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

  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 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)StourbridgeUK
    2013128134,802
    2012118131,491
    % change8.5%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (148) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013504137
    New companies in 2012424729
    % change19.0%-12.8%27.6%
    Record Year2013 (50)2003 (51)2010 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StourbridgeUK
    20136177,914
    20125167,576
    % change19.6%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201338617
    Closed companies in 2012172113
    % change123.5%-71.4%31%
    Record Year2013 (38)2010 (38)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StourbridgeUK
    20136756,888
    20126763,915
    Record Year 2007 (87) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013123520
    Net growth in 2012252616
    Record Year2005 (28)2003 (38)2007 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change6.8%-13.4%31.9%
    Record Year1956 (0.7%)2003 (0.2%)1985 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.69%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY1.33%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    DESIGN1.21%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    (MIDLANDS)0.97%PROPERTY2.44%
    PROPERTIES0.84%TRADING2.06%
    J0.84%DESIGN1.79%
    CO0.84%ENGINEERING1.78%
    INVESTMENTS0.84%BUSINESS1.77%
    SYSTEMS0.72%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CONSULTING0.72%LONDON1.72%
    PROPERTY0.72%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    TRADING0.72%MEDIA1.63%
    TRAINING0.60%GLOBAL1.57%
    STOURBRIDGE0.60%J1.56%
    BUILDING0.60%CARE1.46%
    YOUR0.48%IT1.43%
    LOGISTICS0.48%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    MIDLANDS0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BLACK0.48%M1.25%
    D0.48%BUILDING1.21%
    S0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ENGINEERING0.48%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    C0.48%TRAINING1.17%
    R0.36%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied231249,183
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4016,448
    99999 - Dormant Company3943,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3654,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3532,624
    74990 - Non-trading company3214,129
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2224,894
    7487 - Other business activities197,556
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified153,073
    41100 - Development of building projects158,637
    86900 - Other human health activities138,465
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment125,248
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1223,532
    56302 - Public houses and bars104,952
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,664
    49410 - Freight transport by road95,834
    43290 - Other construction installation92,914
    62012 - Business and domestic software development98,099
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate87,507
    56101 - Licensed restaurants86,894

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08433950 CG AVIATION LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08464151 MEDLEY SWIM SCHOOL LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08428214 NEEDHAMS MEDICAL 2013 LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08440408 CRGEE CARE SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08441166 SUSIE MASON CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08442586 CLARK & TIMMS LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08448479 THAMIRAA LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08450348 MAYAX LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08451511 APPLEGLEN LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08452423 DURKIN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08458488 MIDLAND CONSERVATORY ROOFS LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08460962 S J AUTOS RENAULT SPECIALIST LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08463476 J.T.M. CARPETS & FLOORING LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08427528 FRESH DOORS LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08428004 OSCARS DRY CLEANERS (COLESHILL) LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08430841 COMPUTER CAR DESIGN CO LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08430992 MSA365 LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08433385 THE HAGLEY BRIDAL DESIGN STUDIO LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08436264 SISKIN BUILDING SERVICES LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08442553 DY ASSOCIATES LTD 13 Mar 2013
    08447870 AJCYK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08451036 WESTLEY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08456044 MEDICAL CONTRACTS LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08456576 BARBERRY ROCKSBOROUGH HOUSE LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08459226 JUNKAROO LTD 25 Mar 2013