Solihull, West Midlands
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Solihull when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Solihull when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 284 companies were registered in Solihull during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Solihull UK 2013 284 134,802 2012 294 131,491 % change -3.4% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (294) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 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 2013 91 94 99 New companies in 2012 85 96 113 % change 7.1% -2.1% -12.4% Record Year 2013 (91) 2012 (96) 2007 (119)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 206 companies were dissolved in Solihull during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 106.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Solihull UK 2013 206 77,914 2012 100 67,576 % change 106.0% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (206) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Solihull when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Solihull when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 73 68 65 Closed companies in 2012 27 37 36 % change 170.4% 83.8% 81% Record Year 2013 (73) 2013 (68) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Solihull during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 78 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Solihull UK 2013 78 56,888 2012 194 63,915 Record Year 2012 (194) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 18 26 34 Net growth in 2012 58 59 77 Record Year 2012 (58) 2012 (59) 2007 (80)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Solihull formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Solihull 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -4.0% -2.8% -9.4% Record Year 1997 (0.4%) 1991 (0.3%) 1988 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Solihull was in 2006 when 30.8% of all directors were female.
24.0% of all director appointments in Solihull in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.26% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTANCY 1.83% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.77% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.04% PROPERTY 2.44% SOLIHULL 1.04% TRADING 2.06% DEVELOPMENTS 0.85% DESIGN 1.79% CARE 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.73% BUSINESS 1.77% DESIGN 0.67% ASSOCIATES 1.75% BUSINESS 0.67% LONDON 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.71% ROSCONN 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% IT 0.61% MEDIA 1.63% MEDICAL 0.61% GLOBAL 1.57% D 0.55% J 1.56% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% CARE 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.55% IT 1.43% GLOBAL 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.41% J 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.36% MEDIA 0.55% M 1.25% MAINTENANCE 0.49% BUILDING 1.21% BIRMINGHAM 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19% FINANCIAL 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.18% MARKETING 0.49% TRAINING 1.17% LONDON 0.49% SECURITY 1.15%
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 381 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 132 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 120 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 91 43,384 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 69 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 55 23,532 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 49 16,448 74990 - Non-trading company 36 14,129 41100 - Development of building projects 31 8,637 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 23 6,954 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 21 6,591 86210 - General medical practice activities 21 4,062 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 7,199 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 20 3,249 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 18 5,145 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 17 5,059 86900 - Other human health activities 17 8,465 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,664 43210 - Electrical installation 16 5,625 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 16 5,248
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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