Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 380 companies were registered in Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2013 380 134,802 2012 391 131,491 % change -2.8% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (391) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 120 125 135 New companies in 2012 127 131 133 % change -5.5% -4.6% 1.5% Record Year 2012 (127) 2012 (131) 2003 (151)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 196 companies were dissolved in Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2013 196 77,914 2012 198 67,576 % change -1.0% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 79 52 65 Closed companies in 2012 59 64 75 % change 33.9% -18.8% -13% Record Year 2011 (103) 2011 (81) 2009 (156)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 184 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2013 184 56,888 2012 193 63,915 Record Year 2012 (193) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 41 73 70 Net growth in 2012 68 67 58 Record Year 2012 (68) 2003 (76) 2008 (104)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Stoke-On-Trent formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stoke-On-Trent 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -15.3% -5.3% 4.9% Record Year 1975 (0.6%) 1983 (0.6%) 1990 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stoke-On-Trent was in 2008 when 35.0% of all directors were female.
32.3% of all director appointments in Stoke-On-Trent in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.27% CONSULTING 5.18% TRADING 0.94% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTING 0.94% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ENGINEERING 0.85% PROPERTY 2.44% PROPERTY 0.85% TRADING 2.06% HOLDINGS 0.75% DESIGN 1.79% J 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.78% CENTRE 0.71% BUSINESS 1.77% STAFFORDSHIRE 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% LONDON 1.72% COMMUNITY 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.71% GREEN 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% IT 0.57% MEDIA 1.63% DEVELOPMENTS 0.57% GLOBAL 1.57% MEDIA 0.57% J 1.56% ON 0.57% CARE 1.46% STOKE 0.52% IT 1.43% M 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CONSULTANCY 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.36% CARE 0.52% M 1.25% DESIGN 0.52% BUILDING 1.21% LEISURE 0.52% ENTERPRISES 1.19% S 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.18% CONSULTANTS 0.47% TRAINING 1.17% T 0.47% SECURITY 1.15%
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 726 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 119 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 81 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 71 32,624 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 56 23,532 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 45 24,894 74990 - Non-trading company 42 14,129 56302 - Public houses and bars 34 4,952 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 29 7,199 49410 - Freight transport by road 29 5,834 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 28 4,684 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 28 7,507 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 16,448 62090 - Other information technology service activities 26 12,664 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 26 3,073 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 22 5,186 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 22 5,062 62012 - Business and domestic software development 22 8,099 43210 - Electrical installation 20 5,625 56101 - Licensed restaurants 19 6,894
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08428120 CARBON 23 TRADING LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08431302 PHOTOGRAPHYUX LIMITED 06 Mar 2013 08435435 JTL TRADING LTD 07 Mar 2013 08436299 MS PLASTICS LIMITED 08 Mar 2013 08437240 EURO DRIVE RECRUITMENT LIMITED 08 Mar 2013 08458803 AROMA HOTPOT LTD 22 Mar 2013 08427687 SRJ FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08464156 MAYER EARTHWORKS LIMITED 27 Mar 2013 08427972 HELEN CLEWS LTD 04 Mar 2013 08435708 C & J PROPERTY (UK) LTD 08 Mar 2013 08426926 O & S SITE ENGINEERING LTD 04 Mar 2013 08430316 PASFORD LTD 05 Mar 2013 08438753 AP HAIRDRESSING LIMITED 11 Mar 2013 08442838 LWC TRADING LIMITED 13 Mar 2013 08445821 NEST CAFE LTD 14 Mar 2013 08448249 MORGAN INTERNATIONAL TRADING LTD 18 Mar 2013 08450463 TRI JOINERY LIMITED 19 Mar 2013 08452716 APPLIED RADIATORS HOLDINGS LIMITED 20 Mar 2013 08457644 WE CARE YOU LIMITED 22 Mar 2013 08462079 EASY CHIC LIMITED 26 Mar 2013 08426137 UK FOOD EQUIPMENT CENTRE LTD 01 Mar 2013 08428616 SMART CAR SERVICE LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08428751 VICTORIA PARK BAR LTD 04 Mar 2013 08431040 TRIPLE H HAULAGE SERVICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2013 08436247 SAFETY ADVICE SERVICES EUROPE LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
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