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.

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 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-TrentUK
    2014412150,722
    2013380134,802
    % change8.4%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (412) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014126129157
    New companies in 2013120125135
    % change5.0%3.2%16.3%
    Record Year2012 (127)2012 (131)2014 (157)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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-TrentUK
    201426082,370
    201319677,914
    % change32.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014949571
    Closed companies in 2013795265
    % change19.0%82.7%9%
    Record Year2011 (103)2014 (95)2009 (156)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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-TrentUK
    201415268,352
    201318456,888
    Record Year 2012 (193) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014323486
    Net growth in 2013417370
    Record Year2012 (68)2003 (76)2008 (104)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-1.8%-4.7%-3.0%
    Record Year1975 (0.6%)1983 (0.6%)1990 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    AM2.13%CONSULTING5.22%
    MEMBER2.13%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    ENGINEERING1.18%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%PROPERTY2.64%
    MANAGEMENT0.96%TRADING2.05%
    CONSULTING0.87%LONDON1.88%
    TRAINING0.78%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTIES0.78%CARE1.79%
    TRANSPORT0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    PROPERTY0.78%DESIGN1.75%
    CARE0.74%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    J0.70%BUSINESS1.71%
    DESIGN0.70%PROPERTIES1.60%
    M0.65%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    STAFFORDSHIRE0.65%GLOBAL1.58%
    ACADEMY0.61%J1.48%
    ELECTRICAL0.61%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    MEDIA0.52%MEDIA1.48%
    IT0.52%IT1.33%
    D0.52%TRANSPORT1.30%
    HOLDINGS0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    MEDICAL0.52%BUILDING1.24%
    (STOKE)0.52%M1.21%
    PROJECT0.48%CAPITAL1.20%
    S0.48%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied813280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company14047,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9037,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5956,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5626,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5127,750
    56302 - Public houses and bars385,732
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3518,491
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles335,130
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3112,813
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate319,284
    86900 - Other human health activities3010,273
    49410 - Freight transport by road278,014
    56101 - Licensed restaurants257,965
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment256,236
    74990 - Non-trading company2414,135
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified245,876
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified243,024
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation234,866
    43210 - Electrical installation235,885

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08872802 ROCKLEY & SON LTD 03 Feb 2014
    08875505 PANAMA STOKE LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08893332 APEX AUTO REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08900148 TECH REC IT LTD 18 Feb 2014
    08902382 2B SQUARED LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08884050 OUT OF THE BLUE STUDIOS LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08876478 KAY BREEN CONSULTANCY LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08887855 MARTEL (UK) LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08898811 CCFM LTD. 17 Feb 2014
    08875908 INNOVATION PRODUCTS LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08877963 STAR MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08893129 GRACE W LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08900657 STOKE CAR REPAIRS LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08901900 VIRTUAL LINKS LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08906166 IFOX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08913231 IPERSONALISE LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08879919 AA POULTRY AND GENERAL TRADING LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08893140 CLANWAY STREET 1970 LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08896155 TANZ-IN-ERE BURSLEM LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08898405 THAI FOOD ON WHEELS LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08905597 LITEGRO LTD 21 Feb 2014
    08875969 HEIGHT ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08882440 BURSLEM BROADCASTING CO LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08882912 M A TALBOT LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08884998 BENTLEY WELDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2014