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.

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 (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-TrentUK
    2013380134,802
    2012391131,491
    % change-2.8%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (391) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013120125135
    New companies in 2012127131133
    % change-5.5%-4.6%1.5%
    Record Year2012 (127)2012 (131)2003 (151)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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-TrentUK
    201319677,914
    201219867,576
    % change-1.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013795265
    Closed companies in 2012596475
    % change33.9%-18.8%-13%
    Record Year2011 (103)2011 (81)2009 (156)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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-TrentUK
    201318456,888
    201219363,915
    Record Year 2012 (193) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013417370
    Net growth in 2012686758
    Record Year2012 (68)2003 (76)2008 (104)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-15.3%-5.3%4.9%
    Record Year1975 (0.6%)1983 (0.6%)1990 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.27%CONSULTING5.18%
    TRADING0.94%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTING0.94%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ENGINEERING0.85%PROPERTY2.44%
    PROPERTY0.85%TRADING2.06%
    HOLDINGS0.75%DESIGN1.79%
    J0.71%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CENTRE0.71%BUSINESS1.77%
    STAFFORDSHIRE0.61%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%LONDON1.72%
    COMMUNITY0.61%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    GREEN0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    IT0.57%MEDIA1.63%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.57%GLOBAL1.57%
    MEDIA0.57%J1.56%
    ON0.57%CARE1.46%
    STOKE0.52%IT1.43%
    M0.52%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CONSULTANCY0.52%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CARE0.52%M1.25%
    DESIGN0.52%BUILDING1.21%
    LEISURE0.52%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    S0.47%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%TRAINING1.17%
    T0.47%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied726249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company11943,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8154,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7132,624
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5623,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4524,894
    74990 - Non-trading company4214,129
    56302 - Public houses and bars344,952
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet297,199
    49410 - Freight transport by road295,834
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles284,684
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate287,507
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2716,448
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2612,664
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified263,073
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets225,186
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified225,062
    62012 - Business and domestic software development228,099
    43210 - Electrical installation205,625
    56101 - Licensed restaurants196,894

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08386593 ROSIE RORY LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08390201 LEEK ROAD MOTORS LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08400003 G F M (STOKE ON TRENT) LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08406133 FURNITURE CORNER (SOT) LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08397187 WORKSAFE ADVISORS LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08400351 A1 CARE PLUS LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08400935 CLAYTON'S GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08386248 PRESTIGE COLLECTABLES LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08387591 SHOPHYDROPONICS LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08389456 MOVE MONKEY LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08403470 GROSVENOR HOTELS & LEISURE LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08406945 TP SYSTEMS LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08386094 THYME DIGITAL LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08396288 MOTOCITO LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08396753 SOVEREIGN SECURITY 24/7 LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08402565 TRENTEK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08421470 MAMUZ LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08423858 HDS NORTH LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08385939 LIVING 4 LEISURE LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08401694 SB EXTERNAL INSULATION LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08401868 TRUSTY CENTRAL LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08403356 R4A LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08412327 HERBAL BEGINNINGS LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08420891 STEELMAN STAN LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08393773 PEAK LEARNING AND EDUCATION LIMITED 07 Feb 2013