Redditch, Worcestershire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Redditch when compared to any previous February.
  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Redditch when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Redditch when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Redditch when compared to any previous January.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 117 companies were registered in Redditch during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 21.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RedditchUK
    2010117105,137
    20099691,034
    % change21.9%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (129) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Redditch when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010264843
    New companies in 2009322638
    % change-18.8%84.6%13.2%
    Record Year2003 (39)2010 (48)2007 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Redditch when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 118 companies were dissolved in Redditch during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 37.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RedditchUK
    201011882,677
    200986108,060
    % change37.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (118) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Redditch when compared to any previous February.

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Redditch when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010244252
    Closed companies in 2009171158
    % change41.2%281.8%-10%
    Record Year2010 (24)2010 (42)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Redditch during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -1 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RedditchUK
    2010-122,460
    200910-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (81) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201026-9
    Net growth in 20091515-20
    Record Year2005 (24)2003 (27)2003 (33)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Redditch formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Redditch
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-24.6%58.1%-6.0%
    Record Year1975 (0.5%)1960 (0.6%)1972 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Redditch was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.5% of all director appointments in Redditch in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.82%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    ELECTRICAL1.21%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY1.06%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    MEDICAL0.76%PROPERTY2.50%
    PROPERTY0.76%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    ASSOCIATES0.76%TRADING1.93%
    REDDITCH0.76%DESIGN1.91%
    FINANCIAL0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    R0.76%MEDIA1.84%
    (MIDLANDS)0.76%BUSINESS1.74%
    CO0.61%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    J0.61%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    SYSTEMS0.61%ENGINEERING1.54%
    ENTERTAINMENT0.61%J1.48%
    E0.61%LONDON1.45%
    HADLEY0.61%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    PRINT0.61%GROUP1.37%
    PLUMBING0.61%GLOBAL1.35%
    C0.61%PROPERTIES1.35%
    DESIGN0.61%BUILDING1.34%
    BUSINESS0.61%CARE1.33%
    CENTRE0.46%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HEATING0.46%M1.28%
    ENTERPRISES0.46%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SUPPLIES0.46%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied198228,645
    7487 - Other business activities8574,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2726,974
    9999 - Dormant Company2519,948
    7499 - Non-trading company1915,398
    7260 - Other computer related activities1510,331
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified147,143
    99999 - Dormant Company1413,808
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1217,003
    62090 - Other information technology service activities106,340
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering109,325
    5540 - Bars92,070
    9305 - Other service activities99,038
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management914,007
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities89,943
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified88,154
    6420 - Telecommunications71,529
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified73,069
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities63,077
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale61,930

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07114860 SULLIVAN DESIGN LIMITED 02 Jan 2010
    07140112 PARK VEHICLE CONTRACTS LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07138656 UK EVENT & ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07137033 CONCEPT COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07133324 T. I. SIMPSON (FARMS) LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07129663 MORPH ENERGY LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07128217 DIAMOND DOMICILIARY CARE LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07127064 LUXANDER LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07125784 I Q BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD. 14 Jan 2010
    07122098 SNAPLITE LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07120398 TOUCH RECRUITMENT LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07115180 BESPOKE LOFT CONVERSIONS LTD 04 Jan 2010
    07141077 V COACHING LTD 30 Jan 2010
    07136524 EMSO SOFTPLAY LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07136514 EMSO RETAIL LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07136046 GENTLE FITNESS SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07129852 LABELRITE LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07128940 WILLIAM PUB COMPANY LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07125423 TRANSCON LOGISTICS LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07122148 TSCO HIGHWAYS SERVICES LTD. 12 Jan 2010
    07121910 E B EVENTS & SAFETY LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07120012 SIGMA RECEIVABLES LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07120000 SIGMA FINANCIAL LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07119776 VIP FLOOR PREP LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07114897 NEWFORM WINDOWS LIMITED 03 Jan 2010