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 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
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