Stourbridge, West Midlands
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 118 companies were registered in Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 13.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Stourbridge UK 2012 118 131,491 2011 137 116,391 % change -13.9% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (148) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 42 47 29 New companies in 2011 44 36 57 % change -4.5% 30.6% -49.1% Record Year 2004 (45) 2003 (51) 2010 (62)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 51 companies were dissolved in Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 46.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Stourbridge UK 2012 51 67,576 2011 96 90,987 % change -46.9% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (113) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 17 21 13 Closed companies in 2011 36 30 30 % change -52.8% -30.0% -57% Record Year 2011 (36) 2010 (38) 2009 (64)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 67 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Stourbridge UK 2012 67 63,915 2011 41 25,404 Record Year 2003 (89) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 25 26 16 Net growth in 2011 8 6 27 Record Year 2005 (28) 2003 (38) 2007 (43)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Stourbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Stourbridge 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -18.1% 11.8% -52.4% Record Year 1964 (0.6%) 1965 (0.4%) 1963 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stourbridge was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.5% of all director appointments in Stourbridge in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage W 3.63% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 2.42% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.09% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.09% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 0.85% TRADING 2.07% DESIGN 0.85% DESIGN 1.93% (MIDLANDS) 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.86% SOLAR 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.79% RIVERS 0.60% BUSINESS 1.73% FIVE 0.60% MEDIA 1.72% J 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 0.60% LONDON 1.66% HOLDINGS 0.48% J 1.54% STOURBRIDGE 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.51% T 0.48% GLOBAL 1.50% TRANSPORT 0.48% IT 1.40% B 0.48% CARE 1.34% PARTNERSHIP 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.31% CO 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MIDLANDS 0.48% M 1.27% INVESTMENTS 0.48% BUILDING 1.24% ENGINEERING 0.48% ENERGY 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.48% S 1.20% FINANCIAL 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 197 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 88 52,735 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 33 9,892 99999 - Dormant Company 25 25,084 74990 - Non-trading company 24 9,729 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 23 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 20 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 18 18,617 7499 - Non-trading company 17 9,102 41100 - Development of building projects 13 4,984 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 14,303 86900 - Other human health activities 10 5,066 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 10 1,796 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 12,113 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 7,154 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 8,145 9305 - Other service activities 8 8,818 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 13,637 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 5,169 49410 - Freight transport by road 7 2,781
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07964207 TINKABLE LTD 24 Feb 2012 07970175 CSBC (STOURTON) LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 07931436 RELAX OFFICE FURNITURE LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 07934619 NRG (2012) LIMITED 03 Feb 2012 07938017 HAQMEDIA LIMITED 06 Feb 2012 07938597 ED JAMES LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 07938943 CORDWELL LEISURE (WALSALL) LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 07940277 NATURALLY RENEWABLE LTD 07 Feb 2012 07941891 NOBLE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07948512 DUGG MANAGEMENT LTD 14 Feb 2012 07948702 HARBE DESIGN LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 07950558 ISS MANAGEMENT LTD 15 Feb 2012 07950604 FILLIN MANAGEMENT LTD 15 Feb 2012 07953237 MUST EAT LIMITED 16 Feb 2012 07955232 DK SPECIALISTS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012 07955975 BAIL ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD. 20 Feb 2012 07957842 G K SPECIALISTS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07964042 DISCOVERY EDUCATION FURNITURE LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 07968979 GET LOGISTICS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 OC371928 BIRMINGHAM TPS LLP 01 Feb 2012 OC372836 ELYSIA THERAPEUTIC CENTRE (STOURBRIDGE) LLP 24 Feb 2012 07931103 MIDLANDS I.T. RECYCLING LTD 01 Feb 2012 07940519 SAINT DAY CARE NURSERY LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 07948649 MALHI TRANSPORT (MIDLANDS) LTD 14 Feb 2012 07963271 CLICKSPRING LTD 24 Feb 2012
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