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.

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 (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)SolihullUK
    2013291132,684
    2012233118,868
    % change24.9%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (291) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20131208091
    New companies in 2012808073
    % change50.0%0.0%24.7%
    Record Year2013 (120)2012 (80)2013 (91)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SolihullUK
    201315986,170
    201212875,908
    % change24.2%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (245) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013603762
    Closed companies in 2012454043
    % change33.3%-7.5%44%
    Record Year2009 (60)2008 (124)2009 (117)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SolihullUK
    201313246,514
    201210542,960
    Record Year 2013 (132) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013604329
    Net growth in 2012354030
    Record Year2007 (65)2013 (43)2002 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change34.3%-8.3%9.3%
    Record Year2007 (0.3%)1991 (0.4%)1994 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.48%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTANCY1.51%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.27%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    SOLIHULL1.09%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY0.91%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.85%ENGINEERING1.83%
    J0.79%LONDON1.79%
    MEDICAL0.79%DESIGN1.78%
    ESTATES0.73%BUSINESS1.74%
    MAINTENANCE0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUSINESS0.67%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%CARE1.64%
    INVESTMENTS0.61%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    ROSCONN0.61%GLOBAL1.59%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%J1.54%
    ENTERPRISES0.54%MEDIA1.54%
    BIRMINGHAM0.48%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    TRAINING0.48%PROPERTIES1.45%
    P0.48%IT1.39%
    MIDLANDS0.42%M1.25%
    CARE0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DESIGN0.42%BUILDING1.19%
    BUILDING0.36%CAPITAL1.19%
    FINANCIAL0.36%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    GREEN0.36%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied409260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13534,970
    99999 - Dormant Company10046,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9954,854
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6726,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5425,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4317,715
    74990 - Non-trading company4114,228
    41100 - Development of building projects369,271
    86210 - General medical practice activities243,922
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet248,475
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified237,590
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities226,979
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment225,859
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate225,430
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities213,439
    86900 - Other human health activities219,203
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,104
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate178,312
    43210 - Electrical installation165,724

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08674102 AQUAFAN LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08684380 KUALA LTD 10 Sep 2013
    08684999 MONEYWATCH LTD 10 Sep 2013
    08688928 PRINT MY PHOTO LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08696801 ALEXANDRA BEER CUSTOM DESIGN LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08699002 ROBERT DESIGN LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08700077 MARK STOKES LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08702829 MIDLANDS HEALTHY HORIZONS LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08705478 ADITYA KARRA ENTERPRISES LTD. 25 Sep 2013
    08684450 SPRINGFIELD 37 LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08692150 JJ BAR & CUISINE LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08692934 YOUMEANDUS LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08710329 SUNN PROPERTIES LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08711382 OPHTHALMIC SKILLS TRAINING LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08676751 KINSHUK CONTROLS PVT LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08677201 PATTERN ANALYTICS LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08677521 APEX CONVENIENCE LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08680330 COUTURE CUPCAKES AND TREATS LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08681107 SAPPHIRE (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08690584 F3 LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08696802 WOLVEY HASTINGS & CO LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08677169 20:20 ANALYTICS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08700249 R.S.THOMAS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08702741 PEARL PROPERTIES (GB) LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08706593 THE LEAN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 26 Sep 2013