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
    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
    09209034 HAGLEY ROAD LOUNGE LIMITED 09 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
    09225350 SILVER-TEC LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09225844 EPCPHOTOPLAN LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09229097 WE RESOURCE LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09199600 THE FLOWER BED LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09200194 GORKHA LABOUR CATERERS LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09201225 LNN ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09203786 EVERGREEN LEISURE LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09206493 MOSS SERVICES (MIDLANDS) LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09218395 SENIOR YEARS HOME CARE LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09229417 247 RESPONSE (MIDLANDS) LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09236707 ARIZON RECRUITMENT LTD 26 Sep 2014
    09240755 FOXWOOD NURSERY LIMITED 30 Sep 2014