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
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07651040 ABILITY IT LTD 31 May 2011 07650132 CLEVER GECKO LIMITED 27 May 2011 07647635 CERAMIC & STONE RETAIL LTD 25 May 2011 07641755 ASH SHARMA LTD 20 May 2011 07638743 PQMS LTD 18 May 2011 07633827 BIGFOX RECYCLING LTD 13 May 2011 07632794 GHOSTLY HIRE LIMITED 13 May 2011 07632329 PRIME LIME LTD 12 May 2011 07632077 ENCOMPASS CONSTRUCTION LTD 12 May 2011 07631578 WELLANIMAL THERMAL IMAGING LTD 12 May 2011 07630889 MATHARU ENTERPRISES LTD 11 May 2011 07625884 KDM COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD 09 May 2011 07622414 EDEN BEES LIMITED 05 May 2011 07622301 WEST MIDLANDS WARDROBES LTD 05 May 2011 07648698 R.M.K. TOOLING LTD 26 May 2011 07640652 SIMCO CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 19 May 2011 07635793 SAFERWAVE LTD 16 May 2011 07627327 IMPROVEMENT PATHS LIMITED 09 May 2011 07621421 CLAYTON PROMOTIONS LTD 04 May 2011 07618520 LETHABY CATERING LIMITED 03 May 2011 07641114 DORRIDGE DHC LTD 19 May 2011 07636531 DSGI TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 17 May 2011 07632067 MB HOSPITALITY CONSULTING LTD 12 May 2011 07631182 BLYTHE PHYSIOTHERAPY LIMITED 11 May 2011 07645738 SUMMERS MEAT DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED 24 May 2011
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