Stourbridge, West Midlands
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous March.
- March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any month in history.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stourbridge when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 139 companies were registered in Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 18.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Stourbridge UK 2010 139 105,137 2009 117 91,034 % change 18.8% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (148) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous March.
March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 36 41 62 New companies in 2009 38 28 51 % change -5.3% 46.4% 21.6% Record Year 2004 (45) 2003 (51) 2010 (62)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 104 companies were dissolved in Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 8.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Stourbridge UK 2010 104 82,677 2009 113 108,060 % change -8.0% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (113) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stourbridge when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 18 38 48 Closed companies in 2009 31 18 64 % change -41.9% 111.1% -25% Record Year 2009 (31) 2010 (38) 2009 (64)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 35 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Stourbridge UK 2010 35 22,460 2009 4 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (89) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 18 3 14 Net growth in 2009 7 10 -13 Record Year 2005 (28) 2003 (38) 2007 (43)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Stourbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Stourbridge 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -12.1% 25.4% 1.0% Record Year 1964 (0.6%) 1965 (0.4%) 1963 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stourbridge was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.6% of all director appointments in Stourbridge in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.87% MANAGEMENT 5.01% ENGINEERING 1.00% CONSULTING 4.60% ENTERPRISES 1.00% CONSULTANCY 2.87% ELECTRICAL 0.87% PROPERTY 2.50% DEVELOPMENT 0.87% ASSOCIATES 2.04% EDUCATION 0.75% TRADING 1.93% CONSULTING 0.75% DESIGN 1.91% ASSOCIATES 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% MIDLANDS 0.75% MEDIA 1.84% FINANCIAL 0.62% BUSINESS 1.74% MIDLAND 0.62% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% J 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.63% WEB 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.54% DESIGN 0.62% J 1.48% PROPERTY 0.62% LONDON 1.45% CONSULTANCY 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.45% LEGAL 0.62% GROUP 1.37% T 0.50% GLOBAL 1.35% SHOP 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.35% COMMUNITY 0.50% BUILDING 1.34% LEAN 0.50% CARE 1.33% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.30% B 0.50% M 1.28% MICHAEL 0.50% SYSTEMS 1.25% CARE 0.50% S 1.23%
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 205 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 92 74,904 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 7,143 7414 - Business & management consultancy 24 17,003 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 19 9,943 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 18 14,007 9999 - Dormant Company 16 19,948 7499 - Non-trading company 15 15,398 74990 - Non-trading company 15 8,149 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 15 26,974 6024 - Freight transport by road 14 3,665 9305 - Other service activities 14 9,038 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 10,331 41100 - Development of building projects 10 4,513 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 9,325 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 6,340 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 8 2,729 7011 - Development & sell real estate 8 5,300 99999 - Dormant Company 8 13,808 62012 - Business and domestic software development 7 2,646
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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