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
New Company Registrations
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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) Stourbridge UK 2010 107 101,492 2009 109 94,671 % change -1.8% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (123) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 26 32 49 New companies in 2009 33 31 45 % change -21.2% 3.2% 8.9% Record Year 2003 (44) 2007 (45) 2010 (49)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Stourbridge UK 2010 96 87,705 2009 137 159,401 % change -29.9% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 26 30 40 Closed companies in 2009 34 39 64 % change -23.5% -23.1% -38% Record Year 2009 (34) 2008 (53) 2009 (64)
Net Company Growth
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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) Stourbridge UK 2010 11 13,787 2009 -28 -64,730 Record Year 2007 (47) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 0 2 9 Net growth in 2009 -1 -8 -19 Record Year 2008 (33) 2007 (22) 2008 (30)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -26.7% -6.3% 4.4% Record Year 1968 (0.6%) 1963 (0.5%) 1984 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.85% MANAGEMENT 5.06% ENTERPRISES 1.11% CONSULTING 4.99% PROPERTIES 0.87% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTING 0.87% PROPERTY 2.38% J 0.74% TRADING 2.04% DESIGN 0.74% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSULTANCY 0.74% DESIGN 1.93% CARE 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% ENGINEERING 0.62% BUSINESS 1.80% ELECTRICAL 0.62% MEDIA 1.75% INTERIORS 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRADING 0.62% LONDON 1.59% M 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.59% MIDLANDS 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.49% MIDLAND 0.62% CARE 1.44% C 0.49% J 1.44% T 0.49% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% DEVELOPMENT 0.49% GLOBAL 1.42% WEST 0.49% IT 1.35% CONSULTANTS 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.35% MECHANICAL 0.49% BUILDING 1.32% R 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.49% M 1.28% TAYLOR 0.49% SYSTEMS 1.26% SHOP 0.49% S 1.24%
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 202 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 87 69,802 9999 - Dormant Company 22 21,484 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 6,460 7499 - Non-trading company 18 13,408 74990 - Non-trading company 16 7,649 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 15 25,053 6024 - Freight transport by road 15 2,771 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 8,292 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 12 13,161 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 14,940 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 8,967 99999 - Dormant Company 8 14,072 9305 - Other service activities 8 9,454 41100 - Development of building projects 8 3,688 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 8 1,293 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 7,634 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 6 1,664 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 6 7,767 62090 - Other information technology service activities 5 5,716
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07390559 THERMAL EDGE LTD 28 Sep 2010 07391896 RHINO RECYCLING LTD 29 Sep 2010 07391060 EUPHROSYNE LIMITED 29 Sep 2010 07389173 MIDLANDS DISTRIBUTIONS LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07387146 AVOCET CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Sep 2010 07385467 PENDENTE LITIGATION SERVICES LIMITED 23 Sep 2010 07377957 CLICK MARKETING ONLINE LIMITED 16 Sep 2010 07373036 E.H.S. UTILITIES LIMITED 13 Sep 2010 07372811 JESSICA DAVID LIMITED 10 Sep 2010 07370366 LW GLOBAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 09 Sep 2010 07370261 TUFFSTONE LIMITED 09 Sep 2010 07369673 DUNN J ENTERPRISES LIMITED 08 Sep 2010 07368329 POLKA DOT PARADISE LIMITED 07 Sep 2010 07365543 EVENFIELD LIMITED 03 Sep 2010 07365454 TASTYWEB LTD 03 Sep 2010 07363957 CLOVER LEAF COMMUNITY GROUP LIMITED 02 Sep 2010 07363700 BLACK COUNTRY UTILITIES LIMITED 02 Sep 2010 07362222 PORTABLE TV STUDIO LIMITED 01 Sep 2010 07383136 CI 2011 LIMITED 21 Sep 2010 07374206 WINEFOR LIMITED 13 Sep 2010 07373616 ABOC LTD 13 Sep 2010 07370856 BORN TO BARK LTD 09 Sep 2010 07369789 TAYLOR D ENTERPRISES LIMITED 08 Sep 2010 07366382 TAYLOR IT LIMITED 06 Sep 2010 07364626 TIME FOR YOU (WORCESTER) LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
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