Stourbridge, West Midlands
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 126 companies were registered in Stourbridge during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Stourbridge UK 2014 126 143,414 2013 141 132,684 % change -10.6% 8.1% Record Year 2013 (141) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stourbridge when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 59 32 35 New companies in 2013 38 53 50 % change 55.3% -39.6% -30.0% Record Year 2014 (59) 2013 (53) 2013 (50)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 109 companies were dissolved in Stourbridge during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 22.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Stourbridge UK 2014 109 101,670 2013 140 86,170 % change -22.1% 18.0% Record Year 2013 (140) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 31 49 29 Closed companies in 2013 42 22 76 % change -26.2% 122.7% -62% Record Year 2013 (42) 2008 (53) 2013 (76)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Stourbridge during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 17 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Stourbridge UK 2014 17 41,744 2013 1 46,514 Record Year 2007 (47) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 28 -17 6 Net growth in 2013 -4 31 -26 Record Year 2008 (33) 2013 (31) 2008 (30)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Stourbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Stourbridge 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 41.1% -42.5% -35.7% Record Year 1985 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Stourbridge was in 2005 when 32.3% of all directors were female.
31.4% of all director appointments in Stourbridge in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.62% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 1.62% MANAGEMENT 4.63% PROPERTY 1.08% CONSULTANCY 3.55% ELECTRICAL 0.65% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTANCY 0.65% ENGINEERING 2.07% M 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% MEDIA 0.65% TRADING 2.00% CARE 0.65% LONDON 1.95% SPEAK 0.65% CARE 1.94% J 0.65% TRANSPORT 1.76% TRADING 0.54% DESIGN 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.70% PROPERTIES 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.63% DESIGN 0.54% BUSINESS 1.62% HOME 0.43% J 1.53% DIRECT 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.53% COMMERCIAL 0.43% GLOBAL 1.51% ULTIMATE 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.50% STOURBRIDGE 0.43% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CENTRE 0.43% MEDIA 1.38% (MIDLANDS) 0.43% CO., 1.36% TRAINING 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% ASSOCIATES 0.43% BUILDING 1.30% HIRE 0.43% IT 1.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.43% M 1.23%
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 250 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 59 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 37 40,717 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 28 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 28,224 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 18,890 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 29,313 86900 - Other human health activities 18 11,807 41100 - Development of building projects 15 10,604 74990 - Non-trading company 14 14,006 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 13 6,327 56302 - Public houses and bars 13 6,056 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 12 3,465 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 12,795 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 9 6,630 43210 - Electrical installation 9 5,922 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 10,361 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 8,501 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 9,914 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 8 6,595
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09216809 VENTURE TRAINING LTD 12 Sep 2014 09197241 WHEM LIMITED 01 Sep 2014 09198028 SLH PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LTD 01 Sep 2014 09207582 JOSEPHBPROPERTIES LIMITED 08 Sep 2014 09209088 STEPPING STONES MEDIA LTD 09 Sep 2014 09211192 ORGANIC EVERCLEAN LTD 10 Sep 2014 09216085 DEVOTED PARTIES LIMITED 12 Sep 2014 09217780 LITTLE READERS LIMITED 15 Sep 2014 09219885 WEST MIDLANDS LEARNING ACADEMY LIMITED 16 Sep 2014 09221361 PURE AND ME LTD 16 Sep 2014 09221690 THE NANTMOR MOUNTAIN CENTRE ASSOCIATION 17 Sep 2014 09221964 DATOO INVESTMENTS LIMITED 17 Sep 2014 09222022 EVALL INVESTMENT LIMITED 17 Sep 2014 09225350 SILVER-TEC LTD 18 Sep 2014 09229097 WE RESOURCE LIMITED 22 Sep 2014 09237054 DEW CONTRACTING LIMITED 26 Sep 2014 OC395182 BARBERRY WILLENHALL LLP 09 Sep 2014 OC395476 BARBERRY NOTTINGHAM LLP 22 Sep 2014 09199600 THE FLOWER BED LTD 02 Sep 2014 09201225 LNN ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2014 09203786 EVERGREEN LEISURE LIMITED 04 Sep 2014 09206467 MH SERVICES (MIDLANDS) LTD 05 Sep 2014 09229943 CONNEXPLORE LTD 22 Sep 2014 09236707 ARIZON RECRUITMENT LTD 26 Sep 2014 09240755 FOXWOOD NURSERY LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
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