Stourbridge, West Midlands

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous September.

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 2010)

    A total of 107 companies were registered in Stourbridge during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)StourbridgeUK
    2010107101,492
    200910994,671
    % change-1.8%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (123) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010263249
    New companies in 2009333145
    % change-21.2%3.2%8.9%
    Record Year2003 (44)2007 (45)2010 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Stourbridge during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 29.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)StourbridgeUK
    20109687,705
    2009137159,401
    % change-29.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010263040
    Closed companies in 2009343964
    % change-23.5%-23.1%-38%
    Record Year2009 (34)2008 (53)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Stourbridge during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 11 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)StourbridgeUK
    20101113,787
    2009-28-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (47) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010029
    Net growth in 2009-1-8-19
    Record Year2008 (33)2007 (22)2008 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Stourbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Stourbridge
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-26.7%-6.3%4.4%
    Record Year1968 (0.6%)1963 (0.5%)1984 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Stourbridge was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.9% of all director appointments in Stourbridge in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.85%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    ENTERPRISES1.11%CONSULTING4.99%
    PROPERTIES0.87%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTING0.87%PROPERTY2.38%
    J0.74%TRADING2.04%
    DESIGN0.74%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANCY0.74%DESIGN1.93%
    CARE0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ENGINEERING0.62%BUSINESS1.80%
    ELECTRICAL0.62%MEDIA1.75%
    INTERIORS0.62%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRADING0.62%LONDON1.59%
    M0.62%ENGINEERING1.59%
    MIDLANDS0.62%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    MIDLAND0.62%CARE1.44%
    C0.49%J1.44%
    T0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    DEVELOPMENT0.49%GLOBAL1.42%
    WEST0.49%IT1.35%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MECHANICAL0.49%BUILDING1.32%
    R0.49%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%M1.28%
    TAYLOR0.49%SYSTEMS1.26%
    SHOP0.49%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied202202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8769,802
    9999 - Dormant Company2221,484
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified216,460
    7499 - Non-trading company1813,408
    74990 - Non-trading company167,649
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1525,053
    6024 - Freight transport by road152,771
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities128,292
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1213,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1214,940
    7260 - Other computer related activities98,967
    99999 - Dormant Company814,072
    9305 - Other service activities89,454
    41100 - Development of building projects83,688
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified81,293
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering77,634
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment61,664
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified67,767
    62090 - Other information technology service activities55,716

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07347252 FORMATIVE THINKING LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07357834 THE PELMET COMPANY LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07354819 COURTYARD PAVING LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07354308 DENLINK LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07353828 GARDEN PLEASURE LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07349649 FIREBAN (UK) LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07345040 ARTIZZANNA LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07343927 TAYLOR STRUCTURES LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343663 DJ SHANLEY LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07342796 MOLEQUOTE.COM LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07341680 YOUNG & NORGATE LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07340569 THE STAFF NETWORK LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07334142 MRJ WILLIS FISH LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333417 A & C BEARD LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07356695 SCC FLOORING LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07354815 DEVARIT LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07352657 BARBERRY COVENTRY LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07352607 VICKERS REYNOLDS & CO (TAX) LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07350830 FORTY FATHOMS LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07347143 RCM SALES LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07346667 ELECTROMEC HAGLEY LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07344125 J C DYNAMICS LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07344063 MB ELEC.CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343564 RELTON CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    OC357240 MECHANICAL INTEGRATION EUROPE LLP 18 Aug 2010