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Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 205 companies were registered in Sutton Coldfield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    2012205131,491
    2011205116,391
    % change0.0%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (236) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012606085
    New companies in 2011596581
    % change1.7%-7.7%4.9%
    Record Year2010 (66)2006 (78)2007 (112)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 164 companies were dissolved in Sutton Coldfield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    201216467,576
    201117890,987
    % change-7.9%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (192) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012464771
    Closed companies in 2011784654
    % change-41.0%2.2%31%
    Record Year2011 (78)2012 (47)2009 (109)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Sutton Coldfield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 41 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    20124163,915
    20112725,404
    Record Year 2007 (129) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012141314
    Net growth in 2011-191927
    Record Year2005 (39)2003 (55)2007 (78)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Sutton Coldfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Sutton Coldfield
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-12.8%-21.0%-1.8%
    Record Year1962 (1.0%)1963 (0.6%)1963 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

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

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    25.0% of all director appointments in Sutton Coldfield in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.16%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT0.96%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ELECTRICAL0.88%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROPERTY0.88%TRADING2.07%
    SUTTON0.80%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.80%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SQUARE0.72%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DESIGN0.64%BUSINESS1.73%
    SYSTEMS0.64%MEDIA1.72%
    HOME0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BLUE0.64%LONDON1.66%
    (MIDLANDS)0.56%J1.54%
    MEDICAL0.56%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    BUSINESS0.56%GLOBAL1.50%
    MIDLANDS0.56%IT1.40%
    ENGINEERING0.56%CARE1.34%
    TRANSPORT0.56%PROPERTIES1.31%
    HEATING0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PROJECT0.48%M1.27%
    GROUP0.48%BUILDING1.24%
    GREEN0.48%ENERGY1.20%
    PROPERTIES0.48%S1.20%
    ALL0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied323216,665
    7487 - Other business activities8652,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6435,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5619,704
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4514,303
    9999 - Dormant Company3518,617
    99999 - Dormant Company3525,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2812,113
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2513,637
    86210 - General medical practice activities252,594
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified259,892
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply236,934
    7499 - Non-trading company229,102
    7411 - Legal activities221,162
    9305 - Other service activities198,818
    8512 - Medical practice activities172,116
    86900 - Other human health activities155,066
    74990 - Non-trading company149,729
    62090 - Other information technology service activities148,145
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified123,136

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07973131 AGE CONNECTS ENGLAND LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07981345 JIGSAW PLAYERS THEATRE COMPANY LTD 08 Mar 2012
    08000367 MAINPOWER ELECTRICAL LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08013843 LEYDON DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    07978243 FRESH SKINS LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07984995 THE NEXT IDEA IT BOX LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07987156 ADVOCACY MATTERS LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07988768 PRINTED LANYARD WORLD LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07994347 GAS FIRED CUPOLAS LTD 16 Mar 2012
    07995156 N C RAILWAY ENGINEERING LTD 19 Mar 2012
    07973399 WESTWOOD INTRO SERVICES LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07975265 LOANS STOP LTD 05 Mar 2012
    08002377 ANSCAR CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08004274 H & F SURVEYORS LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08007078 FORMULA MOTION LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08011200 FITVENTION LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    07983215 FPD LEGAL LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07993447 FOXHILL CONSULTANTS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07998473 GREEN DEAL ENERGY ASSESSMENTS LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08000661 ASHFURLONG PATIENT SERVICES LTD 21 Mar 2012
    08005637 MOTOR TRADE MARKETING LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    07972275 MURLAC INVESTMENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07972568 EASY DOCK LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07973787 AKDS ACCOUNTS LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07995547 SPECIALIST FLOORING PRODUCTS LTD 19 Mar 2012