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
New Company Registrations
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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) Solihull UK 2012 233 118,868 2011 228 114,512 % change 2.2% 3.8% Record Year 2007 (253) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 80 80 73 New companies in 2011 65 73 90 % change 23.1% 9.6% -18.9% Record Year 2007 (114) 2012 (80) 2011 (90)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Solihull UK 2012 126 74,772 2011 129 72,230 % change -2.3% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (245) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 45 40 41 Closed companies in 2011 42 49 38 % change 7.1% -18.4% 8% Record Year 2009 (60) 2008 (124) 2009 (117)
Net Company Growth
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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) Solihull UK 2012 107 44,096 2011 99 42,282 Record Year 2002 (113) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2012 35 40 32 Net growth in 2011 23 24 52 Record Year 2007 (65) 2012 (40) 2002 (56)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 10.5% 10.4% -19.8% Record Year 1960 (0.6%) 1968 (0.7%) 1962 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.16% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.91% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.78% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PROPERTY 1.21% PROPERTY 2.35% DEVELOPMENTS 0.95% TRADING 2.08% SOLIHULL 0.95% DESIGN 1.87% MEDIA 0.89% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.83% DESIGN 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.57% BUSINESS 1.72% BUSINESS 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% MIDLANDS 0.57% MEDIA 1.67% HOMES 0.51% LONDON 1.67% IN 0.51% J 1.55% SPORTS 0.51% GLOBAL 1.53% J 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.51% IT 1.43% MEDICAL 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.34% CARE 0.51% CARE 1.32% GREEN 0.51% M 1.27% CONSULTANTS 0.51% BUILDING 1.22% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.20% D 0.45% S 1.17% BUILDING 0.45% SECURITY 1.16%
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 585 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 89 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 81 19,425 7487 - Other business activities 76 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 49 25,035 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 43 14,774 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 33 9,891 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 13,716 7414 - Business & management consultancy 26 8,437 74990 - Non-trading company 22 9,203 9999 - Dormant Company 18 12,598 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 15 3,712 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 3,943 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 7,869 41100 - Development of building projects 13 4,965 43210 - Electrical installation 13 3,387 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 4,997 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 4,584 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 4,119 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 11 3,089
Recent Companies
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