Dudley, West Midlands
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous February.
- February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 188 companies were registered in Dudley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 23.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dudley UK 2015 188 161,156 2014 152 150,722 % change 23.7% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (188) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Dudley when compared to any previous February.
February 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Dudley when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 48 64 76 New companies in 2014 44 48 60 % change 9.1% 33.3% 26.7% Record Year 2013 (49) 2015 (64) 2015 (76)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 102 companies were dissolved in Dudley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 41.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dudley UK 2015 102 89,523 2014 72 82,370 % change 41.7% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (102) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Dudley when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 27 48 27 Closed companies in 2014 23 27 22 % change 17.4% 77.8% 23% Record Year 2012 (46) 2015 (48) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Dudley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 86 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dudley UK 2015 86 71,633 2014 80 68,352 Record Year 2006 (88) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 21 16 49 Net growth in 2014 21 21 38 Record Year 2013 (27) 2006 (27) 2008 (53)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Dudley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Dudley 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 6.9% 22.9% 15.5% Record Year 1991 (0.2%) 1991 (0.1%) 1977 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dudley was in 2008 when 31.9% of all directors were female.
25.1% of all director appointments in Dudley in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 1.33% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 0.95% MANAGEMENT 4.56% C 0.95% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTANCY 0.95% PROPERTY 2.72% LOGISTICS 0.95% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% MIDLANDS 0.86% CARE 2.13% PROPERTY 0.86% ENGINEERING 2.12% ELECTRICAL 0.86% LONDON 1.91% M 0.86% TRADING 1.88% DUDLEY 0.86% TRANSPORT 1.82% CARE 0.76% ELECTRICAL 1.76% J 0.67% DESIGN 1.65% DEVELOPMENTS 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRADING 0.67% CO., 1.58% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% J 1.55% TRAINING 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.54% HEALTHCARE 0.57% BUSINESS 1.49% BUILDING 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.49% H 0.57% GLOBAL 1.46% S 0.57% ASSOCIATES 1.44% PROPERTIES 0.57% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% HOLDINGS 0.57% BUILDING 1.31% (MIDLANDS) 0.48% IT 1.30% L 0.48% MEDIA 1.28% G 0.48% M 1.27%
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 228 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 79 49,474 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 29,218 49410 - Freight transport by road 32 12,485 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 28 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 43,081 86900 - Other human health activities 19 13,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 30,825 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 15 6,815 41100 - Development of building projects 15 11,863 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 15 10,200 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 9,080 43290 - Other construction installation 13 3,281 43210 - Electrical installation 13 6,139 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 12 6,557 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 6,355 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 11,600 74990 - Non-trading company 11 13,794 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 11 5,392 86101 - Hospital activities 10 5,043
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09422636 ABACUS BOOKKEEPING AND UTILITY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Feb 2015 09427107 RAJINDER GHATAORA INTERIM MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Feb 2015 09448946 BSV LOGISTICS LTD 19 Feb 2015 09453429 RLI ENGINEERING LIMITED 23 Feb 2015 09455783 ZJK SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Feb 2015 09419574 STORAGE WORLD (WOLVERHAMPTON) LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 09423249 NEAQCO LIMITED 05 Feb 2015 09424672 THORNTON-WOOD LIMITED 05 Feb 2015 09426767 VENOM OFFICE SEATING LTD 06 Feb 2015 09428385 CONSULTB LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 09434934 HOMESTEAD PLUMBING AND HEATING LTD 11 Feb 2015 09447847 BAKED APPLE LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09448365 TAVERN IN THE TOWN DUDLEY LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09453533 KATES HILL SUPER STORE LIMITED 23 Feb 2015 09459665 A. C. BASKERVILLE LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09419010 NICHE HAIR DESIGN LTD 03 Feb 2015 09438411 TSOF LTD 13 Feb 2015 09441039 WOODLAND DAWN LTD 16 Feb 2015 09441060 KWK LOGISTICS LTD 16 Feb 2015 09444025 GKENT LIMITED 17 Feb 2015 09451733 GMHN LTD 21 Feb 2015 09455087 VAPE INN LTD 24 Feb 2015 09455953 AP RAIL LTD 24 Feb 2015 09459726 SCOOTER RETRO LOUNGE LTD 26 Feb 2015 09460981 ANDY HODGETTS ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 26 Feb 2015
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