Stourbridge, West Midlands
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 227 companies were formed in Stourbridge. This figure is 8.1% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Stourbridge occurred in 2007 when a total of 294 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stourbridge UK 2012 227 253,150 2011 247 228,735 % change -8.1% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (294) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 109 companies were registered in Stourbridge during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 0.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Stourbridge UK 2012 109 121,659 2011 110 112,344 % change -0.9% 8.3% Record Year 2007 (146) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 37 43 29 New companies in 2011 32 40 38 % change 15.6% 7.5% -23.7% Record Year 2007 (51) 2007 (48) 2006 (51)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 144 companies were dissolved in Stourbridge. This figure is 10.0% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Stourbridge occurred in 2009 when a total of 267 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stourbridge UK 2012 144 147,793 2011 160 162,310 % change -10.0% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (267) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Stourbridge during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 45.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Stourbridge UK 2012 93 80,218 2011 64 71,324 % change 45.3% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (154) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 26 32 35 Closed companies in 2011 13 34 17 % change 100.0% -5.9% 106% Record Year 2009 (46) 2009 (63) 2009 (45)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Stourbridge increased by 83 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stourbridge UK 2012 83 105,357 2011 87 66,425 Record Year 2007 (179) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Stourbridge during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 16 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Stourbridge UK 2012 16 41,441 2011 46 41,020 Record Year 2007 (92) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 11 11 -6 Net growth in 2011 19 6 21 Record Year 2007 (33) 2007 (37) 2006 (26)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Stourbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Stourbridge 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Stourbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Stourbridge 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -2.7% -5.7% -18.5% Record Year 1971 (0.5%) 1976 (0.4%) 1973 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Stourbridge was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.0% of all director appointments in Stourbridge in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Stourbridge was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
31.5% of all director appointments in Stourbridge in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 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 2.18% MANAGEMENT 4.74% DESIGN 1.09% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTING 1.09% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTANCY 0.97% TRADING 2.10% J 0.85% DESIGN 1.89% (MIDLANDS) 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.87% MIDLANDS 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.82% PROPERTY 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.78% BUSINESS 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% DEVELOPMENTS 0.61% BUSINESS 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.61% MEDIA 1.69% INVESTMENTS 0.61% LONDON 1.68% PROPERTIES 0.61% J 1.57% FURNITURE 0.48% GLOBAL 1.51% ASSOCIATES 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.48% FINANCIAL 0.48% IT 1.42% ELECTRICAL 0.48% CARE 1.31% B 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.31% LOGISTICS 0.48% M 1.26% TRANSPORT 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.23% CENTRE 0.48% BUILDING 1.23% INTERIORS 0.48% SECURITY 1.19% T 0.48% S 1.18% JAMES 0.36% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 213 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 83 47,029 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 10,271 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 20,390 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 23 35,447 74990 - Non-trading company 21 9,706 99999 - Dormant Company 19 26,088 7499 - Non-trading company 17 8,023 9999 - Dormant Company 15 16,469 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 15,280 86900 - Other human health activities 10 5,222 41100 - Development of building projects 9 5,149 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 9 1,870 7414 - Business & management consultancy 8 10,978 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 8,258 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 4,644 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 7 2,880 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 6,456 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 7 2,993 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 4,535
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