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
New Company Registrations
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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 Coldfield UK 2012 205 131,491 2011 205 116,391 % change 0.0% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (236) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 60 60 85 New companies in 2011 59 65 81 % change 1.7% -7.7% 4.9% Record Year 2010 (66) 2006 (78) 2007 (112)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Coldfield UK 2012 164 67,576 2011 178 90,987 % change -7.9% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (192) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2012 46 47 71 Closed companies in 2011 78 46 54 % change -41.0% 2.2% 31% Record Year 2011 (78) 2012 (47) 2009 (109)
Net Company Growth
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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 Coldfield UK 2012 41 63,915 2011 27 25,404 Record Year 2007 (129) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 14 13 14 Net growth in 2011 -19 19 27 Record Year 2005 (39) 2003 (55) 2007 (78)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -12.8% -21.0% -1.8% Record Year 1962 (1.0%) 1963 (0.6%) 1963 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.16% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 0.96% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 0.96% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ELECTRICAL 0.88% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 0.88% TRADING 2.07% SUTTON 0.80% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANTS 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.86% ASSOCIATES 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SQUARE 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DESIGN 0.64% BUSINESS 1.73% SYSTEMS 0.64% MEDIA 1.72% HOME 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BLUE 0.64% LONDON 1.66% (MIDLANDS) 0.56% J 1.54% MEDICAL 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.51% BUSINESS 0.56% GLOBAL 1.50% MIDLANDS 0.56% IT 1.40% ENGINEERING 0.56% CARE 1.34% TRANSPORT 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.31% HEATING 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.27% PROJECT 0.48% M 1.27% GROUP 0.48% BUILDING 1.24% GREEN 0.48% ENERGY 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.48% S 1.20% ALL 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 323 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 86 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 64 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 56 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 45 14,303 9999 - Dormant Company 35 18,617 99999 - Dormant Company 35 25,084 7414 - Business & management consultancy 28 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 13,637 86210 - General medical practice activities 25 2,594 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 9,892 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 23 6,934 7499 - Non-trading company 22 9,102 7411 - Legal activities 22 1,162 9305 - Other service activities 19 8,818 8512 - Medical practice activities 17 2,116 86900 - Other human health activities 15 5,066 74990 - Non-trading company 14 9,729 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 8,145 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 12 3,136
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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