New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 128 companies were formed in Bilston in 2010. This total is 3.0% lower than in 2009 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	Bilston	UK
   2010	128	400,358
   2009	132	362,675
   2008	112	349,203
   2007	131	457,649
   2006	139	405,440
   Record Year	2006 (139)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	128	1
   2009	2009	362675	132	1
   2008	2008	349203	112	1
   2007	2007	457649	131	1
   2006	2006	405440	139	1
   2005	2005	367689	95	1
   2004	2004	340803	100	1
   2003	2003	403670	105	1
   2002	2002	299401	78	1
   2001	2001	226399	58	1
   2006	2007	457649	139	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 63 companies were formed in Bilston. This figure is 0.0% the same as last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Bilston occurred in 2006 when a total of 64 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Bilston	UK
   2010	63	196,609
   2009	63	180,654
   % change	0.0%	8.8%
   Record Year	2006 (64)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	63
   H2 2009	180654	63
   H2 2008	160932	35
   H2 2007	178552	60
   H2 2006	190031	64
   H2 2005	180291	44
   H2 2004	166374	54
   H2 2003	201446	46
   H2 2002	162884	45
   H2 2001	109317	29

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Q4 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bilston when compared to any previous Q4.

   A total of 34 companies were registered in Bilston during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 41.7% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.6% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Bilston	UK
   2010	34	95,117
   2009	24	85,983
   % change	41.7%	10.6%
   Record Year	2010 (34)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	34	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	24	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	18	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	29	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	28	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	27	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	21	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	29	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	19	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	20	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2010	34	Q4 2010	95117	2

   New Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   November 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bilston when compared to any previous November.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	27134	8
   Nov 2010	34347	18
   Oct 2010	33636	8
   Sep 2010	35149	10
   Aug 2010	32366	13
   Jul 2010	33977	6
   Jun 2010	35198	9
   May 2010	30031	14
   Apr 2010	33383	7
   Mar 2010	42779	13
   Feb 2010	33214	10
   Jan 2010	29144	12

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	8	18	8
   New companies in 2009	7	8	9
   % change	14.3%	125.0%	-11.1%
   Record Year	2006 (16)	2010 (18)	2007 (10)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Bilston in 2010. This total is 44.4% lower than in 2009 and compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Bilston	UK
   2010	89	342,232
   2009	160	533,773
   2008	66	237,901
   2007	83	220,295
   2006	56	200,166
   Record Year	2009 (160)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	89	1
   2009	2009	533773	160	1
   2008	2008	237901	66	1
   2007	2007	220295	83	1
   2006	2006	200166	56	1
   2005	2005	189329	69	1
   2004	2004	171967	52	1
   2003	2003	161127	27	1
   2002	2002	163577	37	1
   2001	2001	144429	35	1
   2009	2009	533773	160	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 37 companies were dissolved in Bilston. This figure is 51.3% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Bilston occurred in 2009 when a total of 76 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Bilston	UK
   2010	37	164,601
   2009	76	244,537
   % change	-51.3%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2009 (76)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	37
   H2 2009	244537	76
   H2 2008	134798	30
   H2 2007	112494	38
   H2 2006	100900	25
   H2 2005	98663	40
   H2 2004	87430	25
   H2 2003	83674	12
   H2 2002	90537	14
   H2 2001	72374	20

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 20 companies were dissolved in Bilston during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is a decrease of 52.4% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 9.7% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Bilston	UK
   2010	20	76,896
   2009	42	85,136
   % change	-52.4%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2009 (42)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	20	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	42	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	14	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	20	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	15	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	25	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	17	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	6	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	10	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2001	11	Q4 2001	34763	1
   Q4 2009	42	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   November 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bilston when compared to any previous November.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Nov 2010	31710	11
   Oct 2010	28903	9
   Sep 2010	29093	4
   Aug 2010	32913	7
   Jul 2010	25699	6
   Jun 2010	35162	9
   May 2010	38045	14
   Apr 2010	21747	6
   Mar 2010	33870	9
   Feb 2010	24398	5
   Jan 2010	24409	9

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	9	11	18
   Closed companies in 2009	15	9
   % change	-40.0%	22.2%	inf%
   Record Year	2009 (15)	2010 (11)	2009 (18)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 39 companies were added to the company register for Bilston in 2010. This number represents growth of 29.5% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 67 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2006 when the Bilston company register grew by 83 companies.

