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Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    A total of 188 companies were registered in Sutton Coldfield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    2011188114,512
    2010193101,492
    % change-2.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2010 (193) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011646559
    New companies in 2010606568
    % change6.7%0.0%-13.2%
    Record Year2009 (67)2010 (65)2010 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 112 companies were dissolved in Sutton Coldfield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 33.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    201111272,230
    201016987,705
    % change-33.7%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (203) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011383440
    Closed companies in 2010367657
    % change5.6%-55.3%-30%
    Record Year2009 (41)2008 (95)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Sutton Coldfield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 76 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    20117642,282
    20102413,787
    Record Year 2006 (106) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011263119
    Net growth in 201024-1111
    Record Year2008 (40)2003 (40)2006 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Sutton Coldfield
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-2.4%-15.8%-21.7%
    Record Year1962 (0.7%)1960 (0.8%)1965 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Sutton Coldfield was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.3% of all director appointments in Sutton Coldfield in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.90%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTANCY1.49%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.24%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    ELECTRICAL1.08%PROPERTY2.41%
    ASSOCIATES1.08%TRADING2.06%
    SUTTON1.08%DESIGN1.94%
    DESIGN0.91%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    SYSTEMS0.83%BUSINESS1.82%
    PROPERTY0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.74%ENGINEERING1.74%
    SQUARE0.66%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    J0.58%LONDON1.63%
    MIDLANDS0.58%J1.47%
    BLUE0.58%GLOBAL1.46%
    MEDIA0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.58%CARE1.42%
    SUPPORT0.50%IT1.38%
    FINANCIAL0.50%BUILDING1.30%
    (MIDLANDS)0.50%PROPERTIES1.28%
    D0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    MARKETING0.50%M1.25%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%ENERGY1.22%
    PROJECTS0.50%TRAINING1.21%
    TRANSPORT0.50%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied325204,493
    7487 - Other business activities9965,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4629,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4315,760
    9999 - Dormant Company4122,587
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3410,137
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3314,755
    99999 - Dormant Company3218,281
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply268,345
    7499 - Non-trading company2411,543
    9305 - Other service activities2410,525
    7411 - Legal activities231,428
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified227,551
    86210 - General medical practice activities191,986
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1910,018
    8512 - Medical practice activities182,427
    7260 - Other computer related activities158,686
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering146,321
    74990 - Non-trading company128,064
    9302 - Hairdressing & other beauty treatment111,706

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07728961 STK & ASSOCIATES LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07735838 THE FLAT SCREEN SHELVING COMPANY LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07740256 PRIMA DONNA LTD 15 Aug 2011
    07743558 ASSURED SELECTION LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07739178 MANTON ASSOCIATES (UK) LTD 12 Aug 2011
    07740499 MV CARPENTRY LTD 15 Aug 2011
    07745131 SUTTON SAFETY LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07753895 BROADRICK TOURS LTD 26 Aug 2011
    07726054 AJP FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07726282 THE CLAIMS GROUP (GB) LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07728268 MAYTUBES LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07730920 THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP 05 Aug 2011
    07734980 CELSIUS TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07738140 LETHAL PROMOTIONS LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07748412 KYRANGE LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07750464 LITTLE ASTON PROPERTIES LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07755614 TWEAK TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07730527 MA (LAW & GOVERNANCE) LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07737178 FOOTWISE LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07737255 ADT CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07748527 ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07725775 LONG REED MANAGEMENT CO LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07737298 VIP PROTECTION UK LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07745156 CAMBERTON LEISURE LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07747882 CUSTOM AND COSMETIC CARBON DESIGN LIMITED 22 Aug 2011