Solihull, West Midlands
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 432 companies were formed in Solihull. This figure is 16.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Solihull occurred in 2007 when a total of 512 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Solihull UK 2010 432 203,749 2009 371 182,021 % change 16.4% 11.9% Record Year 2007 (512) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 203 companies were registered in Solihull during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 14.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Solihull UK 2010 203 98,612 2009 178 90,987 % change 14.0% 8.4% Record Year 2007 (244) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 65 67 71 New companies in 2009 65 57 56 % change 0.0% 17.5% 26.8% Record Year 2003 (90) 2007 (81) 2003 (89)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 355 companies were dissolved in Solihull. This figure is 31.5% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Solihull occurred in 2009 when a total of 518 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Solihull UK 2010 355 177,631 2009 518 289,236 % change -31.5% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (518) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 196 companies were dissolved in Solihull during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 40.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Solihull UK 2010 196 94,954 2009 331 181,176 % change -40.8% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (331) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 47 70 79 Closed companies in 2009 92 146 93 % change -48.9% -52.1% -15% Record Year 2009 (92) 2009 (146) 2009 (93)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Solihull increased by 77 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Solihull UK 2010 77 26,118 2009 -147 -107,215 Record Year 2007 (294) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Solihull during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 7 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Solihull UK 2010 7 3,658 2009 -153 -90,189 Record Year 2003 (163) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 18 -3 -8 Net growth in 2009 -27 -89 -37 Record Year 2003 (62) 2003 (41) 2003 (60)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Solihull formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Solihull 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Solihull formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Solihull 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -8.0% 12.1% 14.0% Record Year 1972 (0.7%) 1975 (0.7%) 1960 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 45.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 45.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Solihull was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.3% of all director appointments in Solihull in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Solihull was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
30.1% of all director appointments in Solihull in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.99% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.84% CONSULTING 4.79% CONSULTANCY 1.61% CONSULTANCY 3.02% SOLIHULL 1.38% PROPERTY 2.40% ASSOCIATES 1.23% ASSOCIATES 2.02% (MIDLANDS) 1.15% TRADING 2.01% J 0.92% DESIGN 1.91% CONSULTANTS 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% PROPERTY 0.77% MEDIA 1.80% CONTRACTS 0.69% BUSINESS 1.75% MEDICAL 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.71% ELECTRICAL 0.69% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% ENTERPRISES 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.56% BUILDING 0.61% LONDON 1.52% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CO 0.54% J 1.46% BUSINESS 0.54% CARE 1.41% S 0.54% GLOBAL 1.39% R 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.35% ENGINEERING 0.54% BUILDING 1.33% MARKETING 0.54% M 1.29% DESIGN 0.54% IT 1.28% SYSTEMS 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.27% HOLDINGS 0.46% GROUP 1.25% JAMES 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 386 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 128 68,525 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 59 13,490 7414 - Business & management consultancy 51 14,598 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 25,942 9999 - Dormant Company 41 19,842 99999 - Dormant Company 40 14,342 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 8,590 74990 - Non-trading company 27 7,893 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 27 8,285 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 7,922 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 21 8,262 7499 - Non-trading company 19 13,997 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 5,854 41100 - Development of building projects 17 3,945 7011 - Development & sell real estate 17 4,579 9305 - Other service activities 16 8,822 7260 - Other computer related activities 16 9,122 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 14 2,405 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 6,684
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