Kingswinford, West Midlands
2014 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- 2014 was a record year for company registrations in Kingswinford when compared to any year in history.
- 2014 was a record year for company closures in Kingswinford when compared to any year in history.
- The second half of 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Kingswinford when compared to any previous second half year.
- The second half of 2014 was a record second half year for company closures in Kingswinford when compared to any half year in history.
- December 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Kingswinford when compared to any previous December.
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New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2014)
2014 was a record year for company registrations in Kingswinford when compared to any year in history.
A total of 224 companies were formed in Kingswinford in 2014. This total is 11.4% higher than in 2013 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 10.0% growth compared to 529,363 the previous year.
Year Kingswinford UK 2014 224 582,051 2013 201 529,363 2012 172 491,893 2011 202 452,870 2010 163 400,358 Record Year 2014 (224) 2014 (582,051) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 a total of 88 companies were formed in Kingswinford. This figure is 8.3% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.2%.
The highest total for a second half year in Kingswinford occurred in 2003 when a total of 98 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Kingswinford UK 2014 88 281,320 2013 96 259,931 % change -8.3% 8.2% Record Year 2003 (98) 2014 (281,320) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
A total of 41 companies were registered in Kingswinford during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 6.8% versus the same period last year (Q4 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Kingswinford UK 2014 41 137,906 2013 44 127,247 % change -6.8% 8.4% Record Year 2013 (44) 2014 (137,906) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2014 19 13 9 New companies in 2013 19 14 11 % change 0.0% -7.1% -18.2% Record Year 2003 (20) 2011 (23) 2003 (13)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2014)
2014 was a record year for company closures in Kingswinford when compared to any year in history.
A total of 112 companies were dissolved in Kingswinford in 2014. This total is 31.8% higher than in 2013 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 10.8% growth compared to the previous year.
Year Kingswinford UK 2014 112 367,937 2013 85 332,213 2012 91 293,729 2011 73 314,524 2010 90 342,233 Record Year 2014 (112) 2009 (533,789) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The second half of 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Kingswinford when compared to any previous second half year.
The second half of 2014 was a record second half year for company closures in Kingswinford when compared to any half year in history.
In the second half of 2014 a total of 61 companies were dissolved in Kingswinford. This figure is 3.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 7.7%.
The highest total for a second half year in Kingswinford occurred in 2014 when a total of 61 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Kingswinford UK 2014 61 190,730 2013 59 177,021 % change 3.4% 7.7% Record Year 2014 (61) 2009 (244,544) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
A total of 28 companies were dissolved in Kingswinford during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 15.2% versus the same period last year (Q4 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 2.0% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Kingswinford UK 2014 28 89,060 2013 33 90,851 % change -15.2% -2.0% Record Year 2013 (33) 2013 (90,851) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
December 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Kingswinford when compared to any previous December.
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2014 7 8 13 Closed companies in 2013 11 11 11 % change -36.4% -27.3% 18% Record Year 2006 (14) 2013 (11) 2014 (13)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 112 companies were added to the company register for Kingswinford in 2014. This number represents growth of 50.0% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 36.8%.
This number is 4 companies lower than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2011 when the Kingswinford company register grew by 129 companies.
Year Kingswinford UK 2014 112 214,114 2013 116 197,150 2012 81 198,164 2011 129 138,346 2010 73 58,125 Record Year 2011 (129) 2007 (237,353) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 the company register for Kingswinford increased by 27 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Kingswinford UK 2014 27 90,590 2013 37 82,910 Record Year 2003 (69) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
Net company growth for Kingswinford during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) was 13 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Kingswinford UK 2014 13 48,846 2013 11 36,396 Record Year 2011 (28) 2012 (49,848) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2014 12 5 -4 Net growth in 2013 8 3 0 Record Year 2003 (16) 2011 (19) 2002 (9)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2014)
In 2014 Kingswinford formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2013 when Kingswinford was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.
Year Kingswinford 2014 0.0% 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.0%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 Kingswinford formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.0%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Kingswinford 2014 0.0% 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.0%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
In the fourth quarter of 2014, Kingswinford formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Kingswinford 2014 0.0% 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2014 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2013 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% % change -4.7% -12.0% -29.9% Record Year 1992 (0.1%) 2011 (0.1%) 1975 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2014)
The average age of a director in 2014 was 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2014 was 45.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2014 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2014)
The record year for female directors in Kingswinford was 2007 when 39.8% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Kingswinford in 2014 was 24.4%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.1%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The record second half year for female directors in Kingswinford was 2009 when 41.8% of all directors were female.
27.1% of all director appointments in Kingswinford in the second half of 2014 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 (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Kingswinford was in 2009 when 41.1% of all directors were female.
31.6% of all director appointments in Kingswinford in the fourth quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.8% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2013-Dec 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ELECTRICAL 1.44% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 1.44% MANAGEMENT 4.58% IT 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.57% PROPERTIES 1.20% PROPERTY 2.66% (MIDLANDS) 0.96% CONSTRUCTION 2.12% R 0.96% ENGINEERING 2.10% TRAINING 0.96% CARE 2.02% TRANSPORT 0.96% TRADING 1.94% CROSS 0.96% LONDON 1.93% S 0.96% TRANSPORT 1.93% DEVELOPMENTS 0.96% DESIGN 1.66% CAJACO 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.64% MANAGEMENT 0.72% ELECTRICAL 1.62% PROPERTY 0.72% PROPERTIES 1.62% P 0.72% BUSINESS 1.56% ASSOCIATES 0.72% J 1.54% CONSTRUCTION 0.72% CO., 1.50% DESIGN 0.72% GLOBAL 1.49% MIDLANDS 0.72% INVESTMENTS 1.48% EDGE 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.47% KINGSWINFORD 0.72% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% H 0.72% MEDIA 1.33% WORLD 0.48% IT 1.31% NEW 0.48% BUILDING 1.29% ACADEMY 0.48% M 1.22%
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 46 265,608 99999 - Dormant Company 16 48,509 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 8,761 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 19,049 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 30,178 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 12 42,290 74990 - Non-trading company 12 13,984 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 10 58,068 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 29,009 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 8 5,189 49410 - Freight transport by road 7 10,842 62090 - Other information technology service activities 6 12,837 56302 - Public houses and bars 6 6,285 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 6 10,107 71129 - Other engineering activities 6 6,132 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 5 2,701 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 5 3,562 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 5 5,425 33200 - Installation of industrial machinery and equipment 4 914 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 4 11,212
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09336277 WM PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Dec 2014 09337412 DIAMOND SUCCESS LTD 02 Dec 2014 09342854 ALERT ALARMS LIMITED 05 Dec 2014 09349826 NGA FIRE SAFETY (CONSULTANTS) LTD 10 Dec 2014 09351923 TOP OF THE WORLD TRAINING LTD 11 Dec 2014 09353547 PLANIT GLOBAL LIMITED 12 Dec 2014 09355675 A PLUS TRAINING LIMITED 15 Dec 2014 09361729 THE HIVE SALON LTD 18 Dec 2014 09367943 TOP GLASS WINDOWS LIMITED 29 Dec 2014
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