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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