Solihull, West Midlands

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 229 companies were registered in Solihull during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 18.7% 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)SolihullUK
    2010229105,137
    200919391,034
    % change18.7%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (268) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010657292
    New companies in 2009546277
    % change20.4%16.1%19.5%
    Record Year2006 (75)2007 (82)2007 (119)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 159 companies were dissolved in Solihull during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.0% 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)SolihullUK
    201015982,677
    2009187108,060
    % change-15.0%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (187) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010384378
    Closed companies in 20094437106
    % change-13.6%16.2%-26%
    Record Year2006 (51)2008 (55)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Solihull during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 70 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)SolihullUK
    20107022,460
    20096-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (160) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010272914
    Net growth in 20091025-29
    Record Year1997 (47)2007 (51)2007 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Solihull formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Solihull
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change11.7%-0.6%-0.7%
    Record Year1968 (1.0%)1966 (1.0%)1960 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% 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 Solihull was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.6% of all director appointments in Solihull 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
    MANAGEMENT2.00%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTANCY1.38%CONSULTING4.60%
    SOLIHULL1.38%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTING1.15%PROPERTY2.50%
    (MIDLANDS)1.08%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    ASSOCIATES1.08%TRADING1.93%
    J1.00%DESIGN1.91%
    ELECTRICAL0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    PROPERTY0.77%MEDIA1.84%
    S0.69%BUSINESS1.74%
    DESIGN0.61%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    MEDICAL0.54%ENGINEERING1.54%
    SYSTEMS0.54%J1.48%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%LONDON1.45%
    R0.54%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    BUILDING0.54%GROUP1.37%
    CO0.54%GLOBAL1.35%
    MARKETING0.46%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONSTRUCTION0.46%BUILDING1.34%
    COURT0.46%CARE1.33%
    TRAINING0.46%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.46%M1.28%
    M0.46%SYSTEMS1.25%
    RECRUITMENT0.46%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied414228,645
    7487 - Other business activities12974,904
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6514,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6517,003
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5226,974
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities399,943
    9999 - Dormant Company3719,948
    99999 - Dormant Company3713,808
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply279,659
    74990 - Non-trading company268,149
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering239,325
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified218,154
    7499 - Non-trading company2115,398
    41100 - Development of building projects194,513
    7011 - Development & sell real estate195,300
    62090 - Other information technology service activities186,340
    7260 - Other computer related activities1610,331
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified162,375
    9305 - Other service activities159,038
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities143,077

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07170152 K.A. PLUMBING & HEATING (MIDLANDS) LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07168085 EVE & CO ESTATES LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07166052 FACEDOC LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07159770 CRABSTIX LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07157157 CLOUD SYSTEMS LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07156922 M.Y. HULSE HOLDINGS LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07149650 HANSARDS COMMERCIAL CONSULTANCY LTD 08 Feb 2010
    07146148 WMVT GLOBAL LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07169910 NOCTUNE LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07167216 FIRSTLINGS LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07147634 DATAMIX LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07145593 SYMPHONY INVESTMENTS LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07145192 RAILWAY SIGNALLING DESIGN LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    OC352457 THE TUCKER PARTNERSHIP LLP 18 Feb 2010
    07167299 G.B SERVICES (SOLIHULL) LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07165490 KML (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07156690 MARBLE LIFE LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07152738 CAINES WORLD ENTERPRISES LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07142789 GOLF VENDOR LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07162383 CHILDRENS CABIN LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07162249 SOLIHULL TILING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07151967 THE-OHC LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07148470 HIGH STREET LOCATION LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07169099 MERECROFT CARE LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07157622 STEVE WATSON CONSULTANCY LTD 15 Feb 2010