Stourbridge, West Midlands
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Stourbridge when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 111 companies were registered in Stourbridge during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stourbridge UK 2012 111 118,868 2011 98 114,512 % change 13.3% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (123) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 37 40 34 New companies in 2011 31 36 31 % change 19.4% 11.1% 9.7% Record Year 2003 (44) 2007 (45) 2010 (49)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Stourbridge during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 14.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stourbridge UK 2012 87 74,772 2011 102 72,230 % change -14.7% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Stourbridge when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 40 26 21 Closed companies in 2011 33 37 32 % change 21.2% -29.7% -34% Record Year 2012 (40) 2008 (53) 2009 (64)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Stourbridge during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 24 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stourbridge UK 2012 24 44,096 2011 -4 42,282 Record Year 2007 (47) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 -3 14 13 Net growth in 2011 -2 -1 -1 Record Year 2008 (33) 2007 (22) 2008 (30)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Stourbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stourbridge 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 7.2% 12.0% 8.4% Record Year 1968 (0.6%) 1963 (0.5%) 1984 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Stourbridge was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
19.7% of all director appointments in Stourbridge in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage W 3.54% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.89% MANAGEMENT 4.75% DESIGN 1.42% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.18% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTING 0.94% TRADING 2.08% (MIDLANDS) 0.94% DESIGN 1.87% J 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTIES 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTY 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ENGINEERING 0.71% BUSINESS 1.72% BUSINESS 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% B 0.59% MEDIA 1.67% DEVELOPMENTS 0.59% LONDON 1.67% MIDLANDS 0.59% J 1.55% ASSOCIATES 0.59% GLOBAL 1.53% LOGISTICS 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.46% FINANCIAL 0.47% IT 1.43% TRANSPORT 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.34% FURNITURE 0.47% CARE 1.32% BUILDING 0.47% M 1.27% DESIGNS 0.47% BUILDING 1.22% CARE 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.20% PLANNING 0.35% ELECTRICAL 1.20% SPECIALISTS 0.35% S 1.17% D 0.35% SECURITY 1.16%
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 276 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 66 35,545 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 9,891 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 19,425 74990 - Non-trading company 21 9,203 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 20 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 19 25,035 7499 - Non-trading company 13 6,164 9999 - Dormant Company 12 12,598 86900 - Other human health activities 10 4,998 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 9 14,774 41100 - Development of building projects 9 4,965 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 7,869 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 8 1,783 9305 - Other service activities 7 6,142 7414 - Business & management consultancy 7 8,437 62012 - Business and domestic software development 7 4,584 93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified 7 1,659 86230 - Dental practice activities 7 1,752 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 7 2,891
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08173042 SHEPARD WATKINS DEVELOPMENTS LTD 09 Aug 2012 08164093 REMC LTD 01 Aug 2012 08167516 B.M. CLOSE PROTECTION TRAINING LTD. 03 Aug 2012 08168940 VIVA FOREVER LIMITED 06 Aug 2012 08174649 B-QEST LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08179944 CELLARS INDIAN CUISINE LTD 14 Aug 2012 08181490 PROPERTY BOXX LTD 16 Aug 2012 08182768 L.J. AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 16 Aug 2012 08182993 HAPPY VOUCHER LIMITED 16 Aug 2012 08183623 THE SOFA CLUB LIMITED 17 Aug 2012 08184423 JESSICA'S ONLINE LIMITED 20 Aug 2012 08186029 CARE EXPERT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 08189153 FRAMES BY DESIGN LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 08191987 TEZGEL CATERING LTD 28 Aug 2012 08192152 RRCPUBLISHING LTD 28 Aug 2012 08196340 TWANGY AND REGGAE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 08196734 A.J & S.C PROPERTIES LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 08167015 STOURBRIDGE TYRES LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08167345 DAPHNE FRANCIS LTD 03 Aug 2012 08167754 TECHNICAL CLADDING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08181555 WATCH SYSTEMS LIMITED 16 Aug 2012 08183561 ITALIAN SIGNATURE LIMITED 17 Aug 2012 08188403 WALDRONS RECOVERY LTD 22 Aug 2012 08191123 REFLECTION&PERFECTION LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08194597 DRINKS BOX LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
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