Redditch, Worcestershire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Redditch when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Redditch when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Redditch when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Redditch when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Redditch when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Redditch when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 159 companies were registered in Redditch during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RedditchUK
    2015159161,156
    2014144150,722
    % change10.4%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (159) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Redditch when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Redditch when compared to any month in history.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Redditch when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015464568
    New companies in 2014424656
    % change9.5%-2.2%21.4%
    Record Year2015 (46)2012 (65)2015 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 92 companies were dissolved in Redditch during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 19.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RedditchUK
    20159289,523
    20147782,370
    % change19.5%8.7%
    Record Year 2010 (118) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015252938
    Closed companies in 2014252824
    % change0.0%3.6%58%
    Record Year2011 (37)2010 (42)2009 (58)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Redditch during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 67 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RedditchUK
    20156771,633
    20146768,352
    Record Year 2012 (84) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015211630
    Net growth in 2014171832
    Record Year2005 (24)2012 (41)2003 (33)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Redditch formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Redditch
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change7.5%-9.9%10.6%
    Record Year1975 (0.5%)1993 (0.2%)1991 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    24.5% of all director appointments in Redditch in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.27%CONSULTING5.23%
    J1.06%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    TRAINING0.85%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    DESIGN0.74%PROPERTY2.72%
    TRANSPORT0.74%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY0.74%CARE2.13%
    MANAGEMENT0.64%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%LONDON1.91%
    INTERIORS0.64%TRADING1.88%
    MAINTENANCE0.53%TRANSPORT1.82%
    P0.53%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    R0.53%DESIGN1.65%
    INSTALLATIONS0.53%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUILDING0.53%CO.,1.58%
    ASTWOOD0.42%J1.55%
    TRANS0.42%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CONSULTANTS0.42%BUSINESS1.49%
    CLEANING0.42%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    S0.42%GLOBAL1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    CONSTRUCTION0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.42%BUILDING1.31%
    HEALTHCARE0.42%IT1.30%
    B0.42%MEDIA1.28%
    CLOSE0.42%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied213288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7358,522
    99999 - Dormant Company5249,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3443,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2630,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2029,218
    49410 - Freight transport by road1712,485
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1519,098
    74990 - Non-trading company1213,794
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified113,559
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1110,200
    56302 - Public houses and bars106,355
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles103,579
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment86,815
    56301 - Licensed clubs8561
    56101 - Licensed restaurants88,909
    86900 - Other human health activities813,990
    62012 - Business and domestic software development89,651
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles75,392
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets76,557

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09437907 BENCHMARK JOINERY (MIDLANDS 2015) LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09422791 ALAN DEAN SYSTEMS LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09434196 HAMSARD 3362 LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09435099 HAMSARD 3363 LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09444881 KS PROPERTY LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09445493 ELMDON LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09454939 ROBERT BECKETT LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09456597 T2 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09459224 PRIORY CAFE LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09460287 FEBACCI LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09417310 ACTIVEWEAR PRINTING & EMBROIDERY LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09419318 AERIALS & SATELLITES LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09422113 INSTINCT SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09422715 DIGITAL ADVERTISING & MARKETING LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09427321 ANNA MARIE DESIGNS LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09429379 ELITE PROPERTIES (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09432563 ATJ ASSOCIATES LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09445286 LOCATIO LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09445946 BORSCHEID MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09449512 F-STRATOCASTER 7721 LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09451139 DJS INTERIORS LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09452114 MATEI CRISTIAN TRANS LTD 21 Feb 2015
    09454455 JACQUI SMITH ADVISORY LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09456292 COUNTRYSIDE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09457550 GJP MUSIC LIMITED 25 Feb 2015