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Tamworth, West Midlands

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Tamworth when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Tamworth when compared to any previous Q1.

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 2012)

    A total of 123 companies were registered in Tamworth during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)TamworthUK
    2012123131,491
    2011137116,391
    % change-10.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Tamworth when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012434040
    New companies in 2011354359
    % change22.9%-7.0%-32.2%
    Record Year2012 (43)2007 (52)2003 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 44 companies were dissolved in Tamworth during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 46.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)TamworthUK
    20124467,576
    20118290,987
    % change-46.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012151910
    Closed companies in 2011311932
    % change-51.6%0.0%-69%
    Record Year2011 (31)2009 (28)2009 (57)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Tamworth when compared to any previous Q1.

    Net company growth for Tamworth during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 79 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)TamworthUK
    20127963,915
    20115525,404
    Record Year 2012 (79) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012282130
    Net growth in 201142427
    Record Year1998 (33)2007 (28)2008 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Tamworth formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Tamworth
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change5.3%-20.5%-36.6%
    Record Year1971 (0.4%)1968 (0.6%)1975 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    22.6% of all director appointments in Tamworth in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TAMWORTH1.46%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.20%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    TRANSPORT1.20%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    J1.20%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANCY1.20%TRADING2.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%DESIGN1.93%
    ELECTRICAL0.93%ENGINEERING1.86%
    M0.93%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    (MIDLANDS)0.93%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    LOGISTICS0.80%BUSINESS1.73%
    DRIVING0.80%MEDIA1.72%
    DESIGN0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUILDING0.66%LONDON1.66%
    S0.66%J1.54%
    (TAMWORTH)0.66%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    INSTALLATIONS0.66%GLOBAL1.50%
    FACILITIES0.53%IT1.40%
    BUSINESS0.53%CARE1.34%
    HOME0.53%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    C0.53%M1.27%
    PROPERTY0.53%BUILDING1.24%
    LEISURE0.53%ENERGY1.20%
    ONE0.53%S1.20%
    TOTAL0.53%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied198216,665
    7487 - Other business activities6352,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2735,233
    99999 - Dormant Company2525,084
    43210 - Electrical installation153,573
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified149,892
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1319,704
    9999 - Dormant Company1318,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1212,113
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1213,637
    49410 - Freight transport by road102,781
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1014,303
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles92,832
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified91,757
    9305 - Other service activities88,818
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation82,693
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified83,931
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate84,427
    62090 - Other information technology service activities78,145
    4525 - Other special trades construction71,547

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07972982 PBB PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07974913 BM TRANSPORT (UK) LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07981903 ACRE2TWENTY LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07985693 BEAUTY TREATMENTS UK LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07989648 CALEDONIAN CARTRIDGE COMPANY LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07989911 ASPEN SERVICES (STAFFS) LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07996235 MINSTER LOGISTICS SOFTWARE LTD 19 Mar 2012
    07998699 FAN ENGINEERING LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07998965 INTEX BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08000924 PRIME AGENCY LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08003353 CANVAS HUT LTD 23 Mar 2012
    08006953 STAND AND DELIVER VEHICLE LOGISTICS LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08012577 TOTALFACILITIESMANAGEMENT (UK) LTD 29 Mar 2012
    07985428 WHIZZ AROUND GO KARTS LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07974482 FLEMMING CONSTRUCTION LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07974543 FLEMMING PROPERTY & DEVELOPMENT LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07983819 S SMALLWOOD LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07986888 W.T.PRESTIGE LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07995799 G AND K TRANSPORT LTD 19 Mar 2012
    07997603 TWO PEAS CATERING LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07999369 GARYSON LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    07999935 BROKEN MOON DESIGN LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08000974 ELIZABETH ANNE CPC TRAINING LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08010384 VEHICLE EXAMINATION CONSULTANCY LTD 28 Mar 2012
