Dudley, West Midlands
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 123 companies were registered in Dudley during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 16.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dudley UK 2010 123 105,137 2009 106 91,034 % change 16.0% 15.5% Record Year 2006 (129) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 32 38 53 New companies in 2009 32 21 53 % change 0.0% 81.0% 0.0% Record Year 2004 (41) 2008 (40) 2008 (56)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Dudley during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 8.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dudley UK 2010 100 82,677 2009 92 108,060 % change 8.7% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (100) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 30 25 45 Closed companies in 2009 8 19 65 % change 275.0% 31.6% -31% Record Year 2010 (30) 2008 (29) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Dudley during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 23 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dudley UK 2010 23 22,460 2009 14 -17,026 Record Year 2006 (88) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 2 13 8 Net growth in 2009 24 2 -12 Record Year 2006 (24) 2006 (27) 2008 (53)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Dudley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dudley 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -7.2% 55.0% -16.9% Record Year 1976 (0.8%) 1967 (0.6%) 1962 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 42.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dudley was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.1% of all director appointments in Dudley in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.04% MANAGEMENT 5.01% L 0.91% CONSULTING 4.60% ENGINEERING 0.91% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CARE 0.91% PROPERTY 2.50% (MIDLANDS) 0.91% ASSOCIATES 2.04% DEVELOPMENTS 0.91% TRADING 1.93% CONSTRUCTION 0.91% DESIGN 1.91% M 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% HIRE 0.78% MEDIA 1.84% (DUDLEY) 0.78% BUSINESS 1.74% ELECTRICAL 0.78% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CAR 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.63% J 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.54% TRAINING 0.65% J 1.48% CONTRACTORS 0.65% LONDON 1.45% SECURITY 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.45% T 0.65% GROUP 1.37% DESIGN 0.65% GLOBAL 1.35% COMMERCIAL 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.35% CONSULTING 0.52% BUILDING 1.34% R 0.52% CARE 1.33% ASSOCIATES 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.30% G 0.52% M 1.28% HOUSE 0.52% SYSTEMS 1.25% CENTRE 0.52% S 1.23%
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 201 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 60 74,904 9999 - Dormant Company 24 19,948 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 20 9,325 99999 - Dormant Company 20 13,808 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 16 26,974 74990 - Non-trading company 13 8,149 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 12 14,007 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 17,003 7499 - Non-trading company 11 15,398 43210 - Electrical installation 10 3,163 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 8,154 4545 - Other building completion 9 3,346 49410 - Freight transport by road 8 2,152 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 3,069 9305 - Other service activities 8 9,038 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 8 2,729 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 4,131 41100 - Development of building projects 7 4,513 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 7 2,179
Recent Companies
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