Lichfield, Staffordshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lichfield when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Lichfield when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lichfield when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lichfield when compared to any previous May.
- May 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Lichfield when compared to any month in history.
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Lichfield when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for net growth in Lichfield when compared to any half year in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lichfield when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Lichfield when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 241 companies were formed in Lichfield. This figure is 33.9% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Lichfield occurred in 2012 when a total of 241 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Lichfield UK 2012 241 253,150 2011 180 228,735 % change 33.9% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (241) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lichfield when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 107 companies were registered in Lichfield during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 24.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well 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) Lichfield UK 2012 107 121,659 2011 86 112,344 % change 24.4% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (107) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Lichfield when compared to any previous May.
May 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Lichfield when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 33 50 24 New companies in 2011 26 34 26 % change 26.9% 47.1% -7.7% Record Year 2007 (41) 2012 (50) 2010 (44)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 115 companies were dissolved in Lichfield. This figure is 0.9% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Lichfield occurred in 2009 when a total of 155 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Lichfield UK 2012 115 147,793 2011 114 162,310 % change 0.9% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (155) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 67 companies were dissolved in Lichfield during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 39.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly 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) Lichfield UK 2012 67 80,218 2011 48 71,324 % change 39.6% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (100) 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 21 31 15 Closed companies in 2011 6 33 9 % change 250.0% -6.1% 67% Record Year 2009 (27) 2009 (44) 2009 (29)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Lichfield when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for net growth in Lichfield when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Lichfield increased by 126 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Lichfield UK 2012 126 105,357 2011 66 66,425 Record Year 2012 (126) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Lichfield during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 40 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Lichfield UK 2012 40 41,441 2011 38 41,020 Record Year 2003 (58) 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 12 19 9 Net growth in 2011 20 1 17 Record Year 2007 (36) 2003 (26) 2008 (23)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Lichfield formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Lichfield 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Lichfield formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Lichfield 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.2%) 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 6.9% 28.8% -1.4% Record Year 1981 (0.3%) 1972 (0.2%) 1975 (0.2%)
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 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% 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 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% 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 Lichfield was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.9% of all director appointments in Lichfield 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 Lichfield was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
28.8% of all director appointments in Lichfield 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 LICHFIELD 1.99% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.86% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PI 1.73% CONSULTANCY 3.28% S 1.20% PROPERTY 2.35% MIDLANDS 1.06% TRADING 2.10% DESIGN 0.93% DESIGN 1.89% CONSULTING 0.93% ENGINEERING 1.87% (MIDLANDS) 0.93% ASSOCIATES 1.82% CONSULTANCY 0.93% CONSULTANTS 1.78% C 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% PROPERTY 0.80% BUSINESS 1.70% SYSTEMS 0.80% MEDIA 1.69% G 0.80% LONDON 1.68% FINANCIAL 0.66% J 1.57% CONSULTANTS 0.66% GLOBAL 1.51% (LICHFIELD) 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.48% SOUTH 0.66% IT 1.42% M 0.66% CARE 1.31% CENTRE 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.31% ELECTRICAL 0.53% M 1.26% STAFFS 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.23% INNS 0.53% BUILDING 1.23% KEELEX 0.53% SECURITY 1.19% T 0.53% S 1.18% CLINIC 0.53% 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 156 244,457 99999 - Dormant Company 35 26,088 7487 - Other business activities 33 47,029 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 20,390 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 20 35,447 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 10,978 9999 - Dormant Company 17 16,469 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 15,280 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 4,644 74990 - Non-trading company 10 9,706 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 10,271 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 14,220 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 4,091 9305 - Other service activities 7 7,926 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 7 4,295 43210 - Electrical installation 6 3,557 7020 - Letting of own property 6 1,458 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 6 3,241 70100 - Activities of head offices 5 2,678 6024 - Freight transport by road 5 1,933
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08053089 BLOCKSIL LTD 01 May 2012 08053261 STREAM2SCHOOL LTD 01 May 2012 08057300 WH HOSPITALITY LIMITED 04 May 2012 08059208 MAJOR GOLF TOURS LIMITED 04 May 2012 08066902 N C R ASSOCIATES LIMITED 14 May 2012 08068228 29PR LIMITED 14 May 2012 08069364 FAROE BORN LIMITED 15 May 2012 08073423 COOPE LTD 17 May 2012 08078989 TROOPERSWAY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 22 May 2012 08080848 RTW BUILDING LIMITED 23 May 2012 08083089 ULTRACOM LIMITED 25 May 2012 08084186 LUCAS HOLDINGS (BOLNEY) LIMITED 25 May 2012 08085398 COLMER LIMITED 28 May 2012 08089091 CHAR WALLAH LTD 30 May 2012 08089577 OAK FLOORS TO GO LTD 30 May 2012 08058103 ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING (UK) LIMITED 04 May 2012 08058370 ROTATE DANCE SHOES LTD 04 May 2012 08062349 PETER WESTWOOD FLOORING LIMITED 09 May 2012 08064767 PJB DELIVERY SERVICE LTD 10 May 2012 08064915 S.K. EYEWEAR LTD 11 May 2012 08066878 BRICKBUILD CONSTRUCTION (MIDLANDS) LTD 14 May 2012 08071601 MAYFAIR PROPERTIES ( WARWICK) LTD 16 May 2012 08071874 SANDERS TRANSPORT LIMITED 16 May 2012 08079467 MOVECORP HOLDINGS LIMITED 22 May 2012 08080467 SOUNDSWELL LTD 23 May 2012
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