Solihull, West Midlands

2013 Half Year 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.

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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 a total of 531 companies were formed in Solihull. This figure is 6.7% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Solihull occurred in 2012 when a total of 569 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)SolihullUK
    2013531269,432
    2012569253,150
    % change-6.7%6.4%
    Record Year2012 (569)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    A total of 247 companies were registered in Solihull during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)SolihullUK
    2013247134,630
    2012275121,659
    % change-10.2%10.7%
    Record Year 2012 (275) 2013 (134,630)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2013789376
    New companies in 20128810285
    % change-11.4%-8.8%-10.6%
    Record Year2003 (90)2012 (102)2003 (89)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 a total of 354 companies were dissolved in Solihull. This figure is 45.1% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 5.0%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Solihull occurred in 2009 when a total of 518 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)SolihullUK
    2013354155,192
    2012244147,794
    % change45.1%5.0%
    Record Year2009 (518)2009 (289,245)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    A total of 148 companies were dissolved in Solihull during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)SolihullUK
    201314877,278
    201214480,218
    % change2.8%-3.7%
    Record Year 2009 (331) 2009 (181,179)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2013345460
    Closed companies in 2012277245
    % change25.9%-25.0%33%
    Record Year2009 (92)2009 (146)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 the company register for Solihull increased by 177 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)SolihullUK
    2013177114,240
    2012325105,356
    Record Year2012 (325)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    Net company growth for Solihull during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 99 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)SolihullUK
    20139957,352
    201213141,441
    Record Year 2007 (134) 2007 (60,014)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 2013443916
    Net growth in 2012613040
    Record Year2003 (62)2003 (41)2003 (60)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 Solihull formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.2%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Solihull
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    In the second quarter of 2013, Solihull formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)Solihull
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-25.5%-11.4%-19.1%
    Record Year1998 (0.4%)1992 (0.3%)1996 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 45.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    The record first half year for female directors in Solihull was 2006 when 30.4% of all directors were female.

    26.5% of all director appointments in Solihull in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Solihull was in 2006 when 30.0% of all directors were female.

    27.3% of all director appointments in Solihull in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.09%CONSULTING5.25%
    CONSULTANCY1.65%MANAGEMENT4.80%
    MANAGEMENT1.39%CONSULTANCY3.41%
    SOLIHULL1.14%PROPERTY2.48%
    PROPERTY1.01%TRADING2.05%
    ASSOCIATES0.89%ENGINEERING1.81%
    CONSULTANTS0.82%DESIGN1.79%
    ROSCONN0.76%LONDON1.77%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.70%BUSINESS1.77%
    MAINTENANCE0.63%CONSULTANTS1.68%
    J0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.68%
    MEDICAL0.63%ASSOCIATES1.67%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%GLOBAL1.59%
    CARE0.63%MEDIA1.57%
    GLOBAL0.57%CARE1.55%
    BUSINESS0.57%J1.53%
    HOMES0.57%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ESTATES0.57%IT1.40%
    FINANCIAL0.57%PROPERTIES1.40%
    D0.51%M1.26%
    ENTERPRISES0.51%BUILDING1.22%
    DESIGN0.51%ELECTRICAL1.19%
    IT0.51%ENTERPRISES1.18%
    GREEN0.44%CAPITAL1.16%
    LONDON0.44%TRAINING1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied420257,517
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12933,633
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10854,555
    99999 - Dormant Company9444,817
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6725,583
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5624,324
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4717,095
    74990 - Non-trading company3814,303
    41100 - Development of building projects308,876
    86210 - General medical practice activities233,882
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities236,771
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities223,250
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate215,141
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified217,212
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet207,793
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment205,505
    62012 - Business and domestic software development198,590
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate177,871
    86900 - Other human health activities178,687
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,578

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08512148 PRE-MATCH LIMITED 01 May 2013
    08514419 KERNOW INFORMATICS LIMITED 02 May 2013
    08517827 EXCITE & INSPIRE LTD 07 May 2013
    08519628 DIRECT WORKS (UK) LIMITED 08 May 2013
    08521262 PLANET BIOGAS UK LTD 09 May 2013
    08526437 BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED 13 May 2013
    08533997 EVAMAR BEAUTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 May 2013
    08536903 CHINA RED LIMITED 20 May 2013
    08541861 INSPIRE SAP CONSULTING SERVICES LTD 23 May 2013
    08547616 OMAROZA LIMITED 29 May 2013
    08550842 OUTDOOR DESIGNS SOLIHULL LIMITED 30 May 2013
    08551411 SKSMILES LIMITED 31 May 2013
    08552356 NAGELWOOD LIMITED 31 May 2013
    08513425 C W J ASSOCIATES LIMITED 02 May 2013
    08524489 4 BATHROOMS LIMITED 10 May 2013
    08528041 DATASAPIEN LTD 14 May 2013
    08537397 JWPF LTD 21 May 2013
    08551860 HAMZA HELPING HANDS 31 May 2013
    08515405 ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION (CEIA) LIMITED 03 May 2013
    08528012 LDH MEDICAL LIMITED 14 May 2013
    08534150 KNIGHTSBRIDGE TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD 17 May 2013
    08539234 POTV LIMITED 22 May 2013
    08544654 TRANSWORLD ENERGEN LIMITED 24 May 2013
    08523870 STUDIO 4T LIMITED 10 May 2013
    08545130 AVID PEAR LIMITED 28 May 2013