Stourbridge, West Midlands
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Stourbridge when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 128 companies were registered in Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 8.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stourbridge UK 2013 128 134,802 2012 118 131,491 % change 8.5% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (148) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 50 41 37 New companies in 2012 42 47 29 % change 19.0% -12.8% 27.6% Record Year 2013 (50) 2003 (51) 2010 (62)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 61 companies were dissolved in Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 19.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stourbridge UK 2013 61 77,914 2012 51 67,576 % change 19.6% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Stourbridge when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 38 6 17 Closed companies in 2012 17 21 13 % change 123.5% -71.4% 31% Record Year 2013 (38) 2010 (38) 2009 (64)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 67 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stourbridge UK 2013 67 56,888 2012 67 63,915 Record Year 2007 (87) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 12 35 20 Net growth in 2012 25 26 16 Record Year 2005 (28) 2003 (38) 2007 (43)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Stourbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stourbridge 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 6.8% -13.4% 31.9% Record Year 1956 (0.7%) 2003 (0.2%) 1985 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stourbridge was in 2006 when 35.3% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Stourbridge in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.69% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTANCY 1.33% MANAGEMENT 4.78% DESIGN 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.30% (MIDLANDS) 0.97% PROPERTY 2.44% PROPERTIES 0.84% TRADING 2.06% J 0.84% DESIGN 1.79% CO 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.78% INVESTMENTS 0.84% BUSINESS 1.77% SYSTEMS 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CONSULTING 0.72% LONDON 1.72% PROPERTY 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.71% DEVELOPMENTS 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% TRADING 0.72% MEDIA 1.63% TRAINING 0.60% GLOBAL 1.57% STOURBRIDGE 0.60% J 1.56% BUILDING 0.60% CARE 1.46% YOUR 0.48% IT 1.43% LOGISTICS 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.41% MIDLANDS 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.36% BLACK 0.48% M 1.25% D 0.48% BUILDING 1.21% S 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19% ENGINEERING 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.18% C 0.48% TRAINING 1.17% R 0.36% SECURITY 1.15%
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 231 249,183 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 40 16,448 99999 - Dormant Company 39 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 36 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 35 32,624 74990 - Non-trading company 32 14,129 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 24,894 7487 - Other business activities 19 7,556 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 15 3,073 41100 - Development of building projects 15 8,637 86900 - Other human health activities 13 8,465 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 12 5,248 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 23,532 56302 - Public houses and bars 10 4,952 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 12,664 49410 - Freight transport by road 9 5,834 43290 - Other construction installation 9 2,914 62012 - Business and domestic software development 9 8,099 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 7,507 56101 - Licensed restaurants 8 6,894
Recent Companies
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