Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- August 2012 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 2012)
A total of 365 companies were registered in Stoke-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 11.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2012 365 118,868 2011 328 114,512 % change 11.3% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (397) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 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 2012 132 122 111 New companies in 2011 90 110 128 % change 46.7% 10.9% -13.3% Record Year 2003 (148) 2012 (122) 2003 (141)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 256 companies were dissolved in Stoke-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 28.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2012 256 74,772 2011 199 72,230 % change 28.6% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (336) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 76 107 73 Closed companies in 2011 70 57 72 % change 8.6% 87.7% 1% Record Year 2010 (91) 2008 (144) 2009 (162)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Stoke-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 109 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2012 109 44,096 2011 129 42,282 Record Year 2003 (245) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 56 15 38 Net growth in 2011 20 53 56 Record Year 2003 (97) 2003 (68) 2003 (80)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Stoke-On-Trent formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stoke-On-Trent 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% % change 31.6% 11.8% -14.2% Record Year 1961 (0.9%) 1976 (0.7%) 1962 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Stoke-On-Trent was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.3% of all director appointments in Stoke-On-Trent in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.31% CONSULTING 5.05% PROPERTY 0.92% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CENTRE 0.87% CONSULTANCY 3.28% TRAINING 0.83% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTANCY 0.83% TRADING 2.08% TRADING 0.78% DESIGN 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.84% J 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTING 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.76% HOLDINGS 0.68% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTIES 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% (STOKE) 0.58% MEDIA 1.67% STAFFORDSHIRE 0.58% LONDON 1.67% ELECTRICAL 0.58% J 1.55% C 0.58% GLOBAL 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.46% ACADEMY 0.53% IT 1.43% S 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.34% D 0.49% CARE 1.32% FINANCIAL 0.49% M 1.27% IT 0.49% BUILDING 1.22% LEISURE 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.20% R 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ENTERPRISES 0.44% S 1.17% GREEN 0.44% SECURITY 1.16%
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 942 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 62 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 59 25,035 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 19,425 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 13,716 74990 - Non-trading company 33 9,203 7499 - Non-trading company 29 6,164 7414 - Business & management consultancy 26 8,437 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 14,774 9999 - Dormant Company 22 12,598 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 21 3,089 9305 - Other service activities 20 6,142 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 9,891 49410 - Freight transport by road 16 2,795 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 3,712 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 15 1,783 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 4,294 56302 - Public houses and bars 14 2,823 70100 - Activities of head offices 13 2,514
Recent Companies
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