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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
    07974636 NEW LEAF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07988691 RJD PLANT SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07974095 CLASSIC DIVINE LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07977014 WEDNESFIELD TRADE WINDOWS & DOORS LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07977552 ACTIVE HOME CARE LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07978459 ADMIRAL DESIGNS LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07979635 EAMONT ASSOCIATES LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07980337 SJL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07983109 UNIQUETESTING LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07984961 APMECH LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07988409 FRESH HARVEST FRUIT & VEG LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07992218 ALL SEASONS LANDSCAPES AND DRIVEWAYS LTD 15 Mar 2012
    07995321 PANDA FOOD SERVICE PRODUCTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07995330 RICCI HAIR DESIGN LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    08002457 H & T ADMIN LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08009564 HP MASONRY CONSULTANTS LTD 28 Mar 2012
    08010078 MW SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08011215 REDFORTE RESTAURANT LTD 29 Mar 2012
    08011714 BAINS EYECARE LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    07975084 FINECRAFT DESIGN & JOINERY LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07989454 MUSIYIWA LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07995728 ICLICK IT AND EPOS SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Mar 2012
    07997037 OMEGA V.S. LTD 20 Mar 2012
    08005011 HMW ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08012951 SPLASH ASSOCIATES LIMITED 30 Mar 2012