New Company Registrations

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

   The first half of 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Kingswinford when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2014 was a record first half year for company registrations in Kingswinford when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2014 a total of 136 companies were formed in Kingswinford. This figure is 29.5% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.6%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Kingswinford occurred in 2014 when a total of 136 were formed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Kingswinford	UK
   2014	136	300,731
   2013	105	269,432
   % change	29.5%	11.6%
   Record Year	2014 (136)	2014 (300,731)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2014	300731	136
   H1 2013	269432	105
   H1 2012	253150	100
   H1 2011	228735	115
   H1 2010	203749	70
   H1 2009	182021	63
   H1 2008	188271	58
   H1 2007	279097	78
   H1 2006	215409	71
   H1 2005	187398	66

   New Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

   Q2 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Kingswinford when compared to any previous Q2.

   Q2 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Kingswinford when compared to any quarter in history.

   A total of 73 companies were registered in Kingswinford during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).

   This figure is an increase of 37.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.4% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014)	Kingswinford	UK
   2014	73	150,009
   2013	53	134,630
   % change	37.7%	11.4%
   Record Year	2014 (73)	2014 (150,009)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2014	73	Q2 2014	150009	1
   Q2 2013	53	Q2 2013	134630	1
   Q2 2012	50	Q2 2012	121659	1
   Q2 2011	43	Q2 2011	112344	1
   Q2 2010	27	Q2 2010	98612	1
   Q2 2009	34	Q2 2009	90987	1
   Q2 2008	26	Q2 2008	91573	1
   Q2 2007	33	Q2 2007	112283	1
   Q2 2006	33	Q2 2006	106215	1
   Q2 2005	33	Q2 2005	93193	1
   Q2 2014	73	Q2 2014	150009	2

   New Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)

   April 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Kingswinford when compared to any previous April.

   April 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Kingswinford when compared to any month in history.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2014	47457	12
   May 2014	48503	16
   Apr 2014	54049	45
   Mar 2014	55573	30
   Feb 2014	48177	15
   Jan 2014	46972	18
   Dec 2013	34573	11
   Nov 2013	43108	14
   Oct 2013	49566	19
   Sep 2013	44871	18
   Aug 2013	41601	15
   Jul 2013	46212	19

   New Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   New companies in 2014	45	16	12
   New companies in 2013	25	17	11
   % change	80.0%	-5.9%	9.1%
   Record Year	2014 (45)	2003 (23)	2003 (17)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

   In the first half of 2014 a total of 51 companies were dissolved in Kingswinford. This figure is 96.2% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 14.2%.

   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
   2014	51	177,207
   2013	26	155,192
   % change	96.2%	14.2%
   Record Year	2009 (58)	2009 (289,245)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2014	177207	51
   H1 2013	155192	26
   H1 2012	147794	44
   H1 2011	162311	41
   H1 2010	177631	45
   H1 2009	289245	58
   H1 2008	103104	24
   H1 2007	107801	39
   H1 2006	99266	38
   H1 2005	90666	39

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

   A total of 24 companies were dissolved in Kingswinford during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).

   This figure is an increase of 71.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 22.7% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014)	Kingswinford	UK
   2014	24	94,837
   2013	14	77,278
   % change	71.4%	22.7%
   Record Year	2009 (37)	2009 (181,179)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2014	24	Q2 2014	94837	1
   Q2 2013	14	Q2 2013	77278	1
   Q2 2012	32	Q2 2012	80218	1
   Q2 2011	15	Q2 2011	71324	1
   Q2 2010	19	Q2 2010	94954	1
   Q2 2009	37	Q2 2009	181179	1
   Q2 2008	13	Q2 2008	51728	1
   Q2 2007	15	Q2 2007	52269	1
   Q2 2006	23	Q2 2006	50902	1
   Q2 2005	20	Q2 2005	47365	1
   Q2 2009	37	Q2 2009	181179	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)

   June 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Kingswinford when compared to any previous June.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2014	32217	11
   May 2014	41200	8
   Apr 2014	21420	5
   Mar 2014	27899	7
   Feb 2014	28186	11
   Jan 2014	26285	9
   Dec 2013	28961	11
   Nov 2013	26600	11
   Oct 2013	35290	11
   Sep 2013	32570	13
   Aug 2013	24827	7
   Jul 2013	28773	6

