Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire

Q3 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.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any quarter in history.
  • August 2013 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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 398 companies were registered in Stoke-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 9.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Stoke-On-TrentUK
    2013398132,684
    2012365118,868
    % change9.0%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (398) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 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 2013120139139
    New companies in 2012132122111
    % change-9.1%13.9%25.2%
    Record Year2003 (148)2013 (139)2003 (141)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 331 companies were dissolved in Stoke-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 25.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Stoke-On-TrentUK
    201333186,170
    201226475,908
    % change25.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (337) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20138998144
    Closed companies in 20127610781
    % change17.1%-8.4%78%
    Record Year2010 (91)2008 (144)2009 (162)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Stoke-On-Trent during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 67 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Stoke-On-TrentUK
    20136746,514
    201210142,960
    Record Year 2006 (137) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20133141-5
    Net growth in 2012561530
    Record Year2003 (97)2003 (68)2003 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Stoke-On-Trent formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-18.6%4.5%9.8%
    Record Year1978 (0.5%)1972 (0.5%)1993 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Stoke-On-Trent was in 2005 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

    24.8% of all director appointments in Stoke-On-Trent in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING1.07%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.02%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.02%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    PROPERTIES0.80%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY0.76%TRADING2.08%
    AM0.76%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MEMBER0.76%LONDON1.79%
    TRADING0.76%DESIGN1.78%
    MEDIA0.71%BUSINESS1.74%
    M0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    J0.71%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    TRANSPORT0.67%CARE1.64%
    STAFFORDSHIRE0.67%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    DESIGN0.62%GLOBAL1.59%
    LEISURE0.62%J1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.62%MEDIA1.54%
    COMMUNITY0.62%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%PROPERTIES1.45%
    HIRE0.58%IT1.39%
    IT0.53%M1.25%
    HOLDINGS0.53%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.53%BUILDING1.19%
    (STAFFS)0.53%CAPITAL1.19%
    CENTRE0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied758260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company13746,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8134,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7454,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6125,547
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4526,675
    56302 - Public houses and bars395,437
    74990 - Non-trading company3514,228
    49410 - Freight transport by road316,904
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles314,955
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2917,715
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate288,312
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2612,516
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified253,323
    56101 - Licensed restaurants257,531
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet248,475
    43210 - Electrical installation245,724
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified245,576
    86900 - Other human health activities239,203
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets225,706

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08673655 LA VERDA STELO LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08685406 VELVET ENERGY LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08692470 NATRALIA LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08694727 RASEE LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08696873 ARAF PROPERTIES LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08700732 BAINS ENTERPRISES LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08700734 BAINS TRADING LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08701096 CROMBIE67 LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08701695 GIANY TTRANS LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08671275 BUXTON IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08698838 MASSEY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08711001 SOPHIE LAM LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08671395 PRATHIBHA WORKS LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08699763 AM MEMBER DUNROBIN LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08700678 GLOBAL EXHIBIT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08701248 PANASHE AND MUNASHE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08703122 CJW BRICKWORK CONTRACTORS LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08703175 FENTON 498 24 Sep 2013
    08706269 KAIVITI LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08706272 CHOUDHARY FOUNDATION 25 Sep 2013
    08673410 FRESH INVESTMENTS LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08676971 T&L MEGA-TRANS LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08680491 HANDYCHAPS COMMERCIAL LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08680916 MSTRONG LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08709434 DAVE DUFFY GAS SERVICES LTD 27 Sep 2013