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

  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 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)DudleyUK
    2012107118,868
    2011138114,512
    % change-22.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (138) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012392642
    New companies in 2011505137
    % change-22.0%-49.0%13.5%
    Record Year2011 (50)2011 (51)2012 (42)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DudleyUK
    20129074,772
    20117172,230
    % change26.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012302931
    Closed companies in 2011232424
    % change30.4%20.8%29%
    Record Year2009 (34)2008 (43)2009 (61)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DudleyUK
    20121744,096
    20116742,282
    Record Year 2011 (67) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20129-311
    Net growth in 2011272713
    Record Year2011 (27)2011 (27)2002 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-30.0%-48.6%12.2%
    Record Year1964 (0.8%)1965 (0.7%)1974 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (MIDLANDS)1.43%CONSULTING5.05%
    J1.31%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TRANSPORT1.19%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSTRUCTION1.07%PROPERTY2.35%
    CARE0.95%TRADING2.08%
    MANAGEMENT0.95%DESIGN1.87%
    TRAINING0.95%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DUDLEY0.84%ENGINEERING1.83%
    P0.84%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.84%BUSINESS1.72%
    S0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.72%MEDIA1.67%
    W0.72%LONDON1.67%
    SUPPLIES0.72%J1.55%
    GROUP0.72%GLOBAL1.53%
    DESIGN0.60%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    SECURITY0.60%IT1.43%
    PROPERTY0.60%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CONSULTANCY0.60%CARE1.32%
    BEAUTY0.60%M1.27%
    GARAGE0.60%BUILDING1.22%
    BUSINESS0.48%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    EQUIPMENT0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    LOGISTICS0.48%S1.17%
    K0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied370331,455
    7487 - Other business activities3235,545
    99999 - Dormant Company2325,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1833,677
    9999 - Dormant Company1512,598
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1319,425
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1213,716
    49410 - Freight transport by road122,795
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles112,757
    74990 - Non-trading company109,203
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified93,943
    43210 - Electrical installation93,387
    5540 - Bars81,331
    86210 - General medical practice activities82,544
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities814,774
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified71,749
    62090 - Other information technology service activities67,869
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings63,086
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing53,093
    80200 - Security systems service activities5584

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08170700 STAMP IT LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08175942 UNITED LOCUM LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08179139 SHARNFORD GARDENS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179211 FOUR WINDS NURSERIES LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179526 A LINE (WEST MIDLANDS) LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08181022 HOUSE GREEN LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08181392 MDH SUPPORT LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08183126 MOTORSTOP (GB) LTD 17 Aug 2012
    08185460 GLYNN JONES SEWING MACHINES LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08189172 GMS CARS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08191824 SHAW & SHAW FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08195835 PARK ROAD MANAGEMENT (GORNAL) LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08164194 SBHT LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08168003 ASSOCIATED CHEMICALS LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08177191 ASSERVO LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08179403 STOURBRIDGE DIY LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08187069 P H INSTALLATIONS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08187870 PROPERTY 1 STOP LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08191829 MRM CONSULTANTS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08193434 BTF CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08197800 AJC CONSULTING (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08172603 DC COMMS LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08185452 K O'KANE TRANSPORT LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08186633 VAPE-SPACE LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08197719 WAKKY1972 LTD 31 Aug 2012