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
    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