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Stourbridge, West Midlands

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

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 2011)

    A total of 98 companies were registered in Stourbridge during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)StourbridgeUK
    201198114,512
    2010107101,492
    % change-8.4%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (123) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011313631
    New companies in 2010263249
    % change19.2%12.5%-36.7%
    Record Year2003 (44)2007 (45)2010 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 102 companies were dissolved in Stourbridge during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)StourbridgeUK
    201110272,230
    20109687,705
    % change6.3%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011333732
    Closed companies in 2010263040
    % change26.9%23.3%-20%
    Record Year2009 (34)2008 (53)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Stourbridge during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was -4 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)StourbridgeUK
    2011-442,282
    20101113,787
    Record Year 2007 (47) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011-2-1-1
    Net growth in 2010029
    Record Year2008 (33)2007 (22)2008 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Stourbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Stourbridge
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change9.2%-5.4%-42.8%
    Record Year1968 (0.6%)1963 (0.5%)1984 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 47.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Stourbridge was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    31.4% of all director appointments in Stourbridge in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.57%CONSULTING5.11%
    (MIDLANDS)0.98%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    RIVERS0.98%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    PROPERTY0.98%PROPERTY2.41%
    FIVE0.86%TRADING2.06%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.86%DESIGN1.94%
    FINANCIAL0.86%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    INTERIORS0.73%BUSINESS1.82%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SOLAR0.73%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CONSULTING0.73%MEDIA1.72%
    STOURBRIDGE0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MIDLANDS0.61%LONDON1.63%
    J0.61%J1.47%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%GLOBAL1.46%
    SYSTEMS0.61%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    S0.49%CARE1.42%
    IT0.49%IT1.38%
    CARE0.49%BUILDING1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.49%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CONSULTANCY0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SOCIAL0.37%M1.25%
    INVESTMENTS0.37%ENERGY1.22%
    RICHARDS0.37%TRAINING1.21%
    RETAIL0.37%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied204204,493
    7487 - Other business activities9665,177
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified317,551
    9999 - Dormant Company2422,587
    7499 - Non-trading company2111,543
    74990 - Non-trading company218,064
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2029,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1415,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1214,755
    99999 - Dormant Company1218,281
    9305 - Other service activities1010,525
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified91,382
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering96,321
    7260 - Other computer related activities98,686
    41100 - Development of building projects83,697
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities810,137
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified710,018
    86900 - Other human health activities74,019
    6024 - Freight transport by road72,601
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles62,179

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07727988 ALL EVENT SERVICE LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07747230 GT FINANCE LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07749080 MISTAIR LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07753588 BARCROFT SUPPLIES LTD 26 Aug 2011
    07726619 RPS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07727922 WARWICKSHIRE INSULATION LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07729639 HOMECALL OPTICAL LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07731635 NORTHWOOD FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07738130 CHESTER GYM LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07742114 PEMBERLEY PROPERTIES LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07748235 MIDLAND TRADE WINDOWS LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07756139 PGJ SERVICES (STOURBRIDGE) LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07756199 SMP ESTATES LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07757697 MARY MOCKLOW LTD 31 Aug 2011
    07757793 MARTYN MORGAN LTD 31 Aug 2011
    07757843 DEREK SIMMONDS LTD 31 Aug 2011
    07724948 ROOM 9 MEDIA LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07730082 RESOURCING LEGAL LTD 05 Aug 2011
    07737146 FIVE RIVERS 7 UK LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07742338 RKB INTERIORS LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07744553 KENDRACO LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07747060 TECH-EZE (HAGLEY) LTD 19 Aug 2011
    07751872 CHARLIE SWEETS LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07740061 BIG BRUMS TENBURY LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07754608 VAN-JETTER LTD 26 Aug 2011