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Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 205 companies were registered in Sutton Coldfield during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    2011205116,391
    2010215105,137
    % change-4.7%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (236) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011596581
    New companies in 2010667079
    % change-10.6%-7.1%2.5%
    Record Year2010 (66)2006 (78)2007 (112)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 178 companies were dissolved in Sutton Coldfield during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 10.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    201117890,986
    201016182,677
    % change10.6%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (192) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011784654
    Closed companies in 2010434375
    % change81.4%7.0%-28%
    Record Year2011 (78)2011 (46)2009 (109)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Sutton Coldfield during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 27 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    20112725,405
    20105422,460
    Record Year 2007 (129) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-191927
    Net growth in 201023274
    Record Year2005 (39)2003 (55)2007 (78)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Sutton Coldfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Sutton Coldfield
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-22.9%-18.4%-2.2%
    Record Year1962 (1.0%)1963 (0.6%)1963 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    23.5% of all director appointments in Sutton Coldfield in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.08%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.52%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING1.28%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    JOHNSON1.04%PROPERTY2.38%
    DESIGN0.96%TRADING2.10%
    PROPERTY0.96%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.88%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    FINANCIAL0.80%BUSINESS1.87%
    SUTTON0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    J0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    INTERNATIONAL0.72%MEDIA1.69%
    IT0.72%ENGINEERING1.61%
    (MIDLANDS)0.72%LONDON1.60%
    NEVILLE0.72%CARE1.45%
    MR0.72%J1.45%
    TRADING0.64%GLOBAL1.44%
    INVESTMENTS0.64%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%IT1.41%
    PROPERTIES0.64%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SYSTEMS0.56%BUILDING1.34%
    D0.56%M1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    MEDICAL0.56%S1.24%
    MRS0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    PLC0.56%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied312202,798
    7487 - Other business activities9460,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5530,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3916,150
    99999 - Dormant Company3718,336
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3310,246
    9999 - Dormant Company3219,765
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3012,916
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified247,788
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply227,000
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1910,085
    9305 - Other service activities188,740
    7411 - Legal activities171,275
    7499 - Non-trading company1611,316
    86210 - General medical practice activities151,874
    62090 - Other information technology service activities136,996
    74990 - Non-trading company118,695
    86900 - Other human health activities114,092
    85310 - General secondary education11359
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,789

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07584784 IWANTAPERSONALTRAINER LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07559900 BLUE SQUARE (BENNETTS HILL) LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07548000 GENERATOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07574937 MATHON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07571917 LD INVESTMENTS LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07571767 HOOK SAFETY LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07567582 ROMAN FISH BAR LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07551173 INOVENTURE LTD 03 Mar 2011
    07582717 PIT CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07572069 JS LOCUM SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07571717 RIKESH ASTHANA LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07569177 CARLOUMI PRIVATE FINANCE LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07565065 ORNELLA LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07564770 J.M.N TRANSPORT LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07584585 NOLRC LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07574542 MCCORMACK FINANCIAL LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07574062 BOUNCE.IN LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07571303 WHITES REMOVALS LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07570635 BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL ENT LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07561420 RENVO LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07570257 E-BOOKS GALORE LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07567474 GRAY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07552878 HERMES HR LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07548231 SWITCHED ON ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS LTD 02 Mar 2011
    07546754 A LICENCE 2 DRIVE (UK) LIMITED 01 Mar 2011