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
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