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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

  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 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)SolihullUK
    2011228114,512
    2010223101,492
    % change2.2%12.8%
    Record Year 2007 (253) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011657390
    New companies in 2010796777
    % change-17.7%9.0%16.9%
    Record Year2007 (114)2011 (73)2011 (90)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SolihullUK
    201112972,230
    201018687,705
    % change-30.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (245) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011424938
    Closed companies in 2010497166
    % change-14.3%-31.0%-42%
    Record Year2009 (60)2008 (124)2009 (117)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SolihullUK
    20119942,282
    20103713,787
    Record Year 2002 (113) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011232452
    Net growth in 201030-411
    Record Year2007 (65)2002 (35)2002 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-24.7%-8.3%5.5%
    Record Year1960 (0.6%)1968 (0.7%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.20%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.58%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.44%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    ASSOCIATES1.24%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROPERTY1.17%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANTS0.69%DESIGN1.94%
    M0.69%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    SYSTEMS0.62%BUSINESS1.82%
    C0.62%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BRIDGE0.62%ENGINEERING1.74%
    ENGINEERING0.62%MEDIA1.72%
    SOLIHULL0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MARKETING0.55%LONDON1.63%
    MIDLANDS0.55%J1.47%
    BUILDING0.55%GLOBAL1.46%
    SOLAR0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    EVENTS0.55%CARE1.42%
    SCHOOL0.48%IT1.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%BUILDING1.30%
    IDEM0.48%PROPERTIES1.28%
    IT0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CARE0.41%M1.25%
    CENTRAL0.41%ENERGY1.22%
    SALES0.41%TRAINING1.21%
    FINANCIAL0.41%S1.21%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied333204,493
    7487 - Other business activities13565,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7829,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6515,760
    99999 - Dormant Company4518,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4214,755
    9999 - Dormant Company3622,587
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3110,137
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified247,551
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply238,345
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2110,018
    9305 - Other service activities2110,525
    74990 - Non-trading company208,064
    7260 - Other computer related activities178,686
    7499 - Non-trading company1711,543
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering166,321
    70100 - Activities of head offices132,479
    4545 - Other building completion122,731
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale122,087
    43210 - Electrical installation122,938

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07690432 PARTY WITH PURPOSE LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07691595 MACVANDER LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07695301 HMR AGRICULTURAL SERVICES LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07695714 A1 PP LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07696398 CRITICAL FRIENDS LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07697524 CONSERO MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07702489 BROAD LANE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07703212 NZL SURVEYING LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07711609 ONE2ONE INSURANCE LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07721103 RENEWABLE SOLAR SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07691534 WOODLEA PROJECTS LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07691617 SARC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07701599 SHERWOOD HEALTHCARE (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07707437 BIRCH WOOD STONE LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07720361 RMK HOLDING LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07693386 RYAN'S REMOVALS AND STORAGE LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07701022 SAPPHIRE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07707688 KHAN FAMILY PRACTITIONERS LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07723244 W & M CATERING LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07694097 VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07710074 BRIDGE MANUFACTURING I.O. LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07719977 CEDI ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07695645 GUILDHALL ESTATES (WEEDON) LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07703687 MONSTER HOUSE MEDIA LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07720767 CSS ACCOUNTING LTD 28 Jul 2011