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   Closed companies in 2014	5	8	11
   Closed companies in 2013	5	6	3
   % change	0.0%	33.3%	267%
   Record Year	2008 (11)	2009 (17)	2009 (11)

Net Company Growth

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

   The first half of 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Kingswinford when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2014 was a record first half year for net growth in Kingswinford when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2014 the company register for Kingswinford increased by 85 companies.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Kingswinford	UK
   2014	85	123,524
   2013	79	114,240
   Record Year	2014 (85)	2007 (171,296)

   half	uk net	net
   H1 2014	123524	85
   H1 2013	114240	79
   H1 2012	105356	56
   H1 2011	66424	74
   H1 2010	26118	25
   H1 2009	-107224	5
   H1 2008	85167	34
   H1 2007	171296	39
   H1 2006	116143	33
   H1 2005	96732	27

   Net Growth by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

   Net company growth for Kingswinford during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) was 49 companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014)	Kingswinford	UK
   2014	49	55,172
   2013	39	57,352
   Record Year	2014 (49)	2007 (60,014)

   quarter	net	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q2 2014	49	Q2 2014	55172	150009	1
   Q2 2013	39	Q2 2013	57352	134630	1
   Q2 2012	18	Q2 2012	41441	121659	1
   Q2 2011	28	Q2 2011	41020	112344	1
   Q2 2010	8	Q2 2010	3658	98612	1
   Q2 2009	-3	Q2 2009	-90192	90987	1
   Q2 2008	13	Q2 2008	39845	91573	1
   Q2 2007	18	Q2 2007	60014	112283	1
   Q2 2006	10	Q2 2006	55313	106215	1
   Q2 2005	13	Q2 2005	45828	93193	1
   Q2 2014	49	Q2 2007	60014	112283	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)

   April 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Kingswinford when compared to any previous April.

   April 2014 was a record month for net growth in Kingswinford when compared to any month in history.

   month	uk net	net
   Jun 2014	15240	1
   May 2014	7303	8
   Apr 2014	32629	40
   Mar 2014	27674	23
   Feb 2014	19991	4
   Jan 2014	20687	9
   Dec 2013	5612	0
   Nov 2013	16508	3
   Oct 2013	14276	8
   Sep 2013	12301	5
   Aug 2013	16774	8
   Jul 2013	17439	13

   Net Growth by Month

   	April	May	June
   Net growth in 2014	40	8	1
   Net growth in 2013	20	11	8
   Record Year	2014 (40)	2003 (19)	2011 (14)

UK Company Share

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

   In the first half of 2014 Kingswinford formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.0%.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Kingswinford
   2014	0.0%
   2013	0.0%
   2012	0.0%
   2011	0.1%
   2010	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1995 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num towns	sort
   H1 2014	0.0452	136	1
   H1 2013	0.0390	105	1
   H1 2012	0.0395	100	1
   H1 2011	0.0503	115	1
   H1 2010	0.0344	70	1
   H1 2009	0.0346	63	1
   H1 2008	0.0308	58	1
   H1 2007	0.0279	78	1
   H1 2006	0.0330	71	1
   H1 2005	0.0352	66	1
   H1 1995	0.0584	43	2

   Company Share by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

   In the second quarter of 2014, Kingswinford formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014)	Kingswinford
   2014	0.0%
   2013	0.0%
   2012	0.0%
   2011	0.0%
   2010	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1995 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num towns	sort
   Q2 2014	0.0487	73	1
   Q2 2013	0.0394	53	1
   Q2 2012	0.0411	50	1
   Q2 2011	0.0383	43	1
   Q2 2010	0.0274	27	1
   Q2 2009	0.0374	34	1
   Q2 2008	0.0284	26	1
   Q2 2007	0.0294	33	1
   Q2 2006	0.0311	33	1
   Q2 2005	0.0354	33	1
   Q2 1995	0.0693	25	2

   Company Share by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)

   month	percentage	number of companies
   Jun 2014	0.0253	12
   May 2014	0.0330	16
   Apr 2014	0.0833	45
   Mar 2014	0.0540	30
   Feb 2014	0.0311	15
   Jan 2014	0.0383	18
   Dec 2013	0.0318	11
   Nov 2013	0.0325	14
   Oct 2013	0.0383	19
   Sep 2013	0.0401	18
   Aug 2013	0.0361	15
   Jul 2013	0.0411	19

