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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
    07567650 LATHAMS SECURITY DOORSETS LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07584152 INSIGHT TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07581973 THE HUB STOURBRIDGE CIC 29 Mar 2011
    07581766 STOURBRIDGE ACADEMY LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07581642 CERTBOX LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07576378 E SADHRA LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07573037 T J SAXON & COMPANY LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07572144 CITRUS ENTERPRISES LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07563461 MICTRA LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07561076 THE CONTROLS BUREAU LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07560497 YOUR FINANCIAL DIRECTOR LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07558179 WEBCHECK SALES LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07555054 SWIM TACKLE LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07548120 DAVIES ADVANCED FIRE SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Mar 2011
    07586751 HAYES STORAGE SERVICES LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07583705 STOURBRIDGE RENDER SPECIALISTS LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07583184 ANGLO ERI OVERSEAS LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07579902 ARIANE PINE LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07579870 CATERING CONCEPT SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07579735 MARTYN KIRTON PROPERTIES LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07579568 SMOKEY JACKS LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07566992 ENVIROSOLUTIONS - SUPPORT AND TRAINING LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07560504 INISIO LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07555189 CHERISHED SITES LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07547622 THORNS ROAD ENTERTAINMENT LTD 01 Mar 2011