   Year	Bilston	UK
   2010	39	58,126
   2009	-28	-171,098
   2008	46	111,302
   2007	48	237,354
   2006	83	205,274
   Record Year	2006 (83)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	39	132	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	-28	112	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	46	131	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	48	139	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	83	95	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	26	100	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	48	105	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	78	78	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	41	58	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	23	66	2001	81970	244029	1
   2006	83	0	2003	242543	0	2

   Net Growth by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 the company register for Bilston increased by 26 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Bilston	UK
   2010	26	32,008
   2009	-13	-63,883
   Record Year	2006 (39)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	26
   H2 2009	-63883	-13
   H2 2008	26134	5
   H2 2007	66058	22
   H2 2006	89131	39
   H2 2005	81628	4
   H2 2004	78944	29
   H2 2003	117772	34
   H2 2002	72347	31
   H2 2001	36943	9

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Net company growth for Bilston during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was 14 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Bilston	UK
   2010	14	18,221
   2009	-18	847
   Record Year	2003 (23)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	14	24	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	-18	18	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	4	29	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	9	28	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	13	27	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	2	21	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	4	29	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	23	19	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	9	20	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2001	9	18	Q4 2001	18966	55834	1
   Q4 2003	23	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk net	net
   Nov 2010	2637	7
   Oct 2010	4733	-1
   Sep 2010	6056	6
   Aug 2010	-547	6
   Jul 2010	8278	0
   Jun 2010	36	0
   May 2010	-8014	0
   Apr 2010	11636	1
   Mar 2010	8909	4
   Feb 2010	8816	5
   Jan 2010	4735	3

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	-1	7	-9
   Net growth in 2009	-8	-1
   Record Year	2003 (7)	2003 (8)	2003 (8)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

   In 2010 Bilston formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2009 when Bilston was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.

   Year	Bilston
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1974 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0320	128	1
   2009	0.0364	132	1
   2008	0.0321	112	1
   2007	0.0286	131	1
   2006	0.0343	139	1
   2005	0.0258	95	1
   2004	0.0293	100	1
   2003	0.0260	105	1
   2002	0.0261	78	1
   2001	0.0256	58	1
   1974	0.0755	8	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 Bilston formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.0%.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Bilston
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1969 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0320	63	1
   H2 2009	0.0349	63	1
   H2 2008	0.0217	35	1
   H2 2007	0.0336	60	1
   H2 2006	0.0337	64	1
   H2 2005	0.0244	44	1
   H2 2004	0.0325	54	1
   H2 2003	0.0228	46	1
   H2 2002	0.0276	45	1
   H2 2001	0.0265	29	1
   H2 1969	0.1007	3	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   In the fourth quarter of 2010, Bilston formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Bilston
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1969 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0357	34	1
   Q4 2009	0.0279	24	1
   Q4 2008	0.0237	18	1
   Q4 2007	0.0349	29	1
   Q4 2006	0.0296	28	1
   Q4 2005	0.0301	27	1
   Q4 2004	0.0259	21	1
   Q4 2003	0.0308	29	1
   Q4 2002	0.0230	19	1
   Q4 2001	0.0372	20	1
   Q4 1969	0.1272	2	2

   Company Share by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0295	8
   Nov 2010	0.0524	18
   Oct 2010	0.0238	8
   Sep 2010	0.0285	10
   Aug 2010	0.0402	13
   Jul 2010	0.0177	6
   Jun 2010	0.0256	9
   May 2010	0.0466	14
   Apr 2010	0.0210	7
   Mar 2010	0.0304	13
   Feb 2010	0.0301	10
   Jan 2010	0.0412	12

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2010	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2009	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	0.0%	100.8%	-15.5%
   Record Year	1969 (0.4%)	1963 (0.2%)	1982 (0.1%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 42.2.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

   incorporation year	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   2010	42.1701	3.0928	4.1237	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	41.7665	1.5228	1.5228	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	43.5500	6.8182	3.6364	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	43.6173	3.2491	1.4440	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	45.9966	6.7797	0.0000	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	46.9337	4.9724	0.5525	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	46.5401	5.3476	0.0000	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	46.9509	2.6786	0.4464	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	50.3333	13.0719	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	49.0286	7.8571	0.0000	52.1075	0.1239	12.4446

   Director Age by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 42.3.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H2 2010	42.3053	3.1579	6.3158	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	40.5474	0.0000	2.1053	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	40.9054	1.3514	2.7027	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	43.0889	4.4444	2.2222	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	44.2946	5.4264	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	46.5938	3.1250	1.0417	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	48.1688	6.4935	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	46.2772	0.9901	0.9901	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	51.8182	17.0455	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	48.5753	6.8493	0.0000	51.9496	0.1315	12.1639

   Director Age by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 42.6.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q4 2010	42.6047	2.3256	6.9767	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	41.5676	0.0000	2.7027	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	41.7500	0.0000	5.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	44.8475	6.7797	3.3898	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	43.5600	2.0000	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	46.2679	3.5714	1.7857	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	49.8857	11.4286	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	45.5763	0.0000	1.6949	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	52.3111	17.7778	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	47.0000	3.2258	0.0000	52.0787	0.1393	12.2804

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The record year for female directors in Bilston was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Bilston in 2010 was 19.6%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	19.6078	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	19.2090	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	26.1719	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	22.9358	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	26.3415	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	26.3158	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	24.3077	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	23.5772	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	22.2222	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	23.4043	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1960	69.2308	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The record second half year for female directors in Bilston was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.

   23.6% of all director appointments in Bilston in the second half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.0% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H2 2010	23.6364	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	20.9091	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	22.2222	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	20.4969	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	28.4768	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	24.0741	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	20.0000	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	23.0769	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	22.3301	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	20.9877	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1960	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The record fourth quarter for female directors in Bilston was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.

   26.5% of all director appointments in Bilston in the fourth quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q4 2010	26.5306	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	28.8889	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	26.0870	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	26.3889	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	20.3390	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	26.5625	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	23.6842	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	20.5882	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	25.4902	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	20.0000	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1960	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Dec 2009-Dec 2010)

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   TRADING	1.75%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   MIDLAND	1.05%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   CONSTRUCTION	1.05%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   FOODS	1.05%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   CATERING	0.70%	TRADING	2.11%
   -	0.70%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   ENGINEERS	0.70%	DESIGN	1.92%
   GENESIS	0.70%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   PRODUCTS	0.70%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   BLACK	0.70%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   ANGELS	0.70%	MEDIA	1.71%
   EXCEL	0.70%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   PROPERTY	0.70%	LONDON	1.60%
   CARE	0.70%	CARE	1.45%
   MOTORHOUSE	0.70%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   PELGRIM	0.70%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   ELECTRICAL	0.70%	J	1.42%
   ACCOUNTANTS	0.70%	IT	1.41%
   MANAGEMENT	0.70%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   HIRE	0.70%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   M	0.70%	BUILDING	1.34%
   MARKETING	0.70%	M	1.30%
   COMMUNITY	0.70%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   (TFL)	0.35%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   ERIC	0.35%	S	1.23%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	75	199,572
   7487 - Other business activities	15	63,348
   7460 - Investigation & security	9	870
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	6	27,550
   9999 - Dormant Company	6	20,144
   6024 - Freight transport by road	5	2,401
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	4	8,799
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	4	6,598
   5020 - Maintenance & repair of motors	4	1,408
   62090 - Other information technology service activities	4	6,330
   43210 - Electrical installation	3	2,980
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	3	9,177
   49410 - Freight transport by road	3	2,008
   4545 - Other building completion	3	2,598
   43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified	3	2,854
   7011 - Development & sell real estate	2	2,949
   45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	2	2,061
   47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating	2	1,044
   4533 - Plumbing	2	1,526
   5274 - Repair not elsewhere classified	2	348

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07423914	DINAH J'S WORLD OF FITNESS & DANCE LTD	29 Oct 2010
   07421722	THE MOTORHOUSE (CANNOCK) LIMITED	28 Oct 2010
   07418609	OLRON (LOGISTICS) LTD	25 Oct 2010
   07417065	ASTM WM LTD	25 Oct 2010
   07413562	BK FOODS LIMITED	20 Oct 2010
   07411184	INFINITY PROJECT ENGINEERS LIMITED	18 Oct 2010
   07401607	MARYGOLD TRADING LTD	08 Oct 2010
   07397919	DCD PLASTERING LIMITED	06 Oct 2010