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

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)DudleyUK
    2010123105,137
    200910691,034
    % change16.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2006 (129) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010323853
    New companies in 2009322153
    % change0.0%81.0%0.0%
    Record Year2004 (41)2008 (40)2008 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DudleyUK
    201010082,677
    200992108,060
    % change8.7%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (100) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010302545
    Closed companies in 200981965
    % change275.0%31.6%-31%
    Record Year2010 (30)2008 (29)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DudleyUK
    20102322,460
    200914-17,026
    Record Year 2006 (88) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20102138
    Net growth in 2009242-12
    Record Year2006 (24)2006 (27)2008 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-7.2%55.0%-16.9%
    Record Year1976 (0.8%)1967 (0.6%)1962 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.04%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    L0.91%CONSULTING4.60%
    ENGINEERING0.91%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CARE0.91%PROPERTY2.50%
    (MIDLANDS)0.91%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.91%TRADING1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.91%DESIGN1.91%
    M0.91%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    HIRE0.78%MEDIA1.84%
    (DUDLEY)0.78%BUSINESS1.74%
    ELECTRICAL0.78%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CAR0.65%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    J0.65%ENGINEERING1.54%
    TRAINING0.65%J1.48%
    CONTRACTORS0.65%LONDON1.45%
    SECURITY0.65%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    T0.65%GROUP1.37%
    DESIGN0.65%GLOBAL1.35%
    COMMERCIAL0.52%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONSULTING0.52%BUILDING1.34%
    R0.52%CARE1.33%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    G0.52%M1.28%
    HOUSE0.52%SYSTEMS1.25%
    CENTRE0.52%S1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied201228,645
    7487 - Other business activities6074,904
    9999 - Dormant Company2419,948
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering209,325
    99999 - Dormant Company2013,808
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1626,974
    74990 - Non-trading company138,149
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1214,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1217,003
    7499 - Non-trading company1115,398
    43210 - Electrical installation103,163
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified98,154
    4545 - Other building completion93,346
    49410 - Freight transport by road82,152
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified83,069
    9305 - Other service activities89,038
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.82,729
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate74,131
    41100 - Development of building projects74,513
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation72,179

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07164060 DDL126 LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07162555 JHC TOTAL FACILITIES LTD 18 Feb 2010
    07161175 HARRIERS MOT CENTRE LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07161098 LOFTS 4 YOU (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07156746 FOSTERCARE TRAINING LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07151902 HAWKINS HATTON CORPORATE LAWYERS LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07149964 NEELAH LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07145495 TARGET PLANNING FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07144951 MSC ASSETS LTD 03 Feb 2010
    07171722 GIWC LTD 26 Feb 2010
    07170086 METALWORKING FLUIDS UK LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07164139 WALLHEATH INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07163870 ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS (WEST MIDLANDS) LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07162982 SURESELLER LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07161345 SECURITY MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07159990 KERNOHAN FIRE SAFETY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07153206 CENTRAL CAR HIRE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07150476 FIREST LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07141884 ACCUMILL LTD 01 Feb 2010
    07170015 ECHELON WEB DESIGN LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07167577 OCCASIONS OF SEDGLEY LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07166314 IDENIM LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07159824 MAYA CONSULTANTS LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07157737 GEMSTONE CARE MIDLANDS LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07149879 BRAND CREATIVE MEDIA LIMITED 08 Feb 2010