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
    07381461 B LUNA LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07386711 I LOVE CHOCOLATE LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07385467 PENDENTE LITIGATION SERVICES LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07373174 PARAMOUNT FIRST CARE SERVICES LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07372811 JESSICA DAVID LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07370261 TUFFSTONE LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07369673 DUNN J ENTERPRISES LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07369672 SMITH T ENTERPRISES LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368329 POLKA DOT PARADISE LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07366406 DUNSLEA SERVICES LTD 06 Sep 2010
    07365543 EVENFIELD LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07365531 SCREENPRINT SUPPLIES LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07365454 TASTYWEB LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07363957 CLOVER LEAF COMMUNITY GROUP LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07362632 M C NEWTON-MASON LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07362222 PORTABLE TV STUDIO LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07392114 FIGAHO LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07388816 HARPER SMALL WORKS LTD 27 Sep 2010
    07381890 MYA INTERIORS LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07381489 ERIC HANSON & CO LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07374595 UNDERBANK CHIP SHOP LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07374283 23 NEW KINGS ROAD LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07373616 ABOC LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07370856 BORN TO BARK LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07367694 COPPICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Sep 2010