Dudley, West Midlands

Q3 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous July.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures 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 2013)

    A total of 124 companies were registered in Dudley during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 15.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)DudleyUK
    2013124132,684
    2012107118,868
    % change15.9%11.6%
    Record Year 2011 (138) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013553336
    New companies in 2012392642
    % change41.0%26.9%-14.3%
    Record Year2013 (55)2011 (51)2012 (42)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 128 companies were dissolved in Dudley during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 42.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)DudleyUK
    201312886,170
    20129075,908
    % change42.2%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous September.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013432263
    Closed companies in 2012302931
    % change43.3%-24.1%103%
    Record Year2013 (43)2008 (43)2013 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Dudley during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was -4 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)DudleyUK
    2013-446,514
    20121742,960
    Record Year 2011 (67) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20131211-27
    Net growth in 20129-311
    Record Year2011 (27)2011 (27)2002 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Dudley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Dudley
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change26.2%16.4%-24.8%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)2002 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Dudley was in 2004 when 33.6% of all directors were female.

    22.6% of all director appointments in Dudley in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PROPERTY1.38%CONSULTING5.27%
    TRANSPORT1.27%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    J1.15%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTING1.15%PROPERTY2.53%
    R1.04%TRADING2.08%
    CARE1.04%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MANAGEMENT0.92%LONDON1.79%
    M0.81%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSTRUCTION0.81%BUSINESS1.74%
    ROOFING0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ACADEMY0.69%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    MIDLANDS)0.69%CARE1.64%
    INVESTMENTS0.69%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    (WEST0.58%GLOBAL1.59%
    CAR0.58%J1.54%
    D0.58%MEDIA1.54%
    SECURITY0.58%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    MIDLAND0.58%PROPERTIES1.45%
    DUDLEY0.58%IT1.39%
    CONSULTANCY0.58%M1.25%
    SUPPORT0.46%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    L0.46%BUILDING1.19%
    PROJECT0.46%CAPITAL1.19%
    MIDLANDS0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied227260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company7046,169
    49410 - Freight transport by road436,904
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3034,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2554,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2025,547
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified197,590
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment185,859
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1626,675
    43210 - Electrical installation165,724
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles124,955
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,228
    41100 - Development of building projects119,271
    56302 - Public houses and bars115,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1017,715
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings106,039
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,516
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet108,475
    86210 - General medical practice activities103,922
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation104,590

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08591126 G.P. FOOTWEAR LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08591619 IMAMCO LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08591830 BEAUTYFIELDS LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08600484 ACCIDENT LEGAL SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08601356 ECO SAFE ENERGY LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08607103 MARTWORLD CARE SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08613962 GLORY FIRE AND SECURITY INSTALATIONS LTD 17 Jul 2013
    08615262 LOVING LUNCH TIME LTD 18 Jul 2013
    08616047 TIM SCOTT-WRIGHT AT THE HAIR SURGERY LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08623763 OLD PARK CHIPPY LTD 25 Jul 2013
    08631209 HIGH FLYING PROPERTIES (UK) LTD 30 Jul 2013
    08591872 WOLVERHAMPTON SHEET METAL LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08594976 PRABS SHARMA LTD 03 Jul 2013
    08606250 VERNON ROAD (BLACKHEATH) LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08614337 OLD HILL MEDS LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08614671 LEWIS HEATING SERVICES (2013) LTD 18 Jul 2013
    08628004 AHMAD COURIERS LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08591561 NDISHE LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08593701 ANN'S THAI BULLS HEAD LTD 02 Jul 2013
    08609959 VAVITEC CONSTRUCTION LTD 15 Jul 2013
    08613567 J A TOM LTD 17 Jul 2013
    08614643 WOJCIECH TRANSPORT LTD 18 Jul 2013
    08624189 R FLANAGAN LOGISTICS LTD 25 Jul 2013
    08625507 CASTLE WINDOW CLEANING LTD 26 Jul 2013
    08629418 W SHAH TRANSPORT LTD 29 Jul 2013