Tamworth, West Midlands

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 111 companies were registered in Tamworth during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)TamworthUK
    2010111105,137
    200911491,034
    % change-2.6%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010363540
    New companies in 2009412845
    % change-12.2%25.0%-11.1%
    Record Year2009 (41)2007 (52)2003 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 92 companies were dissolved in Tamworth during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)TamworthUK
    20109282,677
    2009109108,060
    % change-15.6%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010242642
    Closed companies in 2009242857
    % change0.0%-7.1%-26%
    Record Year2004 (28)2009 (28)2009 (57)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Tamworth during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 19 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)TamworthUK
    20101922,460
    20095-17,026
    Record Year 1998 (77) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010129-2
    Net growth in 2009170-12
    Record Year1998 (33)2007 (28)2008 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Tamworth formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Tamworth
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-18.5%7.1%-26.1%
    Record Year1971 (0.4%)1968 (0.6%)1975 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Tamworth was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    21.0% of all director appointments in Tamworth in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TAMWORTH1.80%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.66%CONSULTING4.60%
    (MIDLANDS)1.66%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    PROPERTY1.39%PROPERTY2.50%
    (TAMWORTH)1.11%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTING1.11%TRADING1.93%
    MIDLAND1.11%DESIGN1.91%
    ELECTRICAL1.11%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%MEDIA1.84%
    M0.83%BUSINESS1.74%
    P0.83%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    C0.69%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    J0.69%ENGINEERING1.54%
    SYSTEMS0.69%J1.48%
    HEATING0.55%LONDON1.45%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.55%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%GROUP1.37%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%GLOBAL1.35%
    CLUB0.42%PROPERTIES1.35%
    TRADING0.42%BUILDING1.34%
    LEISURE0.42%CARE1.33%
    SERVICE0.42%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.42%M1.28%
    R0.42%SYSTEMS1.25%
    PLASTERING0.42%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied210228,645
    7487 - Other business activities5974,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2926,974
    9999 - Dormant Company1819,948
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1717,003
    99999 - Dormant Company1513,808
    6024 - Freight transport by road153,665
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1414,007
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities139,943
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,143
    9305 - Other service activities119,038
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation92,179
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,340
    7499 - Non-trading company815,398
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.72,729
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering79,325
    7450 - Labour recruitment73,809
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate74,131
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities73,077
    49410 - Freight transport by road72,152

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07167620 FLEET SENSE LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07166315 JB LEADERSHIP LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07165709 J ASKEW RAILWAY SIGNALLING LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07163526 EXTERIUS CONSULTING LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07163500 EXTERIUS FACILITES MANAGEMENT LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07154340 DAYWORKS LTD 11 Feb 2010
    07149693 71 TENNIS LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07148364 RAIL OP CONSULTING LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07145846 RBK PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07167706 HAPPYDOG LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07164672 FARMHOUSE CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07161693 TAMWORTH GOLD BUYER LTD 18 Feb 2010
    07161227 JENKINS & CO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07158187 CORKEY GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07147840 GRIP WATCH LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07145669 PADSUK.COM LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07166012 DBG SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07163453 KINETIC VISION LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07159047 FOLEYWOOD LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07158433 BURTON HOUSE SHOP LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07158386 TAMWORTH RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07156440 QUICKSILVER MANAGEMENT TWE LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07144620 ERB'ON GAMING LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    OC352252 DEWES LLP 11 Feb 2010
    OC352426 PRIZM FINANCE LLP 18 Feb 2010