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.
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New Company Registrations
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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 Coldfield UK 2013 225 132,684 2012 221 118,868 % change 1.8% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (225) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 88 62 75 New companies in 2012 77 78 66 % change 14.3% -20.5% 13.6% Record Year 2013 (88) 2012 (78) 2013 (75)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Coldfield UK 2013 158 86,170 2012 151 75,908 % change 4.6% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (203) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 46 44 68 Closed companies in 2012 53 57 41 % change -13.2% -22.8% 66% Record Year 2012 (53) 2008 (95) 2009 (113)
Net Company Growth
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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 Coldfield UK 2013 67 46,514 2012 70 42,960 Record Year 2006 (106) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2013 42 18 7 Net growth in 2012 24 21 25 Record Year 2013 (42) 2003 (40) 2006 (43)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 2.3% -27.1% -0.4% Record Year 1991 (0.3%) 1974 (0.2%) 1956 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.81% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTANCY 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.75% SUTTON 1.30% CONSULTANCY 3.45% MANAGEMENT 1.23% PROPERTY 2.53% PROPERTY 0.94% TRADING 2.08% MEDICAL 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.83% DESIGN 0.72% LONDON 1.79% ELECTRICAL 0.72% DESIGN 1.78% DEVELOPMENTS 0.65% BUSINESS 1.74% MEDIA 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.69% S 0.58% CARE 1.64% (MIDLANDS) 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.61% BUSINESS 0.58% GLOBAL 1.59% R 0.58% J 1.54% CATERING 0.51% MEDIA 1.54% ENGINEERING 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.53% INVESTMENTS 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.45% COLDFIELD 0.51% IT 1.39% TRADING 0.51% M 1.25% J 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.43% BUILDING 1.19% MIDLANDS 0.43% CAPITAL 1.19% SERVICE 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% GLOBAL 0.43% TRAINING 1.15%
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 336 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 106 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 87 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 63 26,675 99999 - Dormant Company 39 46,169 86210 - General medical practice activities 33 3,922 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 17,715 86900 - Other human health activities 23 9,203 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 8,475 74990 - Non-trading company 21 14,228 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 19 6,979 49410 - Freight transport by road 19 6,904 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 9,104 41100 - Development of building projects 16 9,271 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 15 6,651 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 8,312 43210 - Electrical installation 15 5,724 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 12,516 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 14 4,590
Recent Companies
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