Redditch, Worcestershire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Redditch when compared to any previous March.

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 2014)

    A total of 144 companies were registered in Redditch during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 23.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)RedditchUK
    2014144150,722
    2013117134,802
    % change23.1%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (151) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Redditch when compared to any previous March.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014424656
    New companies in 2013335034
    % change27.3%-8.0%64.7%
    Record Year2012 (43)2012 (65)2007 (56)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 77 companies were dissolved in Redditch during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)RedditchUK
    20147782,370
    20136877,914
    % change13.2%5.7%
    Record Year 2010 (118) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014252824
    Closed companies in 2013232520
    % change8.7%12.0%20%
    Record Year2011 (37)2010 (42)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Redditch during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 67 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)RedditchUK
    20146768,352
    20134956,888
    Record Year 2012 (84) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014171832
    Net growth in 2013102514
    Record Year2005 (24)2012 (41)2008 (33)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Redditch formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Redditch
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change19.0%-15.0%37.5%
    Record Year1975 (0.5%)1993 (0.2%)1991 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Redditch was in 2007 when 34.3% of all directors were female.

    28.3% of all director appointments in Redditch in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DESIGN1.07%CONSULTING5.22%
    ENGINEERING1.07%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    PROPERTY0.95%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    REDDITCH0.95%PROPERTY2.64%
    BARS0.83%TRADING2.05%
    MANAGEMENT0.83%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTING0.83%ENGINEERING1.86%
    (REDDITCH)0.83%CARE1.79%
    BUILDING0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    HOLDINGS0.71%DESIGN1.75%
    (MIDLANDS)0.59%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CARE0.59%BUSINESS1.71%
    MEDIA0.59%PROPERTIES1.60%
    TRANSPORT0.59%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    EUROPE0.47%GLOBAL1.58%
    K0.47%J1.48%
    INTERIORS0.47%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    G0.47%MEDIA1.48%
    IN0.47%IT1.33%
    HEATING0.47%TRANSPORT1.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ASSOCIATES0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    LIBRAE0.47%M1.21%
    J0.47%CAPITAL1.20%
    TRAINING0.47%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied215280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7656,411
    99999 - Dormant Company6847,084
    49410 - Freight transport by road248,014
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2318,491
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2237,882
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2226,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1627,750
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,135
    56302 - Public houses and bars145,732
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified118,155
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,509
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet109,358
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles105,130
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified83,403
    41100 - Development of building projects89,855
    86900 - Other human health activities810,273
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles73,177
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities77,313
    56101 - Licensed restaurants77,965

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08831192 NEWMAN BLENDED TRAINING LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08831319 JUSTICE INNOVATION LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08831560 STRESS LESS TAX LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08831651 MICHAEL LLOYD LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08834909 LESLEY EVANS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08838841 LIMIT AUDIO LTD 09 Jan 2014
    08849446 WOODS WOOD FUEL LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08850248 THE ASILAH LOUNGE LTD 17 Jan 2014
    08855613 COGNETICS LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08866751 KOMENDA LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08868481 CHARLES GROSVENOR WINDOWS LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
    08831226 EXCELSIOR LIVE IN CARE AGENCY LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08835456 TRUCK TOPSUK PTA LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08836597 MARIO HEIGHT SPECIALIST LTD 08 Jan 2014
    08837501 THORNBURY ANALYTICS LTD 08 Jan 2014
    08838431 WIZARD SLEEVE RESTAURANTS LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08838839 VITOR.B.CLEAN LTD 09 Jan 2014
    08840384 ROTHWELL UK & INTERNATIONAL PARCELS LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08842890 QUANTUM-CDS LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08843678 PRICE ENTERPRISES (REDDITCH) LTD 14 Jan 2014
    08852865 FOGE CARE LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08856019 SYRENKA LTD 22 Jan 2014
    08862485 AESSENTIAL TRAINING LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08865255 CROSSFIT REDDITCH LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08869496 4 SEASONS GROUNDS AND LANDSCAPING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Jan 2014