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Solihull, West Midlands

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Solihull when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Solihull when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Solihull when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Solihull when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Solihull when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Solihull when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 294 companies were registered in Solihull during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 11.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SolihullUK
    2012294131,491
    2011263116,391
    % change11.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (294) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20128596113
    New companies in 20116886109
    % change25.0%11.6%3.7%
    Record Year2012 (85)2012 (96)2007 (119)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Solihull during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 41.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SolihullUK
    201210067,576
    201117090,987
    % change-41.2%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (187) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012273736
    Closed companies in 2011625850
    % change-56.5%-36.2%-28%
    Record Year2011 (62)2011 (58)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Solihull when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Solihull when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Solihull during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 194 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)SolihullUK
    201219463,915
    20119325,404
    Record Year 2012 (194) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Solihull when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Solihull when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012585977
    Net growth in 201162859
    Record Year2012 (58)2012 (59)2007 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Solihull formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Solihull
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change7.2%-4.5%-3.0%
    Record Year1968 (1.0%)1966 (1.0%)1960 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Solihull was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.8% of all director appointments in Solihull in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.81%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.54%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    PROPERTY1.21%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.14%PROPERTY2.37%
    SOLIHULL0.94%TRADING2.07%
    MEDIA0.74%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%ENGINEERING1.86%
    MIDLANDS0.67%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    SYSTEMS0.60%BUSINESS1.73%
    M0.60%MEDIA1.72%
    PROPERTIES0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MARKETING0.60%LONDON1.66%
    SUPPORT0.60%J1.54%
    BUSINESS0.60%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ENGINEERING0.54%GLOBAL1.50%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%IT1.40%
    (NO.0.54%CARE1.34%
    BRIDGE0.47%PROPERTIES1.31%
    SOLAR0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.47%M1.27%
    GREEN0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    BUILDING0.47%ENERGY1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%S1.20%
    (MIDLANDS)0.47%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied342216,665
    7487 - Other business activities10952,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9335,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8719,704
    99999 - Dormant Company5225,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4114,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3312,113
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified339,892
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3213,637
    9999 - Dormant Company2918,617
    74990 - Non-trading company249,729
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply176,934
    7260 - Other computer related activities167,154
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified143,931
    43210 - Electrical installation143,573
    9305 - Other service activities148,818
    70100 - Activities of head offices132,746
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet123,439
    41100 - Development of building projects124,984
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate123,072

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07973129 BECKLANDS WOOD LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07988919 HAIR AT HARBORNE LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07991484 THE PADDOCKS RTM COMPANY LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07992823 SOLIHULL RIFLE & PISTOL CLUB 15 Mar 2012
    07997001 POINT-S TYRES (UK) LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07997056 VERDECAPITAL LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08002073 MIDCAL LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08005431 PURE NETBALL LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08007091 NOFTECH UK LTD 27 Mar 2012
    08009569 WORKSHOP13 LTD 28 Mar 2012
    08012236 MCDONNELL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    08012673 SW HAIR LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    08013530 MEDS DIRECT LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07972797 RED REVERB LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07981458 SG6060 LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07984263 WALLACE ROBINSON & MORGAN LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07994963 SALAD CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07998974 AGK IMAGING LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08002240 EXPEDITED CRYSTAL CLEAN LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08003586 GOODOL LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08003737 FURSANUN LTD 23 Mar 2012
    07975545 BASE PUBLISHING LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07985208 ALEXIS WALKER LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    08004886 NEWPORT RESIDENTIAL LETTINGS LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08005736 GALLOWAY SYSTEMS LIMITED 26 Mar 2012