Dudley, West Midlands

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous August.

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 2014)

    A total of 132 companies were registered in Dudley during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 6.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)DudleyUK
    2014132143,414
    2013124132,684
    % change6.5%8.1%
    Record Year 2011 (138) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014404349
    New companies in 2013553336
    % change-27.3%30.3%36.1%
    Record Year2013 (55)2011 (51)2014 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 112 companies were dissolved in Dudley during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)DudleyUK
    2014112101,670
    201312886,170
    % change-12.5%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    August 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous August.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014364432
    Closed companies in 2013432263
    % change-16.3%100.0%-49%
    Record Year2013 (43)2014 (44)2013 (63)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Dudley during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 20 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)DudleyUK
    20142041,744
    2013-446,514
    Record Year 2011 (67) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20144-117
    Net growth in 20131211-27
    Record Year2011 (27)2011 (27)2002 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Dudley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Dudley
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-33.9%24.2%24.9%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)2002 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 41.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Dudley was in 2005 when 30.0% of all directors were female.

    20.3% of all director appointments in Dudley in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    J1.09%CONSULTING5.17%
    CARE0.99%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    TRANSPORT0.89%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    ELECTRICAL0.89%PROPERTY2.62%
    DUDLEY0.79%ENGINEERING2.07%
    MIDLANDS0.79%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    TRAINING0.79%TRADING2.00%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.79%LONDON1.95%
    PROPERTY0.79%CARE1.94%
    R0.69%TRANSPORT1.76%
    LOGISTICS0.69%DESIGN1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.69%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    TRADING0.69%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUILDING0.69%BUSINESS1.62%
    M0.69%J1.53%
    BLACK0.60%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    COUNTRY0.60%GLOBAL1.51%
    D0.60%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    BUSINESS0.60%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CONSULTING0.60%MEDIA1.38%
    C0.60%CO.,1.36%
    MAINTENANCE0.60%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    P0.60%BUILDING1.30%
    HEALTHCARE0.60%IT1.30%
    METEOR0.50%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied199278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company7648,286
    49410 - Freight transport by road389,960
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3428,224
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2557,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2540,717
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified178,501
    86900 - Other human health activities1611,807
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1629,313
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment156,630
    43210 - Electrical installation135,922
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet139,914
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1310,361
    41100 - Development of building projects1310,604
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands127,917
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets126,327
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,006
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified103,465
    56302 - Public houses and bars106,056
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1018,890

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09109712 PLATFORM 5 LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09113276 PALMER ROFFE BUILDING & LANDSCAPING LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09127578 MTF HOLDING LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09134071 SAZ CONSULTANTS LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09151778 PHSB LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09154622 PETER CHILDS LOGISTICS LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09154782 DUYA COMPANY LTD 31 Jul 2014
    09109352 D R S MIDLANDS LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09109502 A C HYGIENE LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09113645 KIRKHILL TRADING LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09119802 HAIDER BROTHERS LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09120236 OMNIPRESENT KINVER LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09124632 CASTLEVIEW (UK) LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09130405 METALLISATION HOLDINGS LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09139573 CAFE DELISH LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09141252 SOLIDITE LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09144156 ABLE RECOVERY SERVICE LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09146250 ECLSKIPS LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09150083 WEDGE TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09110362 STOOL LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09117260 SONIA LEWIS LTD LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09129375 BIRSAN FLORIN TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09132676 BDS ELECTRICAL (UK) LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09143867 SAVER EXPRESS LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09147183 ALWAYS HVAC LIMITED 25 Jul 2014