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

  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 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-TrentUK
    2012365118,868
    2011328114,512
    % change11.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (397) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012132122111
    New companies in 201190110128
    % change46.7%10.9%-13.3%
    Record Year2003 (148)2012 (122)2003 (141)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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-TrentUK
    201225674,772
    201119972,230
    % change28.6%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (336) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20127610773
    Closed companies in 2011705772
    % change8.6%87.7%1%
    Record Year2010 (91)2008 (144)2009 (162)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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-TrentUK
    201210944,096
    201112942,282
    Record Year 2003 (245) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012561538
    Net growth in 2011205356
    Record Year2003 (97)2003 (68)2003 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.3%0.3%
    % change31.6%11.8%-14.2%
    Record Year1961 (0.9%)1976 (0.7%)1962 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.31%CONSULTING5.05%
    PROPERTY0.92%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CENTRE0.87%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    TRAINING0.83%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING0.78%DESIGN1.87%
    ENGINEERING0.78%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    J0.78%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTING0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    HOLDINGS0.68%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTIES0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    (STOKE)0.58%MEDIA1.67%
    STAFFORDSHIRE0.58%LONDON1.67%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%J1.55%
    C0.58%GLOBAL1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ACADEMY0.53%IT1.43%
    S0.53%PROPERTIES1.34%
    D0.49%CARE1.32%
    FINANCIAL0.49%M1.27%
    IT0.49%BUILDING1.22%
    LEISURE0.49%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    R0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.44%S1.17%
    GREEN0.44%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied942331,455
    7487 - Other business activities6235,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6133,677
    99999 - Dormant Company5925,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3919,425
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3413,716
    74990 - Non-trading company339,203
    7499 - Non-trading company296,164
    7414 - Business & management consultancy268,437
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2414,774
    9999 - Dormant Company2212,598
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets213,089
    9305 - Other service activities206,142
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified179,891
    49410 - Freight transport by road162,795
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet163,712
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified151,783
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate154,294
    56302 - Public houses and bars142,823
    70100 - Activities of head offices132,514

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08130874 CC ESSENTIALS LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08131032 DOVE OFFICE CENTRE LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08136923 THE FONE WORKS LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08137480 ALPHA BUSINESS ADVISORY LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08163336 TITANIC2 LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08146109 J K FABRICATIONS (SOT) LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08146116 MAIN RESOURCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08146782 LIGHTWOOD ELECTRICAL LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08135234 THE GOODSAREUS ORGANIZATION LTD. 09 Jul 2012
    08144267 CLEARVIEWSON LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08148602 PRESCIENT BIOPHARMA LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08154370 M & M BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08161501 KP SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08127130 CDS PSL HOLDINGS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08133380 SKY BLUE STRUCTURES LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08144622 PJ'S PUBS LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08146044 LED STORE LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08150977 A GV REFRIGERATION LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08152184 MORRIS BROTHERS (TUNSTALL) HOLDINGS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08154181 DECOR 8 LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08160314 MILL HILL CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING TRUST 27 Jul 2012
    08162699 SUPERWIDE LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08129627 STARK BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08131899 JJTEC LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08135494 RM21 LTD 09 Jul 2012