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
    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