Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous July.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 225 companies were registered in Sutton Coldfield during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 1.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    2013225132,684
    2012221118,868
    % change1.8%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (225) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013886275
    New companies in 2012777866
    % change14.3%-20.5%13.6%
    Record Year2013 (88)2012 (78)2013 (75)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 158 companies were dissolved in Sutton Coldfield during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 4.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    201315886,170
    201215175,908
    % change4.6%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (203) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013464468
    Closed companies in 2012535741
    % change-13.2%-22.8%66%
    Record Year2012 (53)2008 (95)2009 (113)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Sutton Coldfield during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 67 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    20136746,514
    20127042,960
    Record Year 2006 (106) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201342187
    Net growth in 2012242125
    Record Year2013 (42)2003 (40)2006 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change2.3%-27.1%-0.4%
    Record Year1991 (0.3%)1974 (0.2%)1956 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Sutton Coldfield was in 2007 when 34.3% of all directors were female.

    26.5% of all director appointments in Sutton Coldfield in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.81%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTANCY1.38%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SUTTON1.30%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    MANAGEMENT1.23%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY0.94%TRADING2.08%
    MEDICAL0.87%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DESIGN0.72%LONDON1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.72%DESIGN1.78%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%BUSINESS1.74%
    MEDIA0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    S0.58%CARE1.64%
    (MIDLANDS)0.58%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    BUSINESS0.58%GLOBAL1.59%
    R0.58%J1.54%
    CATERING0.51%MEDIA1.54%
    ENGINEERING0.51%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%PROPERTIES1.45%
    COLDFIELD0.51%IT1.39%
    TRADING0.51%M1.25%
    J0.43%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    PROPERTIES0.43%BUILDING1.19%
    MIDLANDS0.43%CAPITAL1.19%
    SERVICE0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    GLOBAL0.43%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied336260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10654,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8734,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6326,675
    99999 - Dormant Company3946,169
    86210 - General medical practice activities333,922
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2625,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2317,715
    86900 - Other human health activities239,203
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet228,475
    74990 - Non-trading company2114,228
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities196,979
    49410 - Freight transport by road196,904
    62012 - Business and domestic software development189,104
    41100 - Development of building projects169,271
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands156,651
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate158,312
    43210 - Electrical installation155,724
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,516
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation144,590

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08682332 PIXM LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08695917 EVOLVE CATERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08703781 JV PARKHURST LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08705483 DEALERWORLD LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08677048 SUNRISE FACILITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08699984 STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS (MIDLANDS) LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08700583 YANI HASNAT LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08709137 SELECT ELITE LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08670833 RHODES BIKES LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08671291 FERMAIN CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08673756 MDE PROPERTIES LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08676902 INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08682838 ALDRIDGE COMMUNITY RE-USERS LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08689353 M.L.J. WINDOWS LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08691123 WEST MIDS FENCING LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08691252 MAINTENANCE AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08696416 MEDICAL SOLUTIONS CENTRAL MIDLANDS LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08699238 UNI-MARKET ENTERPRISES LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08699305 ASSOCIATE PAYROLL SERVICES LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08702064 MPH TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08703590 HAMILTON HOUSE HOMES LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08707328 VAPE HQ (ERDINGTON) LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08690708 HUXTABLE LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08680421 MSA NEUROPHYSIOLOGY LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08691641 MHST SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Sep 2013