Solihull, West Midlands
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous September.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 228 companies were registered in Solihull during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 2.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Solihull UK 2011 228 114,512 2010 223 101,492 % change 2.2% 12.8% Record Year 2007 (253) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous September.
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 65 73 90 New companies in 2010 79 67 77 % change -17.7% 9.0% 16.9% Record Year 2007 (114) 2011 (73) 2011 (90)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 129 companies were dissolved in Solihull during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 30.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Solihull UK 2011 129 72,230 2010 186 87,705 % change -30.6% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (245) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 42 49 38 Closed companies in 2010 49 71 66 % change -14.3% -31.0% -42% Record Year 2009 (60) 2008 (124) 2009 (117)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Solihull during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 99 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Solihull UK 2011 99 42,282 2010 37 13,787 Record Year 2002 (113) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 23 24 52 Net growth in 2010 30 -4 11 Record Year 2007 (65) 2002 (35) 2002 (56)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Solihull formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Solihull 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -24.7% -8.3% 5.5% Record Year 1960 (0.6%) 1968 (0.7%) 1962 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Solihull was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.9% of all director appointments in Solihull in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.20% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.58% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.44% CONSULTANCY 3.19% ASSOCIATES 1.24% PROPERTY 2.41% PROPERTY 1.17% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANTS 0.69% DESIGN 1.94% M 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.85% SYSTEMS 0.62% BUSINESS 1.82% C 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.76% BRIDGE 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.74% ENGINEERING 0.62% MEDIA 1.72% SOLIHULL 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MARKETING 0.55% LONDON 1.63% MIDLANDS 0.55% J 1.47% BUILDING 0.55% GLOBAL 1.46% SOLAR 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.43% EVENTS 0.55% CARE 1.42% SCHOOL 0.48% IT 1.38% CONSTRUCTION 0.48% BUILDING 1.30% IDEM 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.28% IT 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CARE 0.41% M 1.25% CENTRAL 0.41% ENERGY 1.22% SALES 0.41% TRAINING 1.21% FINANCIAL 0.41% S 1.21%
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 333 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 135 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 78 29,245 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 65 15,760 99999 - Dormant Company 45 18,281 7414 - Business & management consultancy 42 14,755 9999 - Dormant Company 36 22,587 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 31 10,137 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 7,551 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 23 8,345 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 10,018 9305 - Other service activities 21 10,525 74990 - Non-trading company 20 8,064 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 8,686 7499 - Non-trading company 17 11,543 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 6,321 70100 - Activities of head offices 13 2,479 4545 - Other building completion 12 2,731 5263 - Other non-store retail sale 12 2,087 43210 - Electrical installation 12 2,938
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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