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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Solihull UK 2013 531 269,432 2012 569 253,150 % change -6.7% 6.4% Record Year 2012 (569) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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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) Solihull UK 2013 247 134,630 2012 275 121,659 % change -10.2% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (275) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 78 93 76 New companies in 2012 88 102 85 % change -11.4% -8.8% -10.6% Record Year 2003 (90) 2012 (102) 2003 (89)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Solihull UK 2013 354 155,192 2012 244 147,794 % change 45.1% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (518) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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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) Solihull UK 2013 148 77,278 2012 144 80,218 % change 2.8% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (331) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 34 54 60 Closed companies in 2012 27 72 45 % change 25.9% -25.0% 33% Record Year 2009 (92) 2009 (146) 2009 (93)
Net Company Growth
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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) Solihull UK 2013 177 114,240 2012 325 105,356 Record Year 2012 (325) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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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) Solihull UK 2013 99 57,352 2012 131 41,441 Record Year 2007 (134) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 44 39 16 Net growth in 2012 61 30 40 Record Year 2003 (62) 2003 (41) 2003 (60)
UK Company Share
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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 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 Half Year
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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 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 (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -25.5% -11.4% -19.1% Record Year 1998 (0.4%) 1992 (0.3%) 1996 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.09% CONSULTING 5.25% CONSULTANCY 1.65% MANAGEMENT 4.80% MANAGEMENT 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.41% SOLIHULL 1.14% PROPERTY 2.48% PROPERTY 1.01% TRADING 2.05% ASSOCIATES 0.89% ENGINEERING 1.81% CONSULTANTS 0.82% DESIGN 1.79% ROSCONN 0.76% LONDON 1.77% DEVELOPMENTS 0.70% BUSINESS 1.77% MAINTENANCE 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.68% J 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% MEDICAL 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.67% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% GLOBAL 1.59% CARE 0.63% MEDIA 1.57% GLOBAL 0.57% CARE 1.55% BUSINESS 0.57% J 1.53% HOMES 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.46% ESTATES 0.57% IT 1.40% FINANCIAL 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.40% D 0.51% M 1.26% ENTERPRISES 0.51% BUILDING 1.22% DESIGN 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.19% IT 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.18% GREEN 0.44% CAPITAL 1.16% LONDON 0.44% TRAINING 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 420 257,517 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 129 33,633 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 108 54,555 99999 - Dormant Company 94 44,817 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 67 25,583 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 56 24,324 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 47 17,095 74990 - Non-trading company 38 14,303 41100 - Development of building projects 30 8,876 86210 - General medical practice activities 23 3,882 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 23 6,771 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 22 3,250 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 21 5,141 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 21 7,212 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 7,793 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 20 5,505 62012 - Business and domestic software development 19 8,590 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 7,871 86900 - Other human health activities 17 8,687 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,578
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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