Solihull, West Midlands

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous August.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in net growth 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 2012)

    A total of 233 companies were registered in Solihull during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 2.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SolihullUK
    2012233118,868
    2011228114,512
    % change2.2%3.8%
    Record Year 2007 (253) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012808073
    New companies in 2011657390
    % change23.1%9.6%-18.9%
    Record Year2007 (114)2012 (80)2011 (90)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 126 companies were dissolved in Solihull during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SolihullUK
    201212674,772
    201112972,230
    % change-2.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (245) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012454041
    Closed companies in 2011424938
    % change7.1%-18.4%8%
    Record Year2009 (60)2008 (124)2009 (117)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Solihull during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 107 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)SolihullUK
    201210744,096
    20119942,282
    Record Year 2002 (113) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012354032
    Net growth in 2011232452
    Record Year2007 (65)2012 (40)2002 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Solihull
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change10.5%10.4%-19.8%
    Record Year1960 (0.6%)1968 (0.7%)1962 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Solihull was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.0% of all director appointments in Solihull in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.16%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.91%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.78%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    PROPERTY1.21%PROPERTY2.35%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.95%TRADING2.08%
    SOLIHULL0.95%DESIGN1.87%
    MEDIA0.89%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.83%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DESIGN0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.57%BUSINESS1.72%
    BUSINESS0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    MIDLANDS0.57%MEDIA1.67%
    HOMES0.51%LONDON1.67%
    IN0.51%J1.55%
    SPORTS0.51%GLOBAL1.53%
    J0.51%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%IT1.43%
    MEDICAL0.51%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CARE0.51%CARE1.32%
    GREEN0.51%M1.27%
    CONSULTANTS0.51%BUILDING1.22%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    PROPERTIES0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    D0.45%S1.17%
    BUILDING0.45%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied585331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8933,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8119,425
    7487 - Other business activities7635,545
    99999 - Dormant Company4925,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4314,774
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified339,891
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3213,716
    7414 - Business & management consultancy268,437
    74990 - Non-trading company229,203
    9999 - Dormant Company1812,598
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet153,712
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified143,943
    62090 - Other information technology service activities137,869
    41100 - Development of building projects134,965
    43210 - Electrical installation133,387
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply124,997
    62012 - Business and domestic software development124,584
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities124,119
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets113,089

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08125963 N HARRISON CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08126298 SUJAY DESIGN LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08127058 PAUL HUNTER WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08127975 WHITE LADDER LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08128090 TIME PRODUCTIONS LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08133340 FIBRENET NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08133399 SOLIHULL BOILER SPARES LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08136910 KSS MEDIC LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08137125 AXH CONSULTANTS LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08141994 MYLEARNING2020 LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08144944 OEP LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08148677 KINGSWOOD PROPERTIES (WEST MIDLANDS) LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08154865 SKY-FIT LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08126983 MALTBY FRUIT LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08149769 NORTHERN POLYMER RECYCLING LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08150407 BESPOKE DESIGN STUDIO (SOLIHULL) LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08140914 HOT ROCK HOUSE LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08146792 INTER TRADE MARKETING LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08148981 TOMLIN BELL LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08129906 CLARKS RESIDENTIAL LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08130617 HEART OF ENGLAND CARS LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08146280 SPECTRUM BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08155395 DPF KNOWLE LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08156962 TESSCHOOB LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08157031 ESTEEM DEVELOPMENTS (EDL) LIMITED 25 Jul 2012