Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous February.

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 2010)

    A total of 215 companies were registered in Sutton Coldfield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 17.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    2010215105,137
    200918391,034
    % change17.5%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (236) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010667079
    New companies in 2009455484
    % change46.7%29.6%-6.0%
    Record Year2010 (66)2006 (78)2007 (112)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 161 companies were dissolved in Sutton Coldfield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    201016182,677
    2009192108,060
    % change-16.1%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (192) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010434375
    Closed companies in 20094439109
    % change-2.3%10.3%-31%
    Record Year2009 (44)2010 (43)2009 (109)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Sutton Coldfield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 54 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    20105422,460
    2009-9-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (129) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201023274
    Net growth in 2009115-25
    Record Year2005 (39)2003 (55)2007 (78)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Sutton Coldfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Sutton Coldfield
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change36.1%11.1%-21.8%
    Record Year1962 (1.0%)1963 (0.6%)1963 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Sutton Coldfield was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.2% of all director appointments in Sutton Coldfield in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.76%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.60%CONSULTING4.60%
    PROPERTY1.52%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    JOHNSON1.28%PROPERTY2.50%
    (MIDLANDS)1.12%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    MEDICAL1.04%TRADING1.93%
    NEVILLE0.96%DESIGN1.91%
    ASSOCIATES0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    MR0.88%MEDIA1.84%
    J0.88%BUSINESS1.74%
    IT0.88%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.80%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    S0.80%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CARE0.72%J1.48%
    B0.64%LONDON1.45%
    TRAINING0.64%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    MRS0.64%GROUP1.37%
    PLC0.64%GLOBAL1.35%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BIRMINGHAM0.64%BUILDING1.34%
    TRANSPORT0.56%CARE1.33%
    COMMERCIAL0.56%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    FINANCIAL0.56%M1.28%
    WEALTH0.56%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SYSTEMS0.48%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied323228,645
    7487 - Other business activities12474,904
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4517,003
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3326,974
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities309,943
    9999 - Dormant Company2919,948
    99999 - Dormant Company2613,808
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2514,007
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply229,659
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified207,143
    7499 - Non-trading company1815,398
    62090 - Other information technology service activities176,340
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering169,325
    9305 - Other service activities159,038
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified108,154
    7011 - Development & sell real estate95,300
    7260 - Other computer related activities910,331
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult92,818
    86210 - General medical practice activities91,098
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities93,077

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07130809 JAG JOHAL LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07134560 MAZ (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07134221 STB CONSULTANCY SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07128797 INDO STOCK GARMENTS LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07125404 ACORN FOSTER CARE LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07139883 SQUIRREL FINANCIAL LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07134087 RJF FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07129208 PHYX MEDIA LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07128260 CASTLESHANE SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07120951 MELLI CENTRE LIMITED 09 Jan 2010
    07117015 SHEFFIELD SHEDS LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07140110 COOKERHOOD FILTER LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07138558 CCR RETAIL EQUIPMENT LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07130826 MR NEVILLE JOHNSON & MRS CATHERINE JOHNSON AIB UK LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07130810 MR NEVILLE JOHNSON & MRS SOPHIE JOHNSON & MRS NICOLA JOHNSON (SWINTON-SUTTON COLDFIELD) ITV UK LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07130804 HIS LORDSHIP JUDGE MR NEVILLE A. JOHNSON MBA QC LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07130796 MR NEVILLE ALPHONSO JOHNSON QC (IMAGINE FINANCE) (UK) PLC 20 Jan 2010
    07130786 MR NEVILLE JOHNSON MA & MRS SHELLIE CLARKE MA CORPORATE ADVANCES COVENTRY UK LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07130634 MR NEVILLE JOHNSON & MRS EMMA JOHNSON FN UK LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07126124 MR NEVILLE JOHNSON & MRS STACEY JOHNSON (SHELL) (TITANIUM) (MURCO) TESCO B.I. MGM UK LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07126093 MR NEVILLE EDWARD JOHNSON LLB LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07116055 ALL WAYS SALES LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07130415 DISCARDED LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07126637 PLANET OFFICE LTD 15 Jan 2010
    07125074 LINK 36 TRANSPORT LIMITED 14 Jan 2010