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
    09388429 PATHFINDER(ATO) LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09391037 PATHFINDER AVIATION LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09395630 WORCESTER VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS FAYRE LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09413425 HOLISTIC LIFESTYLE SOLUTIONS LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09373253 PRO AGENT PROPERTY & LEGAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09373959 ELIDAN CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09374032 KD WEBSTER LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09382294 V P E SAFETY LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09382601 FANNY ADAMS CONFECTIONERY LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09383267 LAMBSCAPES LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09383474 SHAIKUL & BROTHERS LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09384842 TEV MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09387093 MCE SPRINGFORM LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09387851 BESPOKE RECYCLING SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09392590 WORKING WITH ASPERGER'S, DYSLEXIA AND DYSPRAXIA LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09396363 THE EPHRAIMS CARE GROUP LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09403745 CONSTANT HEALTH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09373824 S.J.HINGLEY PIPE WORK INSTALLATION SPECIALIST LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09380473 LEARNING JOURNEYS DAYCARE LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09390320 ELLA PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09396019 WEATHERSEAL MIDLANDS ROOFING LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09396909 LEIF CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09397816 MIPARG ENTERPRISES LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09400945 BEAUTOXOLOGY LB LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09409331 GSK DIRECT LIMITED 28 Jan 2015