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
    08344412 BACHE BROTHERS CYCLES LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08350725 SCOOTER SHELTERS LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08350804 A&L VENTURES LTD. 08 Jan 2013
    08366939 SAMCO INNOVATE LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08372541 MINESEEKER LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08346433 GP SYSTEMS LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08355743 S D INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD 10 Jan 2013
    08359177 PLY SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08360773 MARGARIDA INVESTMENTS LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08362190 THE FRAGRANCE GIRL LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08373894 THE GREEN CONSORTIUM LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08374256 WARWICKSHIRE INSULATION CONTRACTORS LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08374446 ECOLOGY WASTE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08377363 UBER MUSIC LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08379108 WEST TRADING TEXTILE LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08382214 DAYBREAK FRESH PRODUCE HARBORNE LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08344588 CONCORD ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08347123 THE SUIT TAILORS LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08349399 HEIMDALL PROTECTIVE TECH LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08352678 THE EVER STEADY TABLE COMPANY LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08354479 BLACK COUNTRY SALVAGE LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08380670 ACORNS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08381370 PARTY JEWELS LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08381624 THE REFRIGERATED COURIER CO LTD 30 Jan 2013
    08383947 ANDREW WHITLOCK RACING LTD 31 Jan 2013