Stourbridge, West Midlands

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 130 companies were registered in Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)StourbridgeUK
    2015130161,156
    2014148150,722
    % change-12.2%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (148) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015444244
    New companies in 2014354370
    % change25.7%-2.3%-37.1%
    Record Year2013 (50)2003 (51)2014 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 99 companies were dissolved in Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)StourbridgeUK
    20159989,523
    20148482,370
    % change17.9%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015212850
    Closed companies in 2014304014
    % change-30.0%-30.0%257%
    Record Year2013 (38)2014 (40)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Stourbridge during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 31 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)StourbridgeUK
    20153171,633
    20146468,352
    Record Year 2007 (87) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20152314-6
    Net growth in 20145356
    Record Year2005 (28)2003 (38)2014 (56)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Stourbridge formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Stourbridge
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change23.4%-10.1%-42.7%
    Record Year1956 (0.7%)2003 (0.2%)1985 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Stourbridge was in 2006 when 35.3% of all directors were female.

    33.3% of all director appointments in Stourbridge in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PROPERTY1.55%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.44%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.22%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CARE1.11%PROPERTY2.72%
    M1.00%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    STREET0.88%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTANCY0.88%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%LONDON1.91%
    (MIDLANDS)0.66%TRADING1.88%
    CENTRE0.66%TRANSPORT1.82%
    INVESTMENTS0.66%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    DESIGN0.66%DESIGN1.65%
    FEAST0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    HEALTH0.55%CO.,1.58%
    ROAD0.55%J1.55%
    ENTERPRISES0.55%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    HOME0.55%BUSINESS1.49%
    SUPPLIES0.55%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.44%GLOBAL1.46%
    HIRE0.44%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    HAGLEY0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    P0.44%BUILDING1.31%
    ACADEMY0.44%IT1.30%
    WORLD0.44%MEDIA1.28%
    WHOLESALE0.44%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied244288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company4849,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4143,081
    86900 - Other human health activities2213,990
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2258,522
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2019,098
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1930,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1729,218
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified163,559
    41100 - Development of building projects1611,863
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets156,557
    56302 - Public houses and bars146,355
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,862
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1210,200
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1211,600
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment116,815
    43210 - Electrical installation116,139
    56101 - Licensed restaurants108,909
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles95,392
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified99,080

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09474621 THE CROWN AT STOURBRIDGE LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09496398 STRONGBOX DESIGN WORLDWIDE LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09470572 EARLY YEARS EDUCATION CENTRE LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09471117 BEST INTEREST ASSESSORS LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09472524 HENDERSON HAWK SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09477884 MAK INVENTORIES LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09484764 M BILLING ENTERPRISES LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09498391 BRANDMART LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09503244 OLIVER & CARTER LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09507506 BESPOKE PROPERTY SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 24 Mar 2015
    09511379 PSC ELECTRICALS LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09513276 CL MCKEEVER LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09517858 JAMY ENTERPRISE LTD 30 Mar 2015
    09518204 ELIZA MARSHALL MUSIC LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09466486 C & M AUTO'S LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09471983 RIGHTTIME LOCUMS LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09473408 INDUSTRIAL FANS & SERVICES LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09483265 DEC CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 11 Mar 2015
    OC398813 ISCAN HEALTH LLP 13 Mar 2015
    09494616 GADGET DESIGNS LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09500652 JN PUBS LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09504617 DY9 DOOR SERVICES LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09507356 YBR 003 LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09510312 AQUARIUS TOOLMAKING LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09520336 HAMMOND CORPORATE HYGIENE LTD 31 Mar 2015