Solihull, West Midlands
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Solihull UK 2010 229 105,137 2009 193 91,034 % change 18.7% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (268) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 65 72 92 New companies in 2009 54 62 77 % change 20.4% 16.1% 19.5% Record Year 2006 (75) 2007 (82) 2007 (119)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Solihull UK 2010 159 82,677 2009 187 108,060 % change -15.0% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (187) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 38 43 78 Closed companies in 2009 44 37 106 % change -13.6% 16.2% -26% Record Year 2006 (51) 2008 (55) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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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) Solihull UK 2010 70 22,460 2009 6 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (160) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 27 29 14 Net growth in 2009 10 25 -29 Record Year 1997 (47) 2007 (51) 2007 (80)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 11.7% -0.6% -0.7% Record Year 1968 (1.0%) 1966 (1.0%) 1960 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.00% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTANCY 1.38% CONSULTING 4.60% SOLIHULL 1.38% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTING 1.15% PROPERTY 2.50% (MIDLANDS) 1.08% ASSOCIATES 2.04% ASSOCIATES 1.08% TRADING 1.93% J 1.00% DESIGN 1.91% ELECTRICAL 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% PROPERTY 0.77% MEDIA 1.84% S 0.69% BUSINESS 1.74% DESIGN 0.61% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.63% MEDICAL 0.54% ENGINEERING 1.54% SYSTEMS 0.54% J 1.48% INVESTMENTS 0.54% LONDON 1.45% R 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.45% BUILDING 0.54% GROUP 1.37% CO 0.54% GLOBAL 1.35% MARKETING 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.35% CONSTRUCTION 0.46% BUILDING 1.34% COURT 0.46% CARE 1.33% TRAINING 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ENTERPRISES 0.46% M 1.28% M 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.25% RECRUITMENT 0.46% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 414 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 129 74,904 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 65 14,007 7414 - Business & management consultancy 65 17,003 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 26,974 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 39 9,943 9999 - Dormant Company 37 19,948 99999 - Dormant Company 37 13,808 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 27 9,659 74990 - Non-trading company 26 8,149 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 23 9,325 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 8,154 7499 - Non-trading company 21 15,398 41100 - Development of building projects 19 4,513 7011 - Development & sell real estate 19 5,300 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 6,340 7260 - Other computer related activities 16 10,331 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 16 2,375 9305 - Other service activities 15 9,038 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 3,077
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07139379 DMAC PROJECTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010 07125705 INFINITE SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Jan 2010 07125150 VENABLES LIMITED 14 Jan 2010 07121222 ALEX LYNN RACING LIMITED 10 Jan 2010 07120525 VALE ARCHITECTURAL GLAZING LTD 08 Jan 2010 07118987 KEY THREE CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Jan 2010 07118095 JA TEK LTD 06 Jan 2010 07141271 ALAN J BAILLIE (SALES) LTD 30 Jan 2010 07135989 HOW ARE YOU LIMITED 26 Jan 2010 07134698 SUZANNES FROCKSHOP LIMITED 25 Jan 2010 07132981 GLADES FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED 22 Jan 2010 07132971 ABACUS NETWORK (BIRMINGHAM NORTH) LIMITED 22 Jan 2010 07132968 INTEGRITOUR LIMITED 22 Jan 2010 07132424 RAVEN DENTAL LABORATORY LIMITED 21 Jan 2010 07131841 AFRICAN FOOD AND WINE LTD 21 Jan 2010 07131485 BUSINESS PATHWAYS LTD 20 Jan 2010 07119800 N A R SYSTEMS LTD 08 Jan 2010 07137417 GDR (MIDLANDS) LTD 26 Jan 2010 07134676 PJPK ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 25 Jan 2010 07133084 FUTURE VENTURES LTD 22 Jan 2010 07125178 IM ADVANTAGE LTD 14 Jan 2010 07118078 CROWN CARS SOLIHULL LTD 06 Jan 2010 07139159 TURNKEY EXTRACARE LIMITED 28 Jan 2010 07134641 M-PLM CONSULTANCY LTD 25 Jan 2010 07126309 4WALLS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
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