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
    09388866 WAIWAI3 LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09389197 ZOO MEMORY LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09391249 MMK EYE HEALTH LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09415033 MY LUXURY HAIR LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09383178 M M DEVELOPMENTS (MIDS) LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09390421 J KAUSER MEDICS LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09410647 GOLDE SCARLETT LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09377056 PREYMI LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09378856 CANDYMIX LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09386069 RAVES (MIDLANDS) LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09396377 SOMERCOTES OFFICE FURNITURE LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09406734 GOLFLUTTER LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09414535 BGP TURNING LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09388407 TPVJR LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09392498 CHADD BLUNT CONSULTING LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09396826 EFFYCO LTD. 20 Jan 2015
    09398558 MICHAEL CORBETT LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09400688 MAR3 CARE LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09408488 BODY SHELL LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09410358 S&L SPECIALIST CONSULTANCY LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09391069 POWELLS ELECTRICAL AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09394038 AAJ HEALTHCARE LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09404302 RAILASSESS LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09404354 DICKINSON FLOORING LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09406832 PKHEALTH CONSULTING LTD 26 Jan 2015