Redditch, Worcestershire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Redditch when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 111 companies were registered in Redditch during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)RedditchUK
    2014111143,414
    2013122132,684
    % change-9.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (122) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014313842
    New companies in 2013444434
    % change-29.5%-13.6%23.5%
    Record Year2013 (44)2007 (47)2011 (43)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 91 companies were dissolved in Redditch during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 1.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)RedditchUK
    201491101,670
    20139086,170
    % change1.1%18.0%
    Record Year 2010 (144) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Redditch when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014382231
    Closed companies in 2013212643
    % change81.0%-15.4%-28%
    Record Year2014 (38)2010 (71)2009 (45)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Redditch during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 20 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)RedditchUK
    20142041,744
    20133246,514
    Record Year 2007 (63) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014-71611
    Net growth in 20132318-9
    Record Year2008 (32)2003 (24)2002 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Redditch
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-35.9%-17.7%13.3%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)2007 (0.2%)2006 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Redditch was in 2005 when 37.0% of all directors were female.

    24.7% of all director appointments in Redditch in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DESIGN1.15%CONSULTING5.17%
    REDDITCH0.92%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    TRAINING0.92%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CARE0.81%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTING0.81%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    MANAGEMENT0.69%TRADING2.00%
    PROPERTY0.69%LONDON1.95%
    TRANSPORT0.69%CARE1.94%
    (MIDLANDS)0.58%TRANSPORT1.76%
    ENGINEERING0.58%DESIGN1.70%
    BARS0.58%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    HOLDINGS0.58%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%BUSINESS1.62%
    SOFTWARE0.46%J1.53%
    LIBRAE0.46%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    BLUE0.46%GLOBAL1.51%
    (REDDITCH)0.46%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    INSTALLATIONS0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    PROPERTIES0.46%MEDIA1.38%
    K0.46%CO.,1.36%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    B0.46%BUILDING1.30%
    BUILDING0.46%IT1.30%
    CAR0.35%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied218278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6857,264
    99999 - Dormant Company6748,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2840,717
    49410 - Freight transport by road279,960
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2128,224
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2129,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1918,890
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,006
    56302 - Public houses and bars126,056
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet119,914
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified113,465
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles103,397
    56101 - Licensed restaurants98,546
    62012 - Business and domestic software development99,675
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing95,786
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment86,630
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified84,382
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified88,501
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets76,327

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09210042 LIGHTHOUSE GLASS LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09225936 BLUEBREA LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09238152 VORT3X LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09200579 M MILEWSKI LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09208219 SLG PROJECTS LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09217692 REAL FITNESS LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09220324 ACW PIPEWORKS LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09222026 MCGRATH INSULATIONS LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09228773 ISOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09233517 FULL HOUSE GRAPHICS LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09237168 ISOMAN LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09202357 INTERIOR DESIGN ADVISORY SERVICE LTD 03 Sep 2014
    09207135 DECOR DESIGN (BROMSGROVE) LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09207226 GALFARR BOUTIQUE LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09207884 POLLY'S PUGS & PALS LTD. 08 Sep 2014
    09208313 PACKWOOD SOFTWARE LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09208894 REDDITCH BUILDING SERVICES LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09210877 THE WRITE SOFTWARE COMPANY LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09220622 MISTRAL LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09228392 DAREK LISEK LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09231154 ZED-AV LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09231610 CH-UZI LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09232934 AUTOMOBIL CENTRE LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09237725 HUNTS MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED 26 Sep 2014
    09241534 RL SERVICES (REDDITCH) LTD 30 Sep 2014