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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