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.
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New Company Registrations
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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-Trent UK 2013 398 132,684 2012 365 118,868 % change 9.0% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (398) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 120 139 139 New companies in 2012 132 122 111 % change -9.1% 13.9% 25.2% Record Year 2003 (148) 2013 (139) 2003 (141)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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-Trent UK 2013 331 86,170 2012 264 75,908 % change 25.4% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (337) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 89 98 144 Closed companies in 2012 76 107 81 % change 17.1% -8.4% 78% Record Year 2010 (91) 2008 (144) 2009 (162)
Net Company Growth
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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-Trent UK 2013 67 46,514 2012 101 42,960 Record Year 2006 (137) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 31 41 -5 Net growth in 2012 56 15 30 Record Year 2003 (97) 2003 (68) 2003 (80)
UK Company Share
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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 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -18.6% 4.5% 9.8% Record Year 1978 (0.5%) 1972 (0.5%) 1993 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 1.07% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.02% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.02% CONSULTANCY 3.45% PROPERTIES 0.80% PROPERTY 2.53% PROPERTY 0.76% TRADING 2.08% AM 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.83% MEMBER 0.76% LONDON 1.79% TRADING 0.76% DESIGN 1.78% MEDIA 0.71% BUSINESS 1.74% M 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% J 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.69% TRANSPORT 0.67% CARE 1.64% STAFFORDSHIRE 0.67% ASSOCIATES 1.61% DESIGN 0.62% GLOBAL 1.59% LEISURE 0.62% J 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.62% MEDIA 1.54% COMMUNITY 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.53% CONSULTANCY 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.45% HIRE 0.58% IT 1.39% IT 0.53% M 1.25% HOLDINGS 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TECHNOLOGIES 0.53% BUILDING 1.19% (STAFFS) 0.53% CAPITAL 1.19% CENTRE 0.49% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% DEVELOPMENTS 0.49% TRAINING 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 758 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 137 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 81 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 74 54,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 61 25,547 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 45 26,675 56302 - Public houses and bars 39 5,437 74990 - Non-trading company 35 14,228 49410 - Freight transport by road 31 6,904 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 31 4,955 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 17,715 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 28 8,312 62090 - Other information technology service activities 26 12,516 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 25 3,323 56101 - Licensed restaurants 25 7,531 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 24 8,475 43210 - Electrical installation 24 5,724 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 24 5,576 86900 - Other human health activities 23 9,203 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 22 5,706
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08677619 D W P & SONS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013 08685406 VELVET ENERGY LIMITED 11 Sep 2013 08692470 NATRALIA LIMITED 16 Sep 2013 08701587 FIL EXPEDITION LIMITED 23 Sep 2013 08710400 M.A.C. ASBESTOS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Sep 2013 08699460 MARC TRANS LTD 20 Sep 2013 08699579 BLACKHOURSE LTD 20 Sep 2013 08699581 GEO SPEED LTD 20 Sep 2013 08701689 RELU TRANSPORT LTD 23 Sep 2013 08694986 CORNERSTONE ACCOUNTANTS (STOKE-ON-TRENT) LIMITED 18 Sep 2013 08698838 MASSEY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Sep 2013 08671395 PRATHIBHA WORKS LIMITED 02 Sep 2013 08674538 ULTRA SELECT LTD 03 Sep 2013 08691673 BEE ACTIVE LTD 16 Sep 2013 08699763 AM MEMBER DUNROBIN LIMITED 20 Sep 2013 08699976 AM MEMBER MILLER STREET LIMITED 20 Sep 2013 08700678 GLOBAL EXHIBIT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Sep 2013 08705681 CORBLE GROUP LIMITED 25 Sep 2013 08706272 CHOUDHARY FOUNDATION 25 Sep 2013 08709758 DESIGN ANALYTICS LTD 30 Sep 2013 08710150 SKI S&T LIMITED 30 Sep 2013 08710393 DODD & SHONE LIMITED 30 Sep 2013 08675298 CRAFTING CREATIONS LIMITED 03 Sep 2013 08684886 BRY-KOL (FM) LIMITED 10 Sep 2013 08711077 EFFORTLESS ENERGY LTD. 30 Sep 2013
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