Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous January.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 502 companies were registered in Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 21.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2015 502 161,156 2014 412 150,722 % change 21.8% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (502) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 152 158 192 New companies in 2014 126 129 157 % change 20.6% 22.5% 22.3% Record Year 2015 (152) 2015 (158) 2015 (192)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 260 companies were dissolved in Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2015 260 89,523 2014 260 82,370 % change 0.0% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 52 90 118 Closed companies in 2014 94 95 71 % change -44.7% -5.3% 66% Record Year 2011 (103) 2014 (95) 2009 (156)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Stoke-On-Trent during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 242 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Stoke-On-Trent UK 2015 242 71,633 2014 152 68,352 Record Year 2015 (242) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Stoke-On-Trent when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 100 68 74 Net growth in 2014 32 34 86 Record Year 2015 (100) 2003 (76) 2008 (104)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Stoke-On-Trent formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Stoke-On-Trent 2015 0.3% 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 18.3% 12.8% 11.5% Record Year 1975 (0.6%) 1983 (0.6%) 1990 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stoke-On-Trent was in 2008 when 35.0% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Stoke-On-Trent in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARE 1.16% CONSULTING 5.23% TRANSPORT 1.01% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 0.97% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 0.97% PROPERTY 2.72% STOKE 0.97% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% ENGINEERING 0.90% CARE 2.13% STAFFORDSHIRE 0.82% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSULTING 0.82% LONDON 1.91% PROPERTY 0.82% TRADING 1.88% HOLDINGS 0.79% TRANSPORT 1.82% INVESTMENTS 0.71% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.71% DESIGN 1.65% PROPERTIES 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.63% BUSINESS 0.67% CO., 1.58% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% J 1.55% S 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.54% D 0.60% BUSINESS 1.49% IT 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ROAD 0.60% GLOBAL 1.46% GROUP 0.56% ASSOCIATES 1.44% J 0.56% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% L 0.52% BUILDING 1.31% HOUSE 0.52% IT 1.30% M 0.49% MEDIA 1.28% HIRE 0.49% M 1.27%
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 846 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 196 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 100 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 75 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 61 29,218 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 58,522 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 49 19,098 49410 - Freight transport by road 39 12,485 64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified 39 3,832 86900 - Other human health activities 39 13,990 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 34 11,600 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 32 6,815 43210 - Electrical installation 29 6,139 56302 - Public houses and bars 29 6,355 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 28 5,331 74990 - Non-trading company 27 13,794 56101 - Licensed restaurants 27 8,909 41100 - Development of building projects 26 11,863 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 25 9,080 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 12,862
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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