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.

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 (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)SolihullUK
    2013284134,802
    2012294131,491
    % change-3.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (294) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013919499
    New companies in 20128596113
    % change7.1%-2.1%-12.4%
    Record Year2013 (91)2012 (96)2007 (119)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SolihullUK
    201320677,914
    201210067,576
    % change106.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2013 (206) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013736865
    Closed companies in 2012273736
    % change170.4%83.8%81%
    Record Year2013 (73)2013 (68)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SolihullUK
    20137856,888
    201219463,915
    Record Year 2012 (194) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013182634
    Net growth in 2012585977
    Record Year2012 (58)2012 (59)2007 (80)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-4.0%-2.8%-9.4%
    Record Year1997 (0.4%)1991 (0.3%)1988 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.26%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY1.83%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.77%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY1.04%PROPERTY2.44%
    SOLIHULL1.04%TRADING2.06%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.85%DESIGN1.79%
    CARE0.79%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%BUSINESS1.77%
    DESIGN0.67%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    BUSINESS0.67%LONDON1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    ROSCONN0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    IT0.61%MEDIA1.63%
    MEDICAL0.61%GLOBAL1.57%
    D0.55%J1.56%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%CARE1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.55%IT1.43%
    GLOBAL0.55%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    J0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    MEDIA0.55%M1.25%
    MAINTENANCE0.49%BUILDING1.21%
    BIRMINGHAM0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    FINANCIAL0.49%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    MARKETING0.49%TRAINING1.17%
    LONDON0.49%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied381249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13232,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12054,531
    99999 - Dormant Company9143,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6924,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5523,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4916,448
    74990 - Non-trading company3614,129
    41100 - Development of building projects318,637
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified236,954
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities216,591
    86210 - General medical practice activities214,062
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet207,199
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities203,249
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing185,145
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate175,059
    86900 - Other human health activities178,465
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,664
    43210 - Electrical installation165,625
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment165,248

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08432667 CHELSEA DIAMONDS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08433173 B2CLEAN LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08436903 ALLTRADES MAINTENANCE AND BUILDING LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08439521 MIDLAND LINEN (UK) LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08440642 CRANMORE GARAGE (SOLIHULL) LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08450803 THERMA FIX LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08459140 IMPROVE YOUR ROOF LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08461773 JUSTIN HINES LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08463837 M D DATA SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08433235 ENG IT CONSULTING LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08434424 SYNTAXIS CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08439449 ASTON HAMLEY LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08441121 SOLIHULL PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08443120 RISING ENTERPRISES LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08451685 PHOSTERS (FM) LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08452785 WATCHTOWER CONSULTING LTD. 20 Mar 2013
    08461456 RG PROCESSING LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08462747 POP-INTO-TOWN LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08425051 HARGIB OFFSHORE LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08435983 GEM ACQUISITION LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08454618 BLUE CLICK IT LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08443687 CJ BROWNE IMAGING LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08450012 OROBORUS CYCLES UK LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08460223 LJKC LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08430808 FORTDALE HEREFORD SQUARE LIMITED 05 Mar 2013