Solihull, West Midlands
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Solihull UK 2010 223 101,492 2009 200 94,671 % change 11.5% 7.2% Record Year 2007 (253) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 79 67 77 New companies in 2009 63 66 71 % change 25.4% 1.5% 8.5% Record Year 2007 (114) 2002 (69) 2003 (79)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Solihull UK 2010 186 87,705 2009 245 159,401 % change -24.1% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (245) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 49 71 66 Closed companies in 2009 60 68 117 % change -18.3% 4.4% -44% Record Year 2009 (60) 2008 (124) 2009 (117)
Net Company Growth
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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) Solihull UK 2010 37 13,787 2009 -45 -64,730 Record Year 2002 (113) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 30 -4 11 Net growth in 2009 3 -2 -46 Record Year 2007 (65) 2002 (35) 2002 (56)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 16.6% -7.9% 4.0% Record Year 1960 (0.6%) 1968 (0.7%) 1962 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.25% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 2.03% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTANCY 1.65% CONSULTANCY 3.12% SOLIHULL 1.35% PROPERTY 2.38% (MIDLANDS) 1.13% TRADING 2.04% ASSOCIATES 1.05% ASSOCIATES 2.01% PROPERTY 0.83% DESIGN 1.93% CONSTRUCTION 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% J 0.68% BUSINESS 1.80% MEDICAL 0.68% MEDIA 1.75% SYSTEMS 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.73% BUILDING 0.68% LONDON 1.59% CONTRACTS 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.59% ELECTRICAL 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ENTERPRISES 0.60% CARE 1.44% C 0.60% J 1.44% S 0.60% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% CONSULTANTS 0.60% GLOBAL 1.42% MARKETING 0.53% IT 1.35% BUSINESS 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.35% DESIGN 0.53% BUILDING 1.32% FINANCIAL 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.30% (SOLIHULL) 0.45% M 1.28% BIRMINGHAM 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.26% CARE 0.45% S 1.24%
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 361 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 132 69,802 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 13,161 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 47 25,053 7414 - Business & management consultancy 46 14,940 99999 - Dormant Company 38 14,072 9999 - Dormant Company 37 21,484 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 32 8,292 74990 - Non-trading company 26 7,649 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 22 8,183 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 21 7,634 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 7,767 9305 - Other service activities 17 9,454 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 5,716 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 6,460 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 14 2,339 6523 - Other financial intermediation 14 2,492 7499 - Non-trading company 14 13,408 5263 - Other non-store retail sale 13 2,039 41100 - Development of building projects 13 3,688
Recent Companies
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