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
    08199943 ADELUSI ASSOCIATES LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08200936 ACADEMY OF BEAUTY LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08204771 GILL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08217353 STUDENTS ON PLACEMENT LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08217997 KEYS ON WHEELS (SOLIHULL) LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08219955 TJS HAULAGE LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08222620 THE GAS EXCHANGE LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08223255 CLASSIC CORSETS LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08226511 PEAK-CONSULTANCY (WORCESTER) LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08228301 SGS HOTELS (UK) LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08228595 DIRECT SHOPPING COMPANY LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08231342 DNA TECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08215334 MORGAN BUILDING SERVICES MIDLANDS LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08220363 BULMERS MACHINERY COMPANY LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08223420 APPLE ENERGY UK HOLDINGS LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08227452 ALL ACTIVE SPORTS LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08230653 GENESIS PROPERTY & LAND LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08230776 GYM LUXE LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08233628 AMKURA LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08214449 GET ON IT LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08215231 THE CLOTHING WAREHOUSE LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08224012 MIDLANDS GREEN DEAL LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08226105 TOWER DIAMOND LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08203436 SEAMOOR LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08213561 GUILDHALL ESTATES (MERTON RISE) LIMITED 13 Sep 2012