Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 256 companies were registered in Sutton Coldfield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    2015256161,156
    2014243150,722
    % change5.3%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (256) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015857794
    New companies in 2014916488
    % change-6.6%20.3%6.8%
    Record Year2014 (91)2006 (78)2007 (112)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 153 companies were dissolved in Sutton Coldfield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    201515389,523
    201416582,370
    % change-7.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (192) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015445554
    Closed companies in 2014565554
    % change-21.4%0.0%0%
    Record Year2011 (78)2014 (55)2009 (109)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Sutton Coldfield during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 103 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Sutton ColdfieldUK
    201510371,633
    20147868,352
    Record Year 2007 (129) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Sutton Coldfield when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015412240
    Net growth in 201435934
    Record Year2015 (41)2003 (55)2007 (78)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Sutton Coldfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Sutton Coldfield
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-8.4%10.8%-2.7%
    Record Year1996 (0.4%)1993 (0.3%)1983 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Sutton Coldfield was in 2006 when 34.0% of all directors were female.

    28.6% of all director appointments in Sutton Coldfield in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.74%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.47%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.34%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    PROPERTY1.34%PROPERTY2.72%
    SUTTON1.20%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    J1.00%CARE2.13%
    CONSTRUCTION0.87%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%LONDON1.91%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.80%TRADING1.88%
    INVESTMENTS0.74%TRANSPORT1.82%
    FUNERAL0.74%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    M0.67%DESIGN1.65%
    DIRECTORS0.67%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CARE0.67%CO.,1.58%
    P0.60%J1.55%
    JOHNSON0.60%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    DESIGN0.60%BUSINESS1.49%
    MEDICAL0.54%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    EDUCATION0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    MAINTENANCE0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    IT0.47%BUILDING1.31%
    MARKETING0.47%IT1.30%
    TRANSPORT0.47%MEDIA1.28%
    TRAINING0.47%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied355288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10858,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9343,081
    99999 - Dormant Company6749,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6130,825
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3119,098
    86210 - General medical practice activities304,793
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2829,218
    86900 - Other human health activities2413,990
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2210,200
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2011,600
    74990 - Non-trading company2013,794
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities194,088
    49410 - Freight transport by road1812,485
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities187,682
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,862
    43210 - Electrical installation166,139
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets166,557
    62012 - Business and domestic software development169,651
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate167,450

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09422781 CEDRO SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09424861 DESIRE INTERIOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09424973 DESIRE BATHROOM INTERIORS LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09427450 HAND HELD PROBATE LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09432108 DEVIANT DAVE LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09442744 YZMAN LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09445104 AH GOLF LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09447930 PROFESSIONAL VENTURES LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09450590 VENOM POWER LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09459060 SH OPTICS LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09430721 TRANSPORT MATTERS ASSOCIATES LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09437299 MAFFZ.S HEALTH CARE LTD 12 Feb 2015
    OC398324 FUTURE PLANNING SOLUTIONS LLP 13 Feb 2015
    09442412 FLAT TWINS LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09449643 AVENDEN LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09459862 MY SHOETIQUE LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09417645 T O DESIGN LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09420931 MEDS OPTIMIZE & PRESCRIBE LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09440047 G B POULTON QUANTITY SURVEYING LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09442145 SKY PLATFORMS LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09450479 AZTEC INT LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09458596 GREEN INSTALATIONS UK LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09460224 HURSTWOOD INTERIORS LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09461072 PJ ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09425543 S & C LOGISTICS LIMITED 06 Feb 2015