Dudley, West Midlands
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any month in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 140 companies were registered in Dudley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 17.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dudley UK 2012 140 131,491 2011 119 116,391 % change 17.6% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (140) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any month in history.
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 38 44 58 New companies in 2011 32 34 53 % change 18.8% 29.4% 9.4% Record Year 2004 (41) 2012 (44) 2012 (58)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Dudley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 11.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dudley UK 2012 82 67,576 2011 93 90,987 % change -11.8% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (100) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 46 20 16 Closed companies in 2011 39 32 22 % change 17.9% -37.5% -27% Record Year 2012 (46) 2011 (32) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Dudley during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 58 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dudley UK 2012 58 63,915 2011 26 25,404 Record Year 2006 (88) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 -8 24 42 Net growth in 2011 -7 2 31 Record Year 2006 (24) 2006 (27) 2008 (53)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Dudley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Dudley 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 1.8% 10.8% 2.4% Record Year 1976 (0.8%) 1967 (0.6%) 1962 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dudley was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
21.0% of all director appointments in Dudley in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 2.14% CONSULTING 5.07% LOGISTICS 1.69% MANAGEMENT 4.74% J 1.24% CONSULTANCY 3.30% S 1.12% PROPERTY 2.37% CARE 1.12% TRADING 2.07% B 1.01% DESIGN 1.93% D 1.01% ENGINEERING 1.86% R 0.90% ASSOCIATES 1.84% T 0.90% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DRIVING 0.79% BUSINESS 1.73% SUPPLIES 0.79% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% HOME 0.67% LONDON 1.66% BEAUTY 0.67% J 1.54% CENTRE 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.51% C 0.67% GLOBAL 1.50% M 0.67% IT 1.40% (MIDLANDS) 0.67% CARE 1.34% DESIGN 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.31% ELECTRICAL 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MANAGEMENT 0.56% M 1.27% ENERGY 0.56% BUILDING 1.24% BROTHERS 0.56% ENERGY 1.20% SECURITY 0.56% S 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.56% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 211 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 46 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 26 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 22 18,617 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 20 35,233 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 13,637 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 12 2,832 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 12 19,704 74990 - Non-trading company 11 9,729 43210 - Electrical installation 11 3,573 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 3,931 5540 - Bars 9 1,978 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 9 1,791 86210 - General medical practice activities 9 2,594 7260 - Other computer related activities 8 7,154 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 8 2,693 7414 - Business & management consultancy 8 12,113 9305 - Other service activities 8 8,818 7499 - Non-trading company 8 9,102 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 7 14,303
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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