Halesowen, West Midlands
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 176 companies were formed in Halesowen. This figure is 6.4% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Halesowen occurred in 2011 when a total of 188 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Halesowen UK 2012 176 253,150 2011 188 228,735 % change -6.4% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (188) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 75 companies were registered in Halesowen during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 11.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Halesowen UK 2012 75 121,659 2011 85 112,344 % change -11.8% 8.3% Record Year 2004 (90) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 26 24 25 New companies in 2011 26 28 31 % change 0.0% -14.3% -19.4% Record Year 2004 (48) 2002 (39) 2011 (31)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 97 companies were dissolved in Halesowen. This figure is 19.2% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Halesowen occurred in 2009 when a total of 178 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Halesowen UK 2012 97 147,793 2011 120 162,310 % change -19.2% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (178) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 48 companies were dissolved in Halesowen during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 9.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Halesowen UK 2012 48 80,218 2011 53 71,324 % change -9.4% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (123) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 15 22 11 Closed companies in 2011 11 25 17 % change 36.4% -12.0% -35% Record Year 2009 (41) 2009 (46) 1997 (37)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Halesowen increased by 79 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Halesowen UK 2012 79 105,357 2011 68 66,425 Record Year 1995 (119) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Halesowen during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 27 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Halesowen UK 2012 27 41,441 2011 32 41,020 Record Year 1995 (67) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 11 2 14 Net growth in 2011 15 3 14 Record Year 2004 (41) 2002 (28) 1995 (21)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Halesowen formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Halesowen 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Halesowen formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Halesowen 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -15.8% -24.8% -13.8% Record Year 1972 (0.5%) 1965 (0.5%) 1972 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Halesowen was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
30.5% of all director appointments in Halesowen in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Halesowen was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
29.0% of all director appointments in Halesowen in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage GEAR 1.21% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.21% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.28% HALESOWEN 0.91% PROPERTY 2.35% CREATIVE 0.76% TRADING 2.10% (MIDLANDS) 0.76% DESIGN 1.89% HEALTHCARE 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.87% CONSULTANCY 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.82% HOUSE 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.78% IT 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% SOLID 0.60% BUSINESS 1.70% CARE 0.60% MEDIA 1.69% WALL 0.60% LONDON 1.68% INTERIORS 0.60% J 1.57% TRADING 0.60% GLOBAL 1.51% DISTRIBUTION 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.48% PROPERTIES 0.60% IT 1.42% PROPERTY 0.60% CARE 1.31% CONSULTANTS 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.31% BUILDING 0.60% M 1.26% M 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.23% DESIGN 0.45% BUILDING 1.23% B 0.45% SECURITY 1.19% S 0.45% S 1.18% SUPPLIES 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 154 244,457 99999 - Dormant Company 35 26,088 9999 - Dormant Company 28 16,469 7487 - Other business activities 15 47,029 86210 - General medical practice activities 11 2,657 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 11 20,390 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 9 2,880 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 8 35,447 7020 - Letting of own property 8 1,458 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 7 2,716 38210 - Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste 7 196 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 7 15,280 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 10,271 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 6 4,295 62090 - Other information technology service activities 6 8,258 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 6 4,535 7499 - Non-trading company 6 8,023 7260 - Other computer related activities 6 6,456 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 5 14,220 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 5 2,921
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