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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.

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 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)DudleyUK
    2011138114,512
    2010108101,492
    % change27.8%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (138) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011505137
    New companies in 2010394227
    % change28.2%21.4%37.0%
    Record Year2011 (50)2011 (51)2003 (42)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DudleyUK
    20117172,230
    201011087,705
    % change-35.5%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011232424
    Closed companies in 2010323543
    % change-28.1%-31.4%-44%
    Record Year2009 (34)2008 (43)2009 (61)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DudleyUK
    20116742,282
    2010-213,787
    Record Year 2003 (67) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011272713
    Net growth in 201077-16
    Record Year2011 (27)2011 (27)2002 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change17.3%2.2%23.8%
    Record Year1964 (0.8%)1965 (0.7%)1974 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LOGISTICS1.82%CONSULTING5.11%
    TRANSPORT1.70%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    D1.58%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    M1.22%PROPERTY2.41%
    R1.09%TRADING2.06%
    BUSINESS0.85%DESIGN1.94%
    C0.85%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    J0.85%BUSINESS1.82%
    B0.85%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    T0.73%ENGINEERING1.74%
    DUDLEY0.73%MEDIA1.72%
    DRIVING0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MIDLANDS0.73%LONDON1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%J1.47%
    N0.61%GLOBAL1.46%
    P0.61%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SECURITY0.61%CARE1.42%
    S0.61%IT1.38%
    CARE0.61%BUILDING1.30%
    CENTRE0.61%PROPERTIES1.28%
    MANAGEMENT0.61%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    (MIDLANDS)0.61%M1.25%
    ENGINEERING0.61%ENERGY1.22%
    ENERGY0.61%TRAINING1.21%
    IT0.61%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied215204,493
    7487 - Other business activities5965,177
    9999 - Dormant Company2922,587
    99999 - Dormant Company2218,281
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1529,245
    74990 - Non-trading company148,064
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1310,018
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1215,760
    43210 - Electrical installation112,938
    5540 - Bars112,379
    7499 - Non-trading company1011,543
    7260 - Other computer related activities98,686
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles92,179
    7414 - Business & management consultancy914,755
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering96,321
    9305 - Other service activities810,525
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified82,917
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.72,234
    86210 - General medical practice activities71,986
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified61,391

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07760863 1877 INVESTMENTS LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07763038 SMART LIGHTS LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07765721 D GUPTA LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07762410 JEM COMPUTING LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07783605 KEVS WELDING LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07786862 CMX GLOBAL LOGISTICS (UK) LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    OC368077 H C S MERITS LLP 15 Sep 2011
    07791289 VIRTUAL TRAVEL REWARDS LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07791352 VIRTUAL TRAVEL COMPANY LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07758521 EDWARDS ENGINEERING (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07763593 ARROW RECYCLING LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07771810 ZABI LOCUM LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07783229 ABSOLUTE WEAR (UK) LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07787996 EXPRESS HOME DELIVERIES LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07787918 B.C.S. (UK) LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07789456 ALBION ENTERPRISES LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07791407 XL CARS LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07761369 CRISPIN ALEHOUSE LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07765722 B A CONNELL TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07769481 ASSURED MUSIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07765968 R T DRIVING SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07771824 VERVE 62 LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07778278 TEAM MCCALLUM UK LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07781992 D L HALE TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07783691 C T FARNELL LOGISTICS LTD 22 Sep 2011