Solihull, West Midlands
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous September.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous July.
- July 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Solihull when compared to any month in history.
- August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Solihull when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 291 companies were registered in Solihull during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 24.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Solihull UK 2013 291 132,684 2012 233 118,868 % change 24.9% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (291) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous September.
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous July.
July 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Solihull when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 120 80 91 New companies in 2012 80 80 73 % change 50.0% 0.0% 24.7% Record Year 2013 (120) 2012 (80) 2013 (91)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 159 companies were dissolved in Solihull during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 24.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Solihull UK 2013 159 86,170 2012 128 75,908 % change 24.2% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (245) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 60 37 62 Closed companies in 2012 45 40 43 % change 33.3% -7.5% 44% Record Year 2009 (60) 2008 (124) 2009 (117)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Solihull during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 132 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Solihull UK 2013 132 46,514 2012 105 42,960 Record Year 2013 (132) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 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 2013 60 43 29 Net growth in 2012 35 40 30 Record Year 2007 (65) 2013 (43) 2002 (56)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Solihull formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Solihull 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 34.3% -8.3% 9.3% Record Year 2007 (0.3%) 1991 (0.4%) 1994 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Solihull was in 2005 when 31.0% of all directors were female.
21.2% of all director appointments in Solihull in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.48% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTANCY 1.51% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.45% SOLIHULL 1.09% PROPERTY 2.53% PROPERTY 0.91% TRADING 2.08% ASSOCIATES 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.83% J 0.79% LONDON 1.79% MEDICAL 0.79% DESIGN 1.78% ESTATES 0.73% BUSINESS 1.74% MAINTENANCE 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUSINESS 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.69% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% CARE 1.64% INVESTMENTS 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.61% ROSCONN 0.61% GLOBAL 1.59% CONSULTANTS 0.54% J 1.54% ENTERPRISES 0.54% MEDIA 1.54% BIRMINGHAM 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.53% TRAINING 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.45% P 0.48% IT 1.39% MIDLANDS 0.42% M 1.25% CARE 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DESIGN 0.42% BUILDING 1.19% BUILDING 0.36% CAPITAL 1.19% FINANCIAL 0.36% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% GREEN 0.36% TRAINING 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 409 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 135 34,970 99999 - Dormant Company 100 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 99 54,854 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 67 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 54 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 43 17,715 74990 - Non-trading company 41 14,228 41100 - Development of building projects 36 9,271 86210 - General medical practice activities 24 3,922 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 24 8,475 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 23 7,590 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 22 6,979 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 22 5,859 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 22 5,430 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 21 3,439 86900 - Other human health activities 21 9,203 62012 - Business and domestic software development 17 9,104 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 8,312 43210 - Electrical installation 16 5,724
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08592422 GENIUS SAVINGS LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08596057 ANNE49 LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08598965 SOLIHULL INFLATABLES LIMITED 05 Jul 2013 08602786 CENTRUM JOINERY LIMITED 09 Jul 2013 08607797 ASTON WEBB & COMPANY LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08610318 LONDON DIAMOND COMPANY LIMITED 15 Jul 2013 08612577 ZOOPLAN LTD 16 Jul 2013 08612630 GOREWELL LTD 16 Jul 2013 08612654 ECLECTOP LTD 16 Jul 2013 08613435 PURPLE PRISM LTD 17 Jul 2013 08618389 KGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jul 2013 08627741 HIRE SAFE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Jul 2013 08629585 FASTA PASTA TAKEAWAY LIMITED 30 Jul 2013 08630454 133 TRADING LTD 30 Jul 2013 08592093 MERCIAN MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08595372 INTERIM GOALS LIMITED 03 Jul 2013 08601158 PARMAR & SONS LTD 08 Jul 2013 08604194 ARDENDANE LTD 10 Jul 2013 08607760 BANSONGLEW LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08609192 MARIGOLD DAVISON LIMITED 15 Jul 2013 08622962 CRN MANAGEMENT LIMITED 24 Jul 2013 08599374 ADAQUA LIMITED 05 Jul 2013 08612685 DESIGN-SG DIGITAL LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 08618146 HARLEY BUILDING CONTRACTS LIMITED 22 Jul 2013 08599594 CHIPPENDALE'S HEATING INSTALLATIONS AND PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
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