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
    09467548 VERTU BAR LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09488986 SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09489623 FACCHINO LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09489776 ELTOM PRINT LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09492647 TIM LINTON TENNIS LTD 16 Mar 2015
    09517978 ECWB LTD 30 Mar 2015
    09467618 JT PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09485207 BOLDMERE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09490731 RJN INTEGRITY LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09509215 FYBIN AND LOIN LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09520020 MA MOTOFLEX LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09469523 WILL CARR TRANSPORT LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09481392 INTERIM LEADERSHIP LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09490367 GREGORY & COMPANY ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09493195 ORANGE SERVICES LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09497206 ACMS MIDLANDS LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09504327 FACILITY MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09469518 EBB CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09480732 CAS SUTTON SECURITY LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09490602 BESPOKE-ADVICE FOUR OAKS LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09499149 MIZUTAR LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09500281 A M HIP AND KNEE SURGICAL LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09505367 CJC TARMACING LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09520332 ZAVROS LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09472299 REACT PHYSIOTHERAPY LIMITED 05 Mar 2015