   Company Share by Month

   	April	May	June
   UK formation share in 2014	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2013	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	62.4%	-13.2%	-5.6%
   Record Year	2014 (0.1%)	1995 (0.1%)	1990 (0.1%)

Director Age

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

   The average age of a director in the first half of 2014 was 43.5.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H1 2014	43.46854446131155	2.2936	0.4587	43.68846894665372	4.2740	3.5402
   H1 2013	44.05255619929387	8.4615	4.6154	44.136651397488514	4.0903	3.3451
   H1 2012	44.9700480761281	4.3825	5.1793	43.84153862689456	3.8635	3.5622
   H1 2011	42.435170552376924	3.8278	0.9569	43.889387651308496	3.7077	3.2384
   H1 2010	42.581441554893445	2.7211	0.6803	43.725649262874136	3.2488	3.0005
   H1 2009	44.660758671007656	0.0000	5.9211	43.47556298866876	3.2708	3.4982
   H1 2008	42.879585154572425	2.9240	2.3392	43.20088478223315	2.7942	3.2625
   H1 2007	42.36833821172299	1.3043	2.6087	42.701474387051924	2.3882	3.2070
   H1 2006	43.331643326218064	1.6216	2.7027	42.806834569542865	2.4373	3.3473
   H1 2005	43.98811194800228	2.8902	3.4682	42.715639579737655	2.3327	3.2930

   Director Age by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

   The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2014 was 44.0.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q2 2014	43.9583859034947	0.9524	0.0000	43.43270380396345	3.9280	3.5924
   Q2 2013	43.673845291137695	8.3333	4.6296	43.31715476883534	3.6156	3.7699
   Q2 2012	43.69262152451735	9.6154	6.7308	43.660949403121144	3.7775	3.7712
   Q2 2011	42.341300090154014	4.1667	0.0000	43.7736091414384	3.6992	3.3815
   Q2 2010	40.55057136967497	7.5472	1.8868	43.63577210185327	3.2365	3.1317
   Q2 2009	44.220176345423646	0.0000	7.8947	43.313152123198186	3.2652	3.6438
   Q2 2008	44.17586662894801	0.0000	2.6316	43.019022272601035	2.8112	3.5116
   Q2 2007	43.25987434387207	0.0000	5.1724	42.677956251967444	2.4285	3.2900
   Q2 2006	43.12964366032527	1.2821	3.8462	42.68347108102314	2.4888	3.6141
   Q2 2005	44.9179179141396	1.0526	1.0526	42.64809453438663	2.3149	3.3719

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

   The record first half year for female directors in Kingswinford was 2007 when 43.5% of all directors were female.

   22.0% of all director appointments in Kingswinford in the first half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H1 2014	22.0183	H1 2014	26.1077	1
   H1 2013	26.1538	H1 2013	26.0916	1
   H1 2012	31.8725	H1 2012	26.1933	1
   H1 2011	24.4019	H1 2011	26.1549	1
   H1 2010	29.9320	H1 2010	25.4034	1
   H1 2009	25.0000	H1 2009	25.9626	1
   H1 2008	37.4269	H1 2008	27.9312	1
   H1 2007	43.4783	H1 2007	27.2153	1
   H1 2006	34.5946	H1 2006	26.6287	1
   H1 2005	30.0578	H1 2005	27.2222	1
   H1 2007	43.4783	H1 2008	27.9312	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

   The record second quarter for female directors in Kingswinford was in 2010 when 39.6% of all directors were female.

