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

  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 (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)StourbridgeUK
    2012111118,868
    201198114,512
    % change13.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (123) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012374034
    New companies in 2011313631
    % change19.4%11.1%9.7%
    Record Year2003 (44)2007 (45)2010 (49)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StourbridgeUK
    20128774,772
    201110272,230
    % change-14.7%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012402621
    Closed companies in 2011333732
    % change21.2%-29.7%-34%
    Record Year2012 (40)2008 (53)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StourbridgeUK
    20122444,096
    2011-442,282
    Record Year 2007 (47) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012-31413
    Net growth in 2011-2-1-1
    Record Year2008 (33)2007 (22)2008 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change7.2%12.0%8.4%
    Record Year1968 (0.6%)1963 (0.5%)1984 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    W3.54%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.89%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    DESIGN1.42%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTING0.94%TRADING2.08%
    (MIDLANDS)0.94%DESIGN1.87%
    J0.83%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTIES0.83%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTY0.71%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ENGINEERING0.71%BUSINESS1.72%
    BUSINESS0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    B0.59%MEDIA1.67%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%LONDON1.67%
    MIDLANDS0.59%J1.55%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%GLOBAL1.53%
    LOGISTICS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    FINANCIAL0.47%IT1.43%
    TRANSPORT0.47%PROPERTIES1.34%
    FURNITURE0.47%CARE1.32%
    BUILDING0.47%M1.27%
    DESIGNS0.47%BUILDING1.22%
    CARE0.47%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    PLANNING0.35%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SPECIALISTS0.35%S1.17%
    D0.35%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied276331,455
    7487 - Other business activities6635,545
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified329,891
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2419,425
    74990 - Non-trading company219,203
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2033,677
    99999 - Dormant Company1925,035
    7499 - Non-trading company136,164
    9999 - Dormant Company1212,598
    86900 - Other human health activities104,998
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities914,774
    41100 - Development of building projects94,965
    62090 - Other information technology service activities87,869
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified81,783
    9305 - Other service activities76,142
    7414 - Business & management consultancy78,437
    62012 - Business and domestic software development74,584
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified71,659
    86230 - Dental practice activities71,752
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment72,891

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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