Stourbridge, West Midlands
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous March.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Stourbridge when compared to any previous February.
- March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Stourbridge when compared to any previous March.
- March 2014 was a record month for net growth in Stourbridge when compared to any month in history.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 148 companies were registered in Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stourbridge UK 2014 148 150,722 2013 128 134,802 % change 15.6% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (148) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous March.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 35 43 70 New companies in 2013 50 41 37 % change -30.0% 4.9% 89.2% Record Year 2013 (50) 2003 (51) 2014 (70)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 84 companies were dissolved in Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 37.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stourbridge UK 2014 84 82,370 2013 61 77,914 % change 37.7% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Stourbridge when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 30 40 14 Closed companies in 2013 38 6 17 % change -21.1% 566.7% -18% Record Year 2013 (38) 2014 (40) 2009 (64)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 64 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stourbridge UK 2014 64 68,352 2013 67 56,888 Record Year 2007 (87) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Stourbridge when compared to any previous March.
March 2014 was a record month for net growth in Stourbridge when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 5 3 56 Net growth in 2013 12 35 20 Record Year 2005 (28) 2003 (38) 2014 (56)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Stourbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stourbridge 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -34.5% -3.1% 57.9% Record Year 1956 (0.7%) 2003 (0.2%) 1985 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 46.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stourbridge was in 2006 when 35.3% of all directors were female.
26.3% of all director appointments in Stourbridge in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.00% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.56% MANAGEMENT 4.67% STOURBRIDGE 0.89% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CO 0.78% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTANTS 0.78% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANCY 0.78% LONDON 1.88% S 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.86% ELECTRICAL 0.78% CARE 1.79% R 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% C 0.67% DESIGN 1.75% J 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.73% DIRECT 0.67% BUSINESS 1.71% BUILDING 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.60% M 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.60% D 0.56% GLOBAL 1.58% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% J 1.48% TRADING 0.56% ASSOCIATES 1.48% TRAINING 0.56% MEDIA 1.48% DESIGN 0.56% IT 1.33% DEVELOPMENTS 0.56% TRANSPORT 1.30% PROPERTY 0.56% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% CENTRE 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% ENGINEERING 0.44% M 1.21% F 0.44% CAPITAL 1.20% MIDLANDS 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 238 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 55 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 38 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 37 37,882 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 18,491 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 26,700 74990 - Non-trading company 19 14,135 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 17 27,750 86900 - Other human health activities 16 10,273 56302 - Public houses and bars 15 5,732 41100 - Development of building projects 15 9,855 56101 - Licensed restaurants 12 7,965 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 12 3,403 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 12,813 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 8,155 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 11 5,988 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 10 6,236 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 9,509 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 8 7,313 74100 - specialised design activities 7 4,475
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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