   24.8% of all director appointments in Kingswinford in the second quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q2 2014	24.7619	Q2 2014	25.8653	1
   Q2 2013	26.8519	Q2 2013	25.5409	1
   Q2 2012	30.7692	Q2 2012	26.5869	1
   Q2 2011	21.8750	Q2 2011	26.4340	1
   Q2 2010	39.6226	Q2 2010	25.6199	1
   Q2 2009	27.6316	Q2 2009	25.7422	1
   Q2 2008	34.2105	Q2 2008	27.3559	1
   Q2 2007	38.7931	Q2 2007	26.5612	1
   Q2 2006	38.4615	Q2 2006	26.4125	1
   Q2 2005	29.4737	Q2 2005	26.9311	1
   Q2 2010	39.6226	Q2 2008	27.3559	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   IT	1.35%	CONSULTING	5.16%
   DEVELOPMENTS	1.13%	MANAGEMENT	4.64%
   S	1.13%	CONSULTANCY	3.50%
   CONSTRUCTION	1.13%	PROPERTY	2.66%
   ELECTRICAL	1.13%	TRADING	2.03%
   MIDLANDS	0.90%	ENGINEERING	1.99%
   J	0.90%	CONSTRUCTION	1.93%
   R	0.90%	LONDON	1.93%
   CONSULTING	0.90%	CARE	1.85%
   ENTERPRISES	0.68%	DESIGN	1.75%
   PROJECTS	0.68%	CONSULTANTS	1.73%
   DESIGN	0.68%	BUSINESS	1.69%
   PROPERTIES	0.68%	PROPERTIES	1.63%
   COURIERS	0.68%	TRANSPORT	1.58%
   ASSOCIATES	0.68%	GLOBAL	1.55%
   JONES	0.68%	INVESTMENTS	1.55%
   NEW	0.68%	J	1.51%
   EDGE	0.68%	ASSOCIATES	1.48%
   SAFETY	0.68%	MEDIA	1.44%
   PLUMBING	0.68%	ELECTRICAL	1.40%
   MANAGEMENT	0.68%	IT	1.33%
   CROSS	0.45%	DEVELOPMENTS	1.33%
   TRAINING	0.45%	BUILDING	1.26%
   HOLDINGS	0.45%	M	1.24%
   M	0.45%	CO.,	1.20%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	41	261,557
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	34	29,029
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	19	19,058
   99999 - Dormant Company	15	48,436
   74990 - Non-trading company	14	14,351
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	11	40,250
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	9	28,352
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	9	57,421
   43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified	8	8,533
   43210 - Electrical installation	8	6,050
   43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	7	5,075
   47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	6	9,900
   45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles	6	3,392
   56302 - Public houses and bars	5	6,099
   25110 - Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures	5	631
   62090 - Other information technology service activities	5	13,024
   42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified	5	2,638
   49410 - Freight transport by road	5	9,265
   41100 - Development of building projects	4	10,527
   45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	4	5,375

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   08970745	ECONVERT LIMITED	01 Apr 2014
   08971855	SWOT STUDIO LTD	02 Apr 2014
   08974970	RANGEFINDER LTD	03 Apr 2014
   08978170	KNOWLES ENGINEERING LIMITED	04 Apr 2014
   08980355	TRISTAR 100 SERVICES LTD	07 Apr 2014
   08981257	MLA ENTERPRISES LTD	07 Apr 2014
   08983413	PERRY ASSOCIATES LIMITED	07 Apr 2014
   08987152	SMITE LTD	09 Apr 2014
   08991144	JBL NETWORKS LTD	10 Apr 2014
   08991946	HAMMER IT LTD	11 Apr 2014
   08992122	RATTANIT LTD	11 Apr 2014
   08993848	SINGLE-SPEED LTD	14 Apr 2014
   08994342	CAJACO IT SERVICES LTD	14 Apr 2014
   08994676	COBSALE LTD	14 Apr 2014
   08997390	PARAGUAS LTD	15 Apr 2014
   08997581	PENN WEST LTD	15 Apr 2014
   08998692	CROSS ROADS PROMOTIONS LIMITED	15 Apr 2014
   08999072	GORDON UTILITIES LTD	15 Apr 2014
   09000739	GD1 QS LIMITED	16 Apr 2014
   09002437	FLEET DRIVING ACADEMY LTD	17 Apr 2014
   09002760	PERRYDALENARROWBOATS LTD	17 Apr 2014
   09003154	UNTIL THE END APPAREL LIMITED	17 Apr 2014
   09008224	NOTEBOOK CONSULTING LTD	23 Apr 2014
   09011733	VIJAY'S TRANSPORT LTD	25 Apr 2014
   09012576	ACTUAL TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD	25 Apr 2014