Coventry, West Midlands
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous September.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Coventry when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Coventry when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 659 companies were registered in Coventry during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 15.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Coventry UK 2011 659 114,512 2010 569 101,492 % change 15.8% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (659) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous September.
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 225 210 224 New companies in 2010 173 194 202 % change 30.1% 8.2% 10.9% Record Year 2011 (225) 2011 (210) 2011 (224)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 358 companies were dissolved in Coventry during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 31.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Coventry UK 2011 358 72,230 2010 520 87,705 % change -31.2% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (558) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 113 144 101 Closed companies in 2010 177 208 135 % change -36.2% -30.8% -25% Record Year 2010 (177) 2008 (224) 2009 (280)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Coventry when compared to any previous Q3.
Net company growth for Coventry during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 301 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Coventry UK 2011 301 42,282 2010 49 13,787 Record Year 2011 (301) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Coventry when compared to any previous September.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 112 66 123 Net growth in 2010 -4 -14 67 Record Year 2008 (179) 1999 (70) 2011 (123)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Coventry formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Coventry 2011 0.6% 2010 0.6% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.6% 2007 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% UK formation share in 2010 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% % change 19.0% -8.9% 0.1% Record Year 1970 (0.8%) 1964 (1.0%) 1986 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Coventry was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.5% of all director appointments in Coventry in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.00% CONSULTING 5.11% COVENTRY 1.73% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.34% CONSULTANCY 3.19% MANAGEMENT 1.07% PROPERTY 2.41% TRADING 0.92% TRADING 2.06% ASSOCIATES 0.81% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTANTS 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.85% GLOBAL 0.81% BUSINESS 1.82% SECURITY 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% IT 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.74% ENGINEERING 0.63% MEDIA 1.72% SYSTEMS 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 0.54% LONDON 1.63% BUILDING 0.54% J 1.47% J 0.51% GLOBAL 1.46% S 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.43% TRANSPORT 0.51% CARE 1.42% P 0.51% IT 1.38% COMMUNITY 0.48% BUILDING 1.30% (COVENTRY) 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.28% DESIGN 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MEDIA 0.45% M 1.25% RECRUITMENT 0.45% ENERGY 1.22% MARKETING 0.42% TRAINING 1.21% DIRECT 0.39% S 1.21%
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 1,331 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 308 65,177 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 129 10,137 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 118 29,245 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 109 15,760 9999 - Dormant Company 103 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 102 18,281 7260 - Other computer related activities 101 8,686 7414 - Business & management consultancy 86 14,755 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 71 8,345 62090 - Other information technology service activities 60 6,798 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 59 10,018 9305 - Other service activities 52 10,525 62012 - Business and domestic software development 35 3,137 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 34 7,551 7499 - Non-trading company 34 11,543 6024 - Freight transport by road 34 2,601 74990 - Non-trading company 31 8,064 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 30 6,321 5530 - Restaurants 27 5,640
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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