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
New Company Registrations
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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) Dudley UK 2010 108 101,492 2009 92 94,671 % change 17.4% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (113) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 39 42 27 New companies in 2009 30 31 31 % change 30.0% 35.5% -12.9% Record Year 2003 (41) 2005 (42) 2003 (42)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Dudley UK 2010 110 87,705 2009 137 159,401 % change -19.7% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 32 35 43 Closed companies in 2009 34 42 61 % change -5.9% -16.7% -30% Record Year 2009 (34) 2008 (43) 2009 (61)
Net Company Growth
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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) Dudley UK 2010 -2 13,787 2009 -45 -64,730 Record Year 2002 (67) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 7 7 -16 Net growth in 2009 -4 -11 -30 Record Year 2008 (24) 2002 (25) 2002 (34)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 21.0% 23.0% -16.5% Record Year 1964 (0.8%) 1965 (0.7%) 1974 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ELECTRICAL 1.17% MANAGEMENT 5.06% (MIDLANDS) 1.04% CONSULTING 4.99% BUILDING 0.78% CONSULTANCY 3.12% DESIGN 0.78% PROPERTY 2.38% SECURITY 0.78% TRADING 2.04% (DUDLEY) 0.78% ASSOCIATES 2.01% G 0.65% DESIGN 1.93% MANAGEMENT 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CAR 0.65% BUSINESS 1.80% T 0.65% MEDIA 1.75% CARE 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CREATIVE 0.65% LONDON 1.59% R 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.59% PROPERTY 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.49% HIRE 0.65% CARE 1.44% M 0.65% J 1.44% DEVELOPMENTS 0.52% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% CONSULTING 0.52% GLOBAL 1.42% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% IT 1.35% COUNTRY 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.35% BLACK 0.52% BUILDING 1.32% J 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.30% HOUSE 0.52% M 1.28% GREEN 0.52% SYSTEMS 1.26% B 0.52% S 1.24%
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 197 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 62 69,802 9999 - Dormant Company 28 21,484 99999 - Dormant Company 20 14,072 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 19 7,634 7499 - Non-trading company 15 13,408 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 12 25,053 74990 - Non-trading company 12 7,649 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 12 13,161 43210 - Electrical installation 10 2,747 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 2,664 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,767 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 9 2,020 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 14,940 9305 - Other service activities 9 9,454 7260 - Other computer related activities 8 8,967 9262 - Other sporting activities 8 1,737 49410 - Freight transport by road 7 1,915 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 7 1,879 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 5,716
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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