Coventry, West Midlands
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Coventry when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous January.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Coventry when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Coventry when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 721 companies were registered in Coventry during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 17.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Coventry UK 2012 721 131,491 2011 613 116,391 % change 17.6% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (721) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 228 227 266 New companies in 2011 172 197 244 % change 32.6% 15.2% 9.0% Record Year 2012 (228) 2012 (227) 2007 (321)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 341 companies were dissolved in Coventry during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 34.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Coventry UK 2012 341 67,576 2011 523 90,987 % change -34.8% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (523) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 111 129 101 Closed companies in 2011 208 152 163 % change -46.6% -15.1% -38% Record Year 2011 (208) 2011 (152) 2009 (294)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Coventry during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 380 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Coventry UK 2012 380 63,915 2011 90 25,404 Record Year 2007 (418) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Coventry when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 117 98 165 Net growth in 2011 -36 45 81 Record Year 2012 (117) 2007 (114) 2007 (236)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Coventry formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Coventry 2012 0.5% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.6% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% UK formation share in 2011 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% % change 13.7% -1.4% 2.0% Record Year 1965 (1.3%) 1969 (1.5%) 1967 (1.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Coventry was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.0% of all director appointments in Coventry in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.72% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 1.49% MANAGEMENT 4.74% COVENTRY 1.47% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 1.36% PROPERTY 2.37% TRADING 0.89% TRADING 2.07% SECURITY 0.75% DESIGN 1.93% ENGINEERING 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.86% SYSTEMS 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.79% TRANSPORT 0.61% BUSINESS 1.73% GLOBAL 0.61% MEDIA 1.72% PROPERTY 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 0.58% LONDON 1.66% S 0.55% J 1.54% COMMUNITY 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.51% IT 0.53% GLOBAL 1.50% DESIGN 0.53% IT 1.40% MEDIA 0.50% CARE 1.34% CONSTRUCTION 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.31% CENTRE 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.27% R 0.42% M 1.27% M 0.42% BUILDING 1.24% BUILDING 0.42% ENERGY 1.20% (COVENTRY) 0.42% S 1.20% TRAINING 0.39% ENTERPRISES 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 1,318 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 253 52,735 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 179 14,303 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 148 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 127 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 122 25,084 7260 - Other computer related activities 82 7,154 9999 - Dormant Company 81 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 75 13,637 7414 - Business & management consultancy 72 12,113 62090 - Other information technology service activities 67 8,145 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 55 9,892 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 54 6,934 9305 - Other service activities 46 8,818 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 39 1,861 74990 - Non-trading company 36 9,729 62012 - Business and domestic software development 35 4,356 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 29 4,132 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 27 5,169 7499 - Non-trading company 26 9,102
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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