Dudley, West Midlands

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 108 companies were registered in Dudley during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 17.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DudleyUK
    2010108101,492
    20099294,671
    % change17.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (113) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010394227
    New companies in 2009303131
    % change30.0%35.5%-12.9%
    Record Year2003 (41)2005 (42)2003 (42)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 110 companies were dissolved in Dudley during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DudleyUK
    201011087,705
    2009137159,401
    % change-19.7%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010323543
    Closed companies in 2009344261
    % change-5.9%-16.7%-30%
    Record Year2009 (34)2008 (43)2009 (61)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Dudley during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -2 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)DudleyUK
    2010-213,787
    2009-45-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (67) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201077-16
    Net growth in 2009-4-11-30
    Record Year2008 (24)2002 (25)2002 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Dudley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Dudley
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change21.0%23.0%-16.5%
    Record Year1964 (0.8%)1965 (0.7%)1974 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Dudley was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.6% of all director appointments in Dudley in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ELECTRICAL1.17%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    (MIDLANDS)1.04%CONSULTING4.99%
    BUILDING0.78%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    DESIGN0.78%PROPERTY2.38%
    SECURITY0.78%TRADING2.04%
    (DUDLEY)0.78%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    G0.65%DESIGN1.93%
    MANAGEMENT0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CAR0.65%BUSINESS1.80%
    T0.65%MEDIA1.75%
    CARE0.65%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CREATIVE0.65%LONDON1.59%
    R0.65%ENGINEERING1.59%
    PROPERTY0.65%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    HIRE0.65%CARE1.44%
    M0.65%J1.44%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CONSULTING0.52%GLOBAL1.42%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%IT1.35%
    COUNTRY0.52%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BLACK0.52%BUILDING1.32%
    J0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HOUSE0.52%M1.28%
    GREEN0.52%SYSTEMS1.26%
    B0.52%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied197202,902
    7487 - Other business activities6269,802
    9999 - Dormant Company2821,484
    99999 - Dormant Company2014,072
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering197,634
    7499 - Non-trading company1513,408
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1225,053
    74990 - Non-trading company127,649
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1213,161
    43210 - Electrical installation102,747
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified102,664
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified97,767
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation92,020
    7414 - Business & management consultancy914,940
    9305 - Other service activities99,454
    7260 - Other computer related activities88,967
    9262 - Other sporting activities81,737
    49410 - Freight transport by road71,915
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles71,879
    62090 - Other information technology service activities75,716

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07359240 BODY ART STUDIOS (HALESOWEN) LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07354399 JUNGLEBIDS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07353012 TOWER 23 LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07351225 BKS PLUMBING AND FITTING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07349898 BIO-TECH (2006) LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07348422 DEFINITIVE TELECOM LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07344581 JODIE WESSELL LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07341016 FRIARY SHOES LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07337171 KAIDI CATERING EQUIPMENT LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07356753 MICK THACKER STUDIO LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07356007 INTERIOR DESIGNS AND FITTINGS LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07355596 AWP PROJECTS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07354424 IRP (2010) LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07348282 ALPHA ENERGIES EUROPE LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07347217 CARTER & BENNETT LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07344486 BORN TO BOUNCE LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343805 AISSE LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07338110 CRP INTERIORS LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07359511 FAST PAT UK LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07354936 RINNIES BEAUTY PRODUCTS LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07353508 G2 PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07352236 BENNETTS TYRE SERVICES LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07346624 ERGONOMIC INTERIORS LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07340767 NJA CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07333749 M & S FLUID SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Aug 2010