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 08166482 TOMLIN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 08171195 HUNTER COMPUTERS LTD 07 Aug 2012 08173509 GODIVA TRAINING LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08175984 RM MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 08176894 SALADMASTER HEALTY COOKWARE LTD 13 Aug 2012 08177717 MERRY DAYS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 08179184 RAMTEST SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08180025 NEW CURRENT TRADING LTD 15 Aug 2012 08181033 SEVERN TRENT PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 08181048 SEVERN TRENT DATA PORTAL LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 08183830 D5 MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Aug 2012 08189980 THE CENTRE FOR STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS CIC 23 Aug 2012 08190323 SAS ENGINEERING (GB) LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08191513 ECOTEX LABS LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08193555 CONSULTZ LTD 29 Aug 2012 08195131 WASHWAY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 08196023 WESTKOM LTD 30 Aug 2012 08196584 MOUNTAIN ROADS LTD 30 Aug 2012 08197526 INSOFTIA LTD 31 Aug 2012 08170603 MBAH LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08180205 ROC REND LTD 15 Aug 2012 08196843 OLAK DESTINY PROVIDER LIMITED 31 Aug 2012 08173188 XUUNIX CONSULTING LTD 09 Aug 2012 08180144 ENTREPREYOU LTD 15 Aug 2012 08195757 MILLENNIUM PK LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
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