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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

  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 (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)StourbridgeUK
    2011137116,391
    2010139105,137
    % change-1.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (148) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011443657
    New companies in 2010364162
    % change22.2%-12.2%-8.1%
    Record Year2004 (45)2003 (51)2010 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StourbridgeUK
    20119690,986
    201010482,677
    % change-7.7%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (113) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011363030
    Closed companies in 2010183848
    % change100.0%-21.1%-38%
    Record Year2011 (36)2010 (38)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StourbridgeUK
    20114125,405
    20103522,460
    Record Year 2003 (89) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20118627
    Net growth in 201018314
    Record Year2005 (28)2003 (38)2007 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change5.4%-22.8%-12.3%
    Record Year1964 (0.6%)1965 (0.4%)1963 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.21%CONSULTING5.04%
    DEVELOPMENTS1.11%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CARE0.86%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTING0.86%PROPERTY2.38%
    J0.74%TRADING2.10%
    TRADING0.74%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    FINANCIAL0.74%BUSINESS1.87%
    INTERIORS0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    CONSULTANCY0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MIDLANDS0.74%MEDIA1.69%
    PROPERTIES0.62%ENGINEERING1.61%
    (MIDLANDS)0.62%LONDON1.60%
    D0.62%CARE1.45%
    IT0.62%J1.45%
    DESIGN0.62%GLOBAL1.44%
    STOURBRIDGE0.49%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ENGINEERING0.49%IT1.41%
    SUPPLIES0.49%PROPERTIES1.36%
    R0.49%BUILDING1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%M1.30%
    C0.49%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    S0.49%S1.24%
    TAYLOR0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    BUILDING0.49%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied211202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7460,968
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified297,788
    9999 - Dormant Company2519,765
    74990 - Non-trading company218,695
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1930,253
    7499 - Non-trading company1911,316
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1516,150
    6024 - Freight transport by road122,299
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1212,916
    99999 - Dormant Company1218,336
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1010,246
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified91,484
    41100 - Development of building projects83,921
    7260 - Other computer related activities77,789
    43210 - Electrical installation73,172
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified710,085
    9305 - Other service activities78,740
    62090 - Other information technology service activities76,996
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering66,183

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07528888 PACE CONSULTANTS LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07544073 SARATOGA MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07542462 2605 DESIGN LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07540282 EAGLE-7 RETAIL LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07539069 DV INTERIORS LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07534838 TOPLINE OPPORTUNITIES LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07531765 ELEGANT ESCAPES LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07529438 MUSTARD PLUS LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07528129 METAL & ORES WELDING SUPPLIES LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07527075 BET CENTRE LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07523607 CJHP MANAGEMENT LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07522395 SKIPAWAY SKIP HIRE LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07520568 ARGO INTERIOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07519804 M.W.TOOLS LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07519685 MMIDAS LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07517688 LYMPHCARE UK CIC 04 Feb 2011
    07517106 XLS ASSOCIATES LTD 04 Feb 2011
    07514464 ICECAP CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07536769 FORHOME LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07522528 MIDLAND TRADERS LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07522482 Z ESTATES LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07518911 COS - SERVE LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07517645 WINDSPOINT EDUCATION LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07513806 MAGI PUBLISHING LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513428 AUTO-CLASS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011