Kingswinford, West Midlands
2013 Half Year 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
- April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Kingswinford when compared to any previous April.
- The first half of 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Kingswinford when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for net growth in Kingswinford when compared to any half year in history.
- April 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Kingswinford when compared to any previous April.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 105 companies were formed in Kingswinford. This figure is 5.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Kingswinford occurred in 2011 when a total of 115 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Kingswinford UK 2013 105 269,432 2012 100 253,150 % change 5.0% 6.4% Record Year 2011 (115) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 53 companies were registered in Kingswinford during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 6.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Kingswinford UK 2013 53 134,630 2012 50 121,659 % change 6.0% 10.7% Record Year 2013 (53) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Kingswinford when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 25 17 11 New companies in 2012 19 19 12 % change 31.6% -10.5% -8.3% Record Year 2013 (25) 2003 (23) 2003 (17)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 26 companies were dissolved in Kingswinford. This figure is 40.9% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Kingswinford occurred in 2009 when a total of 58 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Kingswinford UK 2013 26 155,192 2012 44 147,794 % change -40.9% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (58) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 14 companies were dissolved in Kingswinford during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 56.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Kingswinford UK 2013 14 77,278 2012 32 80,218 % change -56.3% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (37) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 5 6 3 Closed companies in 2012 11 14 7 % change -54.5% -57.1% -57% Record Year 2008 (11) 2009 (17) 2009 (11)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The first half of 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Kingswinford when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for net growth in Kingswinford when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Kingswinford increased by 79 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Kingswinford UK 2013 79 114,240 2012 56 105,356 Record Year 2013 (79) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Kingswinford during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 39 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Kingswinford UK 2013 39 57,352 2012 18 41,441 Record Year 2013 (39) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
April 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Kingswinford when compared to any previous April.
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 20 11 8 Net growth in 2012 8 5 5 Record Year 2013 (20) 2003 (19) 2011 (14)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Kingswinford formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.0%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Kingswinford 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Kingswinford formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Kingswinford 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2012 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% % change 10.6% -13.0% -17.0% Record Year 1995 (0.1%) 1995 (0.1%) 1990 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Kingswinford was 2007 when 43.5% of all directors were female.
26.2% of all director appointments in Kingswinford in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Kingswinford was in 2010 when 39.6% of all directors were female.
26.9% of all director appointments in Kingswinford in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.63% CONSULTING 5.25% MANAGEMENT 1.63% MANAGEMENT 4.80% S 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.41% T 1.36% PROPERTY 2.48% W 1.09% TRADING 2.05% ENGINEERING 1.09% ENGINEERING 1.81% CONSULTANCY 1.09% DESIGN 1.79% J 1.09% LONDON 1.77% UTILITIES 0.82% BUSINESS 1.77% C.I.C. 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.68% MIDLAND 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% CHOICE 0.82% ASSOCIATES 1.67% YOUR 0.82% GLOBAL 1.59% CONSTRUCTION 0.82% MEDIA 1.57% BUILDING 0.82% CARE 1.55% ASSOCIATES 0.82% J 1.53% G 0.82% INVESTMENTS 1.46% FLOWERS 0.82% IT 1.40% PARKES 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.40% H 0.54% M 1.26% PUBLISHING 0.54% BUILDING 1.22% C 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.19% TEAM 0.54% ENTERPRISES 1.18% CLASSICS 0.54% CAPITAL 1.16% BRUSHES 0.54% TRAINING 1.16%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 52 25,583 None Supplied 41 257,517 99999 - Dormant Company 21 44,817 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 19 3,237 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 17,095 74990 - Non-trading company 13 14,303 43210 - Electrical installation 12 5,611 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 9 33,633 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 8 54,555 43290 - Other construction installation 8 3,015 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 24,324 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 7 5,253 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 7 7,212 25110 - Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures 7 584 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 6 7,793 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 5 2,817 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 5 4,452 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 4 4,768 62090 - Other information technology service activities 3 12,578 86900 - Other human health activities 3 8,687
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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