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
    07384208 BONNIES BAGS LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07379989 FASRA LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379745 RANVIK MEDICAL LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07373552 BLANC LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07372944 INTESAR LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07370233 RISK SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07366289 DHOOT SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07393163 BOSTIN LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07385796 CYLLENE SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07382561 HG HR LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07381071 KATIE MINERALS & EQUIPMENTS LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07380242 MRS WONDER LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07369269 R & T ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368724 PDJ MANAGEMENT (LYTHAM) LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07365759 RNI DATA WAREHOUSING LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07390583 ARDEN FITNESS LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07390403 BA BA CATERING LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07387486 Q LESS CONVENIENCE STORES LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07382024 THE LOCAL ROOFING COMPANY LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07379581 TGA (UK) LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07375106 ADDAPPS LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07382421 ZENITH-CC LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07376362 JAY IT LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07375347 WHITE WEDDING PAGES LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07372850 SYNIUM LTD 10 Sep 2010