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
New Company Registrations
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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) Solihull UK 2012 294 131,491 2011 263 116,391 % change 11.8% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (294) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 85 96 113 New companies in 2011 68 86 109 % change 25.0% 11.6% 3.7% Record Year 2012 (85) 2012 (96) 2007 (119)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Solihull UK 2012 100 67,576 2011 170 90,987 % change -41.2% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (187) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 27 37 36 Closed companies in 2011 62 58 50 % change -56.5% -36.2% -28% Record Year 2011 (62) 2011 (58) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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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) Solihull UK 2012 194 63,915 2011 93 25,404 Record Year 2012 (194) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 58 59 77 Net growth in 2011 6 28 59 Record Year 2012 (58) 2012 (59) 2007 (80)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 7.2% -4.5% -3.0% Record Year 1968 (1.0%) 1966 (1.0%) 1960 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.81% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 1.54% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PROPERTY 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 1.14% PROPERTY 2.37% SOLIHULL 0.94% TRADING 2.07% MEDIA 0.74% DESIGN 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.86% MIDLANDS 0.67% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.79% SYSTEMS 0.60% BUSINESS 1.73% M 0.60% MEDIA 1.72% PROPERTIES 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MARKETING 0.60% LONDON 1.66% SUPPORT 0.60% J 1.54% BUSINESS 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ENGINEERING 0.54% GLOBAL 1.50% CONSULTANTS 0.54% IT 1.40% (NO. 0.54% CARE 1.34% BRIDGE 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.31% SOLAR 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.27% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% M 1.27% GREEN 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% BUILDING 0.47% ENERGY 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.47% S 1.20% (MIDLANDS) 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 342 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 109 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 93 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 87 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 52 25,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 41 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 33 12,113 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 33 9,892 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 13,637 9999 - Dormant Company 29 18,617 74990 - Non-trading company 24 9,729 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 17 6,934 7260 - Other computer related activities 16 7,154 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 3,931 43210 - Electrical installation 14 3,573 9305 - Other service activities 14 8,818 70100 - Activities of head offices 13 2,746 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 3,439 41100 - Development of building projects 12 4,984 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 12 3,072
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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