Dudley, West Midlands
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any quarter in history.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dudley when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dudley when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dudley when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 138 companies were registered in Dudley during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 27.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Dudley UK 2011 138 114,512 2010 108 101,492 % change 27.8% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (138) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 50 51 37 New companies in 2010 39 42 27 % change 28.2% 21.4% 37.0% Record Year 2011 (50) 2011 (51) 2003 (42)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 71 companies were dissolved in Dudley during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 35.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Dudley UK 2011 71 72,230 2010 110 87,705 % change -35.5% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 23 24 24 Closed companies in 2010 32 35 43 % change -28.1% -31.4% -44% Record Year 2009 (34) 2008 (43) 2009 (61)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dudley when compared to any previous Q3.
Net company growth for Dudley during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 67 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Dudley UK 2011 67 42,282 2010 -2 13,787 Record Year 2003 (67) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dudley when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Dudley when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 27 27 13 Net growth in 2010 7 7 -16 Record Year 2011 (27) 2011 (27) 2002 (34)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Dudley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Dudley 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 17.3% 2.2% 23.8% Record Year 1964 (0.8%) 1965 (0.7%) 1974 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 41.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Dudley was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
20.3% of all director appointments in Dudley in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LOGISTICS 1.82% CONSULTING 5.11% TRANSPORT 1.70% MANAGEMENT 4.75% D 1.58% CONSULTANCY 3.19% M 1.22% PROPERTY 2.41% R 1.09% TRADING 2.06% BUSINESS 0.85% DESIGN 1.94% C 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.85% J 0.85% BUSINESS 1.82% B 0.85% CONSULTANTS 1.76% T 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.74% DUDLEY 0.73% MEDIA 1.72% DRIVING 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MIDLANDS 0.73% LONDON 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.73% J 1.47% N 0.61% GLOBAL 1.46% P 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SECURITY 0.61% CARE 1.42% S 0.61% IT 1.38% CARE 0.61% BUILDING 1.30% CENTRE 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.28% MANAGEMENT 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.27% (MIDLANDS) 0.61% M 1.25% ENGINEERING 0.61% ENERGY 1.22% ENERGY 0.61% TRAINING 1.21% IT 0.61% S 1.21%
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 215 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 59 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 29 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 22 18,281 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 15 29,245 74990 - Non-trading company 14 8,064 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 10,018 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 12 15,760 43210 - Electrical installation 11 2,938 5540 - Bars 11 2,379 7499 - Non-trading company 10 11,543 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 8,686 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 9 2,179 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 14,755 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 6,321 9305 - Other service activities 8 10,525 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 2,917 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 7 2,234 86210 - General medical practice activities 7 1,986 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 6 1,391
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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