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.

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 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)StourbridgeUK
    2013141132,684
    2012111118,868
    % change27.0%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (141) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013385350
    New companies in 2012374034
    % change2.7%32.5%47.1%
    Record Year2003 (44)2013 (53)2013 (50)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StourbridgeUK
    201314086,170
    20128975,908
    % change57.3%13.5%
    Record Year 2013 (140) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013422276
    Closed companies in 2012402623
    % change5.0%-15.4%230%
    Record Year2013 (42)2008 (53)2013 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StourbridgeUK
    2013146,514
    20122242,960
    Record Year 2007 (47) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013-431-26
    Net growth in 2012-31411
    Record Year2008 (33)2013 (31)2008 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-8.2%21.6%28.9%
    Record Year1985 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.89%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTING1.65%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.06%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    STOURBRIDGE1.06%PROPERTY2.53%
    S1.06%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.94%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CO0.94%LONDON1.79%
    J0.83%DESIGN1.78%
    R0.83%BUSINESS1.74%
    BUILDING0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SYSTEMS0.71%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    C0.71%CARE1.64%
    TRAINING0.71%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    TRADING0.71%GLOBAL1.59%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.71%J1.54%
    DESIGN0.59%MEDIA1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.59%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%PROPERTIES1.45%
    (MIDLANDS)0.59%IT1.39%
    (WM)0.59%M1.25%
    B0.59%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DIRECT0.59%BUILDING1.19%
    BARBERRY0.59%CAPITAL1.19%
    ECO0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    GREEN0.47%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied238260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company5146,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4034,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3854,854
    74990 - Non-trading company2514,228
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2226,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1917,715
    86900 - Other human health activities179,203
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1525,547
    41100 - Development of building projects149,271
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified133,323
    56302 - Public houses and bars125,437
    43290 - Other construction installation113,158
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,516
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment105,859
    62012 - Business and domestic software development99,104
    56101 - Licensed restaurants97,531
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets85,706
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified87,590
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified82,571

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08664601 ZOE'S BAKEHOUSE LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08633556 TIMOTHY FLOYD LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08634382 PURSUIT SALES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08637515 BILLINGS & HUNTLEY LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08638064 CVS PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08640425 ELITE LEATHER LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08642196 SHAZEE LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08644199 RLS CONTRACTS LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08645653 ATLANTIC SHOPPING LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08651039 SHAFQUAT CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08661640 CLAY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08668273 COFFEE SHOP OLDSWINFORD LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08633522 REXIT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08634296 WOODEN BUILDING SALES LTD 01 Aug 2013
    08634905 MARCER SERVICES LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08634955 ULTRA CLEAR WINDOWS LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08636081 PATCHWORK TEXTILES LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08638740 NINE MEDIA LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08643987 BARBERRY CHELTENHAM LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08645179 PROBERT SUPPLIES LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08646859 PLUS 10 LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08648964 SCHMUCK LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08651613 LA SPECIALS LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08661140 JJS SOLUTIONS (WM) LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08661286 GERRARDS OF BILSTON LTD 22 Aug 2013