Dudley, West Midlands
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 107 companies were registered in Dudley during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 22.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dudley UK 2012 107 118,868 2011 138 114,512 % change -22.5% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (138) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 39 26 42 New companies in 2011 50 51 37 % change -22.0% -49.0% 13.5% Record Year 2011 (50) 2011 (51) 2012 (42)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 90 companies were dissolved in Dudley during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 26.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dudley UK 2012 90 74,772 2011 71 72,230 % change 26.8% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 30 29 31 Closed companies in 2011 23 24 24 % change 30.4% 20.8% 29% Record Year 2009 (34) 2008 (43) 2009 (61)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Dudley during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 17 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dudley UK 2012 17 44,096 2011 67 42,282 Record Year 2011 (67) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 9 -3 11 Net growth in 2011 27 27 13 Record Year 2011 (27) 2011 (27) 2002 (34)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Dudley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Dudley 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -30.0% -48.6% 12.2% Record Year 1964 (0.8%) 1965 (0.7%) 1974 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 39.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
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 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (MIDLANDS) 1.43% CONSULTING 5.05% J 1.31% MANAGEMENT 4.75% TRANSPORT 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSTRUCTION 1.07% PROPERTY 2.35% CARE 0.95% TRADING 2.08% MANAGEMENT 0.95% DESIGN 1.87% TRAINING 0.95% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DUDLEY 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.83% P 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.84% BUSINESS 1.72% S 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.72% MEDIA 1.67% W 0.72% LONDON 1.67% SUPPLIES 0.72% J 1.55% GROUP 0.72% GLOBAL 1.53% DESIGN 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.46% SECURITY 0.60% IT 1.43% PROPERTY 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.34% CONSULTANCY 0.60% CARE 1.32% BEAUTY 0.60% M 1.27% GARAGE 0.60% BUILDING 1.22% BUSINESS 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.20% EQUIPMENT 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% LOGISTICS 0.48% S 1.17% K 0.48% SECURITY 1.16%
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 370 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 32 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 23 25,035 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 18 33,677 9999 - Dormant Company 15 12,598 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 13 19,425 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 13,716 49410 - Freight transport by road 12 2,795 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 11 2,757 74990 - Non-trading company 10 9,203 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 3,943 43210 - Electrical installation 9 3,387 5540 - Bars 8 1,331 86210 - General medical practice activities 8 2,544 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 8 14,774 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 7 1,749 62090 - Other information technology service activities 6 7,869 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 6 3,086 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 5 3,093 80200 - Security systems service activities 5 584
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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