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Dudley, West Midlands

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 119 companies were registered in Dudley during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DudleyUK
    2011119116,391
    2010123105,137
    % change-3.3%10.7%
    Record Year 2006 (129) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011323453
    New companies in 2010323853
    % change0.0%-10.5%0.0%
    Record Year2004 (41)2008 (40)2008 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Dudley during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DudleyUK
    20119390,986
    201010082,677
    % change-7.0%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (100) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011393222
    Closed companies in 2010302545
    % change30.0%28.0%-51%
    Record Year2011 (39)2011 (32)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Dudley during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 26 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DudleyUK
    20112625,405
    20102322,460
    Record Year 2006 (88) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-7231
    Net growth in 20102138
    Record Year2006 (24)2006 (27)2008 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Dudley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Dudley
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-13.8%-21.3%-4.6%
    Record Year1976 (0.8%)1967 (0.6%)1962 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Dudley was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.1% of all director appointments in Dudley in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ELECTRICAL1.32%CONSULTING5.04%
    M1.19%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    D0.93%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MIDLANDS0.79%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY0.79%TRADING2.10%
    (MIDLANDS)0.79%DESIGN1.93%
    PLUMBING0.79%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSTRUCTION0.79%BUSINESS1.87%
    HEATING0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    C0.66%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUILDING0.66%MEDIA1.69%
    DESIGN0.66%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CONSULTANCY0.66%LONDON1.60%
    BUSINESS0.66%CARE1.45%
    (DUDLEY)0.66%J1.45%
    ASSOCIATES0.66%GLOBAL1.44%
    DUDLEY0.53%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CENTRE0.53%IT1.41%
    B0.53%PROPERTIES1.36%
    LOGISTICS0.53%BUILDING1.34%
    CONSULTING0.53%M1.30%
    (2011)0.53%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    R0.53%S1.24%
    EUROPE0.53%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    IT0.53%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied204202,798
    7487 - Other business activities5760,968
    9999 - Dormant Company3319,765
    99999 - Dormant Company2418,336
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering186,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1730,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1316,150
    7499 - Non-trading company1311,316
    74990 - Non-trading company138,695
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1210,085
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified103,097
    43210 - Electrical installation103,172
    9305 - Other service activities98,740
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles92,259
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation82,312
    41100 - Development of building projects83,921
    9262 - Other sporting activities71,571
    7414 - Business & management consultancy612,916
    49410 - Freight transport by road62,167
    7260 - Other computer related activities67,789

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07545713 B.E.M.D (2011) LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07545207 DJN CONTRACTS LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07536582 FASHIONXPRESS2008 LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07529622 S & M TRANSLATIONS LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07526760 PD ROBERTS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07520165 BAINS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07518896 PREET IT LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07517941 DEEN FOUNDATION LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07545789 MDB COURIERS LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07543568 CHIBAH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07542837 ASR COMMERCIALS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07540905 IMAT WORLDWIDE LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07537368 A F SMART REPAIRS LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07535828 DWE CONSTRUCTION LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07533434 360 METALS LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07530699 THE RED COW LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07526950 MIDLANDBUILDERSUK.COM LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07525916 RWT COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07525048 BUILDLITE.CO.UK LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07517669 MAPLE WORKWEAR LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07514502 WM LEGAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07537318 YOUR HEATING LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07526486 ITCETCO LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07524582 MY GLAM LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07516837 PMC TAMUDA BAY LIMITED 03 Feb 2011