Solihull, West Midlands

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 223 companies were registered in Solihull during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 11.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SolihullUK
    2010223101,492
    200920094,671
    % change11.5%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (253) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010796777
    New companies in 2009636671
    % change25.4%1.5%8.5%
    Record Year2007 (114)2002 (69)2003 (79)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 186 companies were dissolved in Solihull during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 24.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SolihullUK
    201018687,705
    2009245159,401
    % change-24.1%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (245) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010497166
    Closed companies in 20096068117
    % change-18.3%4.4%-44%
    Record Year2009 (60)2008 (124)2009 (117)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Solihull during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 37 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)SolihullUK
    20103713,787
    2009-45-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (113) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201030-411
    Net growth in 20093-2-46
    Record Year2007 (65)2002 (35)2002 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Solihull formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Solihull
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.3%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change16.6%-7.9%4.0%
    Record Year1960 (0.6%)1968 (0.7%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Solihull was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.2% of all director appointments in Solihull in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.25%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING2.03%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.65%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    SOLIHULL1.35%PROPERTY2.38%
    (MIDLANDS)1.13%TRADING2.04%
    ASSOCIATES1.05%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    PROPERTY0.83%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    J0.68%BUSINESS1.80%
    MEDICAL0.68%MEDIA1.75%
    SYSTEMS0.68%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    BUILDING0.68%LONDON1.59%
    CONTRACTS0.60%ENGINEERING1.59%
    ELECTRICAL0.60%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ENTERPRISES0.60%CARE1.44%
    C0.60%J1.44%
    S0.60%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%GLOBAL1.42%
    MARKETING0.53%IT1.35%
    BUSINESS0.53%PROPERTIES1.35%
    DESIGN0.53%BUILDING1.32%
    FINANCIAL0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    (SOLIHULL)0.45%M1.28%
    BIRMINGHAM0.45%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CARE0.45%S1.24%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied361202,902
    7487 - Other business activities13269,802
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5713,161
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4725,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4614,940
    99999 - Dormant Company3814,072
    9999 - Dormant Company3721,484
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities328,292
    74990 - Non-trading company267,649
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply228,183
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering217,634
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified207,767
    9305 - Other service activities179,454
    62090 - Other information technology service activities165,716
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified156,460
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified142,339
    6523 - Other financial intermediation142,492
    7499 - Non-trading company1413,408
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale132,039
    41100 - Development of building projects133,688

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07326283 MMX COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07325591 SPOT ON MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS C.I.C. 26 Jul 2010
    07322442 BIRMINGHAM SCAFFOLDING (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07321036 O'DONNELL MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07320044 RACHEL JENNINGS LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07313180 THE FRYER SUPPLIER LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07312240 ITECH CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07312056 LOVE2STAY LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07311932 COORDINATED MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07302834 INDIGO EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07302429 DEGU CAMERAS LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    OC356722 JOHNSON MELEN LLP 26 Jul 2010
    07326926 HCW (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07317451 LONDON'S CHANNEL LTD 16 Jul 2010
    07306247 TRUE ASPECTS LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07301387 LASTING IMPRESSIONS (SOLIHULL) LTD 01 Jul 2010
    07330535 ARDEN CARE SUPPLIES LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07327696 LCS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07325817 SAK-G TRADING LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07313693 SIMPLY SMS LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07311353 CASTLEMARKET SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07302998 PREMIER ANAESTHESIA LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07329061 TOUCHWOOD PROPERTY (WOLSTON CLOSE) LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07327334 HANSONS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07325203 BOZORGI LTD 26 Jul 2010