Stourbridge, West Midlands
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stourbridge when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 137 companies were registered in Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 1.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Stourbridge UK 2011 137 116,391 2010 139 105,137 % change -1.4% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (148) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 44 36 57 New companies in 2010 36 41 62 % change 22.2% -12.2% -8.1% Record Year 2004 (45) 2003 (51) 2010 (62)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 7.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Stourbridge UK 2011 96 90,986 2010 104 82,677 % change -7.7% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (113) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stourbridge when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 36 30 30 Closed companies in 2010 18 38 48 % change 100.0% -21.1% -38% Record Year 2011 (36) 2010 (38) 2009 (64)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 41 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Stourbridge UK 2011 41 25,405 2010 35 22,460 Record Year 2003 (89) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 8 6 27 Net growth in 2010 18 3 14 Record Year 2005 (28) 2003 (38) 2007 (43)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Stourbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Stourbridge 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 5.4% -22.8% -12.3% Record Year 1964 (0.6%) 1965 (0.4%) 1963 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stourbridge was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
31.9% of all director appointments in Stourbridge in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.21% CONSULTING 5.04% DEVELOPMENTS 1.11% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CARE 0.86% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTING 0.86% PROPERTY 2.38% J 0.74% TRADING 2.10% TRADING 0.74% DESIGN 1.93% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.92% FINANCIAL 0.74% BUSINESS 1.87% INTERIORS 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% CONSULTANCY 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MIDLANDS 0.74% MEDIA 1.69% PROPERTIES 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.61% (MIDLANDS) 0.62% LONDON 1.60% D 0.62% CARE 1.45% IT 0.62% J 1.45% DESIGN 0.62% GLOBAL 1.44% STOURBRIDGE 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.43% ENGINEERING 0.49% IT 1.41% SUPPLIES 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.36% R 0.49% BUILDING 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.49% M 1.30% C 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.28% S 0.49% S 1.24% TAYLOR 0.49% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% BUILDING 0.49% SYSTEMS 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 211 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 74 60,968 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 7,788 9999 - Dormant Company 25 19,765 74990 - Non-trading company 21 8,695 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 19 30,253 7499 - Non-trading company 19 11,316 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 15 16,150 6024 - Freight transport by road 12 2,299 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 12,916 99999 - Dormant Company 12 18,336 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 10,246 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 9 1,484 41100 - Development of building projects 8 3,921 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 7,789 43210 - Electrical installation 7 3,172 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 10,085 9305 - Other service activities 7 8,740 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 6,996 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 6 6,183
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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