Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2013)

    A total of 223 companies were registered in Sutton Coldfield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 8.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    2013223134,802
    2012205131,491
    % change8.8%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (236) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013836773
    New companies in 2012606085
    % change38.3%11.7%-14.1%
    Record Year2013 (83)2006 (78)2007 (112)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 111 companies were dissolved in Sutton Coldfield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 32.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    201311177,914
    201216467,576
    % change-32.3%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (192) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013552531
    Closed companies in 2012464771
    % change19.6%-46.8%-56%
    Record Year2011 (78)2012 (47)2009 (109)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Sutton Coldfield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 112 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    201311256,888
    20124163,915
    Record Year 2007 (129) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013284242
    Net growth in 2012141314
    Record Year2005 (39)2003 (55)2007 (78)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Sutton Coldfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Sutton Coldfield
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change24.0%10.8%-11.2%
    Record Year1996 (0.4%)1993 (0.3%)1983 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Sutton Coldfield was in 2004 when 36.0% of all directors were female.

    33.7% of all director appointments in Sutton Coldfield in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SUTTON1.73%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.65%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.50%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.43%PROPERTY2.44%
    (MIDLANDS)0.90%TRADING2.06%
    BUSINESS0.83%DESIGN1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.75%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CARE0.75%BUSINESS1.77%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.75%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    PROPERTY0.68%LONDON1.72%
    COLDFIELD0.68%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    DESIGN0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ENGINEERING0.60%MEDIA1.63%
    TRADING0.53%GLOBAL1.57%
    R0.53%J1.56%
    MEDIA0.53%CARE1.46%
    SECURITY0.53%IT1.43%
    SYSTEMS0.45%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    MAINTENANCE0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    GLOBAL0.45%M1.25%
    ASSOCIATES0.45%BUILDING1.21%
    J0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    MIDLANDS0.45%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    RECRUITMENT0.45%TRAINING1.17%
    BIRMINGHAM0.45%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied319249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10054,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7732,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5624,894
    99999 - Dormant Company4343,384
    86210 - General medical practice activities374,062
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2916,448
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2823,532
    86900 - Other human health activities278,465
    74990 - Non-trading company2114,129
    49410 - Freight transport by road185,834
    62012 - Business and domestic software development178,099
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet177,199
    43210 - Electrical installation165,625
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities166,591
    41100 - Development of building projects168,637
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,664
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate135,059
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate137,507
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation124,332

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08392755 ONE STOP PET SHOP LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08394010 BLISS ENGLAND LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08396433 WEEFORD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08399941 SM (WM) LOCUMS LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08423742 MIRALIFE LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08386035 THE FLOOR STUDIO LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08387325 AMAARI PRODUCTS LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08401550 PEARLVALE (MIDLANDS) LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08413104 BELLSHAW HAMILTON HEALTH SERVICES LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08413412 WARREN COOPER HOLDINGS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08419713 MOHAMMED AMIN LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08390495 LAURA'S BABY SLINGS LTD 06 Feb 2013
    08392840 S&C COMMUNICATIONS LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08402027 INFINITY LEGACY HEALTHCARE LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08402772 EXECUTIVE ZONE LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08400575 SUTTON COLDFIELD GLASS & GLAZING LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08408502 MIKHA DENTAL CONSULTANCY LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08393906 VISICAD LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08395762 RUSSWORKS LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08403033 DB CIVILS LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08410948 DEM MOREISH LTD 20 Feb 2013
    08413697 PA ADMIN SERVICES LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08417937 ABSTRKT LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08419265 EX SCINTILLA LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08421665 WETODA SERVICES LIMITED 27 Feb 2013