2012 193 63,915 2011 87 25,404 Record Year 2003 (244) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 68 67 58 Net growth in 2011 1 44 42 Record Year 2012 (68) 2003 (76) 2008 (104)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Stoke-On-Trent formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Stoke-On-Trent 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 4.7% -10.4% -0.5% Record Year 1975 (0.6%) 1969 (0.9%) 1981 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stoke-On-Trent was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.8% of all director appointments in Stoke-On-Trent in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.06% CONSULTING 5.07% ENGINEERING 0.91% MANAGEMENT 4.74% TRADING 0.86% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 0.86% PROPERTY 2.37% CENTRE 0.76% TRADING 2.07% C 0.76% DESIGN 1.93% D 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.86% J 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTY 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.79% S 0.71% BUSINESS 1.73% R 0.71% MEDIA 1.72% PROPERTIES 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRAINING 0.66% LONDON 1.66% ELECTRICAL 0.61% J 1.54% GROUP 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.51% (STOKE) 0.61% GLOBAL 1.50% CAR 0.61% IT 1.40% CONSULTING 0.61% CARE 1.34% DEVELOPMENTS 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.31% LEISURE 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.27% DESIGN 0.56% M 1.27% COMMERCIAL 0.56% BUILDING 1.24% CLEANING 0.56% ENERGY 1.20% BUSINESS 0.50% S 1.20% PUB 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 633 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 124 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 65 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 60 35,233 7414 - Business & management consultancy 38 12,113 74990 - Non-trading company 38 9,729 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 37 13,637 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 37 19,704 7499 - Non-trading company 35 9,102 9999 - Dormant Company 34 18,617 9305 - Other service activities 28 8,818 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 14,303 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 9,892 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 21 3,129 49410 - Freight transport by road 19 2,781 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 17 6,934 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 4,427 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 3,439 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 15 1,796 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 5,169
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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