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

  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 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)StourbridgeUK
    2014126143,414
    2013141132,684
    % change-10.6%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (141) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014593235
    New companies in 2013385350
    % change55.3%-39.6%-30.0%
    Record Year2014 (59)2013 (53)2013 (50)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StourbridgeUK
    2014109101,670
    201314086,170
    % change-22.1%18.0%
    Record Year 2013 (140) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014314929
    Closed companies in 2013422276
    % change-26.2%122.7%-62%
    Record Year2013 (42)2008 (53)2013 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StourbridgeUK
    20141741,744
    2013146,514
    Record Year 2007 (47) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201428-176
    Net growth in 2013-431-26
    Record Year2008 (33)2013 (31)2008 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change41.1%-42.5%-35.7%
    Record Year1985 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.62%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.62%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    PROPERTY1.08%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    ELECTRICAL0.65%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY0.65%ENGINEERING2.07%
    M0.65%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    MEDIA0.65%TRADING2.00%
    CARE0.65%LONDON1.95%
    SPEAK0.65%CARE1.94%
    J0.65%TRANSPORT1.76%
    TRADING0.54%DESIGN1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.54%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DESIGN0.54%BUSINESS1.62%
    HOME0.43%J1.53%
    DIRECT0.43%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    COMMERCIAL0.43%GLOBAL1.51%
    ULTIMATE0.43%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    STOURBRIDGE0.43%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    CENTRE0.43%MEDIA1.38%
    (MIDLANDS)0.43%CO.,1.36%
    TRAINING0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.43%BUILDING1.30%
    HIRE0.43%IT1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.43%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied250278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company5948,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3740,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2857,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2428,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2218,890
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2229,313
    86900 - Other human health activities1811,807
    41100 - Development of building projects1510,604
    74990 - Non-trading company1414,006
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets136,327
    56302 - Public houses and bars136,056
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified123,465
    62090 - Other information technology service activities912,795
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment96,630
    43210 - Electrical installation95,922
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate910,361
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified98,501
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet99,914
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate86,595

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09155339 ASPIRECIG LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09113754 J & P TRUCK & PLANT HIRE LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09116982 P J FORREST (TRANSPORT) LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09123229 HEADLEY MEREDITH ASSOCIATES LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09126127 ALAN E JONES LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09127135 SPEAK APP LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09127307 UMMAH MOBILE WORLDWIDE LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09127630 SPEAK TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09128145 ACUITY STRATEGIC CORPORATE CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09128404 TONER ESTATES LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09134585 LABURNUM STREET 1958 LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09141356 AUTO PANACHE LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09147444 AQTONIT LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09148892 MR JOHN PILLOW LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09155870 KING WILL'S WILLS LTD 31 Jul 2014
    09156058 PETERICH DESIGN LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09113879 ZR CATERING LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09115861 LYE CUISINE LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09118861 LANTON ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09126427 THE WOODS CHILDCARE LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09133164 SENSIGHT INTERACTIVE LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09133930 ULTIMATE FLOORING SOLUTIONS (HALESOWEN) LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09136063 SCOTTHOMER.CO.UK LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09147917 R POWELL CONSULTING LTD 25 Jul 2014
    09150746 PARKZONE LTD 28 Jul 2014