Stourbridge, West Midlands
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous September.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous August.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Stourbridge when compared to any previous September.
- September 2013 was a record month for company closures in Stourbridge when compared to any month in history.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Stourbridge when compared to any previous July.
- August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Stourbridge when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 141 companies were registered in Stourbridge during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 27.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Stourbridge UK 2013 141 132,684 2012 111 118,868 % change 27.0% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (141) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous September.
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 38 53 50 New companies in 2012 37 40 34 % change 2.7% 32.5% 47.1% Record Year 2003 (44) 2013 (53) 2013 (50)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 140 companies were dissolved in Stourbridge during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 57.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Stourbridge UK 2013 140 86,170 2012 89 75,908 % change 57.3% 13.5% Record Year 2013 (140) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Stourbridge when compared to any previous September.
September 2013 was a record month for company closures in Stourbridge when compared to any month in history.
July 2013 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 2013 42 22 76 Closed companies in 2012 40 26 23 % change 5.0% -15.4% 230% Record Year 2013 (42) 2008 (53) 2013 (76)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Stourbridge during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 1 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Stourbridge UK 2013 1 46,514 2012 22 42,960 Record Year 2007 (47) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Stourbridge when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 -4 31 -26 Net growth in 2012 -3 14 11 Record Year 2008 (33) 2013 (31) 2008 (30)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Stourbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Stourbridge 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -8.2% 21.6% 28.9% Record Year 1985 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Stourbridge was in 2004 when 33.0% of all directors were female.
30.0% of all director appointments in Stourbridge in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.89% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 1.65% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.45% STOURBRIDGE 1.06% PROPERTY 2.53% S 1.06% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 0.94% ENGINEERING 1.83% CO 0.94% LONDON 1.79% J 0.83% DESIGN 1.78% R 0.83% BUSINESS 1.74% BUILDING 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% SYSTEMS 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.69% C 0.71% CARE 1.64% TRAINING 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.61% TRADING 0.71% GLOBAL 1.59% DEVELOPMENTS 0.71% J 1.54% DESIGN 0.59% MEDIA 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.53% INVESTMENTS 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.45% (MIDLANDS) 0.59% IT 1.39% (WM) 0.59% M 1.25% B 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DIRECT 0.59% BUILDING 1.19% BARBERRY 0.59% CAPITAL 1.19% ECO 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% GREEN 0.47% TRAINING 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 238 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 51 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 40 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 38 54,854 74990 - Non-trading company 25 14,228 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 26,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 17,715 86900 - Other human health activities 17 9,203 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 25,547 41100 - Development of building projects 14 9,271 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 13 3,323 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 5,437 43290 - Other construction installation 11 3,158 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 12,516 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 10 5,859 62012 - Business and domestic software development 9 9,104 56101 - Licensed restaurants 9 7,531 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 8 5,706 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,590 93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified 8 2,571
Recent Companies
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