Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous March.
- March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any month in history.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 412 companies were registered in Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2014 412 150,722 2013 380 134,802 % change 8.4% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (412) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous March.
March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 126 129 157 New companies in 2013 120 125 135 % change 5.0% 3.2% 16.3% Record Year 2012 (127) 2012 (131) 2014 (157)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 260 companies were dissolved in Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 32.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2014 260 82,370 2013 196 77,914 % change 32.7% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 94 95 71 Closed companies in 2013 79 52 65 % change 19.0% 82.7% 9% Record Year 2011 (103) 2014 (95) 2009 (156)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 152 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2014 152 68,352 2013 184 56,888 Record Year 2012 (193) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 32 34 86 Net growth in 2013 41 73 70 Record Year 2012 (68) 2003 (76) 2008 (104)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Stoke-On-Trent formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stoke-On-Trent 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -1.8% -4.7% -3.0% Record Year 1975 (0.6%) 1983 (0.6%) 1990 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stoke-On-Trent was in 2008 when 35.0% of all directors were female.
25.9% of all director appointments in Stoke-On-Trent in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage AM 2.13% CONSULTING 5.22% MEMBER 2.13% MANAGEMENT 4.67% ENGINEERING 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTANCY 1.18% PROPERTY 2.64% MANAGEMENT 0.96% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTING 0.87% LONDON 1.88% TRAINING 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTIES 0.78% CARE 1.79% TRANSPORT 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% PROPERTY 0.78% DESIGN 1.75% CARE 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.73% J 0.70% BUSINESS 1.71% DESIGN 0.70% PROPERTIES 1.60% M 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.60% STAFFORDSHIRE 0.65% GLOBAL 1.58% ACADEMY 0.61% J 1.48% ELECTRICAL 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.48% MEDIA 0.52% MEDIA 1.48% IT 0.52% IT 1.33% D 0.52% TRANSPORT 1.30% HOLDINGS 0.52% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% MEDICAL 0.52% BUILDING 1.24% (STOKE) 0.52% M 1.21% PROJECT 0.48% CAPITAL 1.20% S 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 813 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 140 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 90 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 59 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 56 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 51 27,750 56302 - Public houses and bars 38 5,732 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 18,491 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 33 5,130 62090 - Other information technology service activities 31 12,813 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 31 9,284 86900 - Other human health activities 30 10,273 49410 - Freight transport by road 27 8,014 56101 - Licensed restaurants 25 7,965 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 25 6,236 74990 - Non-trading company 24 14,135 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 24 5,876 64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified 24 3,024 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 23 4,866 43210 - Electrical installation 23 5,885
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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