Dudley, West Midlands
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous March.
- March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any month in history.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 152 companies were registered in Dudley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dudley UK 2014 152 150,722 2013 143 134,802 % change 6.3% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (152) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous March.
March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any month in history.
February 2014 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 2014 44 48 60 New companies in 2013 49 44 50 % change -10.2% 9.1% 20.0% Record Year 2013 (49) 2014 (48) 2014 (60)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 72 companies were dissolved in Dudley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 9.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dudley UK 2014 72 82,370 2013 66 77,914 % change 9.1% 5.7% Record Year 2010 (100) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 23 27 22 Closed companies in 2013 22 19 25 % change 4.5% 42.1% -12% Record Year 2012 (46) 2011 (32) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Dudley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 80 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dudley UK 2014 80 68,352 2013 77 56,888 Record Year 2006 (88) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 21 21 38 Net growth in 2013 27 25 25 Record Year 2013 (27) 2006 (27) 2008 (53)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Dudley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dudley 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -16.0% 0.7% 0.2% Record Year 1991 (0.2%) 1991 (0.1%) 1977 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dudley was in 2005 when 33.7% of all directors were female.
29.1% of all director appointments in Dudley in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage J 1.30% CONSULTING 5.22% CARE 1.19% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTING 1.08% CONSULTANCY 3.49% M 0.97% PROPERTY 2.64% R 0.97% TRADING 2.05% TRAINING 0.76% LONDON 1.88% CO 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.76% CARE 1.79% ELECTRICAL 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% MIDLANDS 0.65% DESIGN 1.75% D 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRANSPORT 0.65% BUSINESS 1.71% MIDLAND 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.60% ROOFING 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.60% DUDLEY 0.65% GLOBAL 1.58% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% J 1.48% MANAGEMENT 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.48% TOTAL 0.54% MEDIA 1.48% SECURITY 0.54% IT 1.33% MIDLANDS) 0.54% TRANSPORT 1.30% (WEST 0.54% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% PROJECT 0.54% BUILDING 1.24% HOLDINGS 0.43% M 1.21% LOGISTICS 0.43% CAPITAL 1.20% MEDIA 0.43% ELECTRICAL 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 243 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 81 47,084 49410 - Freight transport by road 48 8,014 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 37,882 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 26,700 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 23 56,411 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 19 6,236 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 19 8,155 74990 - Non-trading company 15 14,135 41100 - Development of building projects 15 9,855 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 27,750 43210 - Electrical installation 14 5,885 86900 - Other human health activities 13 10,273 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 11 5,988 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 11 6,559 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 9,358 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 11 7,300 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 10 3,403 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 12,813 86210 - General medical practice activities 9 3,987
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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