Solihull, West Midlands
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Solihull when compared to any quarter in history.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous January.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Solihull when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Solihull when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 303 companies were registered in Solihull during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Solihull UK 2014 303 150,722 2013 284 134,802 % change 6.7% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (303) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Solihull when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 115 81 107 New companies in 2013 91 94 99 % change 26.4% -13.8% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (115) 2012 (96) 2007 (119)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 186 companies were dissolved in Solihull during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 9.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Solihull UK 2014 186 82,370 2013 206 77,914 % change -9.7% 5.7% Record Year 2013 (206) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Solihull when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 58 73 55 Closed companies in 2013 73 68 65 % change -20.5% 7.4% -15% Record Year 2013 (73) 2014 (73) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Solihull during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 117 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Solihull UK 2014 117 68,352 2013 78 56,888 Record Year 2012 (194) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 57 8 52 Net growth in 2013 18 26 34 Record Year 2012 (58) 2012 (59) 2007 (80)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Solihull formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Solihull 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 18.2% -20.4% -9.8% Record Year 1997 (0.4%) 1991 (0.3%) 1988 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Solihull was in 2006 when 30.8% of all directors were female.
27.5% of all director appointments in Solihull in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.05% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.87% MANAGEMENT 4.67% SOLIHULL 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTANCY 1.32% PROPERTY 2.64% PROPERTY 0.96% TRADING 2.05% ASSOCIATES 0.90% LONDON 1.88% MEDICAL 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% CARE 1.79% J 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% MEDIA 0.66% DESIGN 1.75% MIDLANDS 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRAINING 0.60% BUSINESS 1.71% BUSINESS 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.60% P 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.60% BUILDING 0.54% GLOBAL 1.58% PROPERTIES 0.54% J 1.48% ESTATES 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ENTERPRISES 0.48% MEDIA 1.48% FINANCIAL 0.48% IT 1.33% ROSCONN 0.48% TRANSPORT 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% PARTNERSHIP 0.42% BUILDING 1.24% DESIGN 0.42% M 1.21% S 0.42% CAPITAL 1.20% C 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 464 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 123 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 115 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 81 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 67 27,750 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 55 26,700 41100 - Development of building projects 47 9,855 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 42 18,491 74990 - Non-trading company 38 14,135 86900 - Other human health activities 29 10,273 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 29 9,358 86210 - General medical practice activities 28 3,987 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 23 7,313 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 22 5,920 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 21 3,680 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 21 6,236 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 20 9,284 62012 - Business and domestic software development 19 9,509 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 17 5,521 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 8,155
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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