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Stourbridge, West Midlands

Q1 2012 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 (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)StourbridgeUK
    2012118131,491
    2011137116,391
    % change-13.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (148) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012424729
    New companies in 2011443657
    % change-4.5%30.6%-49.1%
    Record Year2004 (45)2003 (51)2010 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StourbridgeUK
    20125167,576
    20119690,987
    % change-46.9%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (113) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012172113
    Closed companies in 2011363030
    % change-52.8%-30.0%-57%
    Record Year2011 (36)2010 (38)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StourbridgeUK
    20126763,915
    20114125,404
    Record Year 2003 (89) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012252616
    Net growth in 20118627
    Record Year2005 (28)2003 (38)2007 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-18.1%11.8%-52.4%
    Record Year1964 (0.6%)1965 (0.4%)1963 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    W3.63%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT2.42%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.09%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY1.09%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%TRADING2.07%
    DESIGN0.85%DESIGN1.93%
    (MIDLANDS)0.73%ENGINEERING1.86%
    SOLAR0.73%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    RIVERS0.60%BUSINESS1.73%
    FIVE0.60%MEDIA1.72%
    J0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUSINESS0.60%LONDON1.66%
    HOLDINGS0.48%J1.54%
    STOURBRIDGE0.48%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    T0.48%GLOBAL1.50%
    TRANSPORT0.48%IT1.40%
    B0.48%CARE1.34%
    PARTNERSHIP0.48%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CO0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    MIDLANDS0.48%M1.27%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%BUILDING1.24%
    ENGINEERING0.48%ENERGY1.20%
    PROPERTIES0.48%S1.20%
    FINANCIAL0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied197216,665
    7487 - Other business activities8852,735
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified339,892
    99999 - Dormant Company2525,084
    74990 - Non-trading company249,729
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2335,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2019,704
    9999 - Dormant Company1818,617
    7499 - Non-trading company179,102
    41100 - Development of building projects134,984
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1214,303
    86900 - Other human health activities105,066
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified101,796
    7414 - Business & management consultancy912,113
    7260 - Other computer related activities97,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities88,145
    9305 - Other service activities88,818
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified713,637
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering75,169
    49410 - Freight transport by road72,781

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07952669 PEARTREE LANE SHEDS & FENCING LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07964207 TINKABLE LTD 24 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
    07948702 HARBE DESIGN LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07949924 MDD (A.P.C) LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07950631 ROTAX MAX LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07954670 JENN MANAGEMENT LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07955232 DK SPECIALISTS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07957842 G K SPECIALISTS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07959692 SIXTH SENSE YACHTING LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07964042 DISCOVERY EDUCATION FURNITURE LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07967192 HEATH LANE LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07968122 THE DANILO SUITE LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07970129 ESCAPE THE HAIR STUDIO LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    OC371928 BIRMINGHAM TPS LLP 01 Feb 2012
    07940519 SAINT DAY CARE NURSERY LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07945821 RED SQUARE PARTNERS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07946915 S3 (MEDICAL AESTHETICS) LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07953333 AUTOMOTIVE FORENSIC SERVICES LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07958723 EUROPEAN PROPERTY INVESTMENT COMPANY (EPIC) LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07963271 CLICKSPRING LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07968077 FORCES PHYSICAL FITNESS LIMITED 28 Feb 2012