Coventry, West Midlands
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous September.
- September 2012 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 2012)
A total of 655 companies were registered in Coventry during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Coventry UK 2012 655 118,868 2011 659 114,512 % change -0.6% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (659) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Coventry when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 202 171 282 New companies in 2011 225 210 224 % change -10.2% -18.6% 25.9% Record Year 2011 (225) 2011 (210) 2012 (282)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 420 companies were dissolved in Coventry during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 17.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Coventry UK 2012 420 74,772 2011 358 72,230 % change 17.3% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (558) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 153 147 120 Closed companies in 2011 113 144 101 % change 35.4% 2.1% 19% Record Year 2010 (177) 2008 (224) 2009 (280)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Coventry during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 235 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Coventry UK 2012 235 44,096 2011 301 42,282 Record Year 2011 (301) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 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 2012 49 24 162 Net growth in 2011 112 66 123 Record Year 2008 (179) 2007 (70) 2012 (162)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Coventry formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Coventry 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.6% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.4% 0.7% UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% % change -19.4% -17.9% 24.5% Record Year 1970 (0.8%) 1964 (1.0%) 1986 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 39.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Coventry was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.1% of all director appointments in Coventry in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.03% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.51% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.37% CONSULTANCY 3.28% COVENTRY 1.01% PROPERTY 2.35% ENGINEERING 0.96% TRADING 2.08% TRADING 0.96% DESIGN 1.87% PROPERTY 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.84% GLOBAL 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.83% BUSINESS 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ENTERPRISES 0.68% BUSINESS 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% SYSTEMS 0.63% MEDIA 1.67% SECURITY 0.60% LONDON 1.67% DESIGN 0.60% J 1.55% IT 0.55% GLOBAL 1.53% S 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CONSULTANTS 0.52% IT 1.43% R 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.34% (COVENTRY) 0.49% CARE 1.32% TRANSPORT 0.47% M 1.27% M 0.47% BUILDING 1.22% CENTRE 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.20% GREEN 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CARE 0.44% S 1.17% J 0.44% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,970 331,455 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 175 14,774 7487 - Other business activities 170 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 143 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 121 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 118 25,035 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 73 13,716 62090 - Other information technology service activities 69 7,869 9999 - Dormant Company 59 12,598 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 58 9,891 7260 - Other computer related activities 56 4,979 7414 - Business & management consultancy 45 8,437 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 43 1,855 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 38 4,997 62012 - Business and domestic software development 35 4,584 74990 - Non-trading company 31 9,203 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 31 1,955 86210 - General medical practice activities 29 2,544 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 29 3,712 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 27 4,119
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08126322 SNV LEGAL SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Jul 2012 08126865 JEG DESIGN LTD 02 Jul 2012 08127272 MGA INTERNET-AGENTUR LTD 03 Jul 2012 08127343 SECO SECURITY LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08129641 FAOLAIN LTD 04 Jul 2012 08133388 5D DESIGN LTD 06 Jul 2012 08139037 RUSS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08139489 STANWAY CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08140170 RICERCA SOFTWARE LIMITED 12 Jul 2012 08140181 S MIDGLEY HOMES LTD 12 Jul 2012 08140548 ICHIKADO LTD 12 Jul 2012 08142178 ALLIED FINLAW UK LTD 13 Jul 2012 08145496 BTG ELITE UK LIMITED 17 Jul 2012 08146314 KARPET KINGDOM (RUGBY) LIMITED 17 Jul 2012 08147502 CAR BADGE UK LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08147703 EAST MIDLANDS COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08150340 JOJU (UK) LIMITED 19 Jul 2012 08150941 BK CARE LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08152161 CDR CDM LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08155867 COBOLT LIMITED 25 Jul 2012 08126131 PLUSCOMM LIMITED 02 Jul 2012 08137386 TOUR SPEED DAVID LTD 10 Jul 2012 08149699 DML DISCOUNTS LIMITED 19 Jul 2012 08158054 PROFESSIONAL CARE RECRUITMENT INT LTD. 26 Jul 2012 08158244 TINY TOWN NURSERY COVENTRY LTD. 26 Jul 2012
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