Coventry, West Midlands
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Coventry when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous Q2.
- Q2 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Coventry when compared to any quarter in history.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous May.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous April.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Coventry when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 1,450 companies were formed in Coventry. This figure is 12.1% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Coventry occurred in 2012 when a total of 1,450 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Coventry UK 2012 1,450 253,150 2011 1,294 228,735 % change 12.1% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (1,450) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous Q2.
Q2 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Coventry when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 729 companies were registered in Coventry during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Coventry UK 2012 729 121,659 2011 681 112,344 % change 7.0% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (729) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous May.
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 222 269 238 New companies in 2011 211 223 247 % change 5.2% 20.6% -3.6% Record Year 2012 (222) 2012 (269) 2011 (247)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 796 companies were dissolved in Coventry. This figure is 16.6% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Coventry occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,199 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Coventry UK 2012 796 147,793 2011 954 162,310 % change -16.6% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (1,199) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 455 companies were dissolved in Coventry during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 5.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Coventry UK 2012 455 80,218 2011 431 71,324 % change 5.6% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (752) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 105 199 151 Closed companies in 2011 103 183 145 % change 1.9% 8.7% 4% Record Year 2009 (225) 2009 (337) 2009 (190)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Coventry increased by 654 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Coventry UK 2012 654 105,357 2011 340 66,425 Record Year 2007 (687) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Coventry during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 274 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Coventry UK 2012 274 41,441 2011 250 41,020 Record Year 2003 (310) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 117 70 87 Net growth in 2011 108 40 102 Record Year 2007 (151) 2006 (99) 2008 (153)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Coventry formed 0.6% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.6%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Coventry 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.6% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.8%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Coventry formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Coventry 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.6% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% % change -11.4% 5.7% 2.9% Record Year 1967 (0.9%) 1966 (1.8%) 1960 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 41.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 41.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Coventry was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.6% of all director appointments in Coventry in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Coventry was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
24.7% of all director appointments in Coventry in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.83% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.53% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.45% CONSULTANCY 3.28% COVENTRY 0.98% PROPERTY 2.35% TRADING 0.98% TRADING 2.10% ENGINEERING 0.88% DESIGN 1.89% SYSTEMS 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.87% PROPERTY 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.82% TRANSPORT 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.78% SECURITY 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% BUSINESS 0.63% BUSINESS 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.60% MEDIA 1.69% GLOBAL 0.60% LONDON 1.68% S 0.57% J 1.57% IT 0.52% GLOBAL 1.51% CONSULTANTS 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.48% ENTERPRISES 0.49% IT 1.42% (COVENTRY) 0.49% CARE 1.31% DESIGN 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% BUILDING 0.46% M 1.26% CONSTRUCTION 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.23% TECHNOLOGY 0.44% BUILDING 1.23% MEDIA 0.44% SECURITY 1.19% M 0.44% S 1.18% COMMUNITY 0.38% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 1,490 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 221 47,029 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 179 15,280 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 149 35,447 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 129 20,390 99999 - Dormant Company 122 26,088 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 75 14,220 9999 - Dormant Company 74 16,469 7260 - Other computer related activities 73 6,456 62090 - Other information technology service activities 70 8,258 7414 - Business & management consultancy 65 10,978 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 58 10,271 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 47 6,356 9305 - Other service activities 45 7,926 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 42 1,933 62012 - Business and domestic software development 37 4,742 74990 - Non-trading company 34 9,706 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 31 2,003 86210 - General medical practice activities 29 2,657 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 29 3,818
Recent Companies
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