Solihull, West Midlands
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 472 companies were formed in Solihull. This figure is 9.3% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
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 2011 472 228,735 2010 432 203,749 % change 9.3% 12.3% Record Year 2007 (512) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 209 companies were registered in Solihull during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 3.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Solihull UK 2011 209 112,344 2010 203 98,612 % change 3.0% 13.9% Record Year 2007 (244) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 73 70 66 New companies in 2010 65 67 71 % change 12.3% 4.5% -7.0% Record Year 2003 (90) 2007 (81) 2003 (89)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 339 companies were dissolved in Solihull. This figure is 4.5% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
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 2011 339 162,310 2010 355 177,631 % change -4.5% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (518) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 169 companies were dissolved in Solihull during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 13.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Solihull UK 2011 169 71,324 2010 196 94,954 % change -13.8% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (331) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 21 80 68 Closed companies in 2010 47 70 79 % change -55.3% 14.3% -14% Record Year 2009 (92) 2009 (146) 2009 (93)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Solihull increased by 133 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Solihull UK 2011 133 66,425 2010 77 26,118 Record Year 2007 (294) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Solihull during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 40 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Solihull UK 2011 40 41,020 2010 7 3,658 Record Year 2003 (163) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 52 -10 -2 Net growth in 2010 18 -3 -8 Record Year 2003 (62) 2003 (41) 2003 (60)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Solihull formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Solihull 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Solihull formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Solihull 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 8.7% -17.7% -17.6% Record Year 1972 (0.7%) 1975 (0.7%) 1960 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Solihull was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Solihull in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Solihull was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
29.4% of all director appointments in Solihull in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.13% CONSULTING 5.09% MANAGEMENT 1.99% MANAGEMENT 4.86% CONSULTANCY 1.65% CONSULTANCY 3.17% ASSOCIATES 1.17% PROPERTY 2.43% PROPERTY 0.96% TRADING 2.05% SOLIHULL 0.82% DESIGN 1.94% C 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% BUSINESS 1.87% MEDICAL 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% BUILDING 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.55% MEDIA 1.73% M 0.55% ENGINEERING 1.67% ACADEMY 0.55% LONDON 1.60% SYSTEMS 0.48% GLOBAL 1.46% DEVELOPMENTS 0.48% J 1.44% BRIDGE 0.48% CARE 1.44% IT 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.42% R 0.48% IT 1.39% DESIGN 0.48% BUILDING 1.32% FINANCIAL 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENGINEERING 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.30% WORLD 0.41% M 1.27% SOLAR 0.41% S 1.23% CARE 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.20% IDEM 0.41% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 335 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 115 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 82 30,647 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 66 16,419 99999 - Dormant Company 44 18,918 7414 - Business & management consultancy 36 13,053 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 10,545 9999 - Dormant Company 27 20,111 74990 - Non-trading company 26 8,481 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 7,835 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 10,322 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 21 7,143 9305 - Other service activities 20 9,063 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 5,928 70100 - Activities of head offices 14 2,632 5263 - Other non-store retail sale 14 1,858 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 7,095 41100 - Development of building projects 12 3,852 7260 - Other computer related activities 12 7,849 43210 - Electrical installation 12 3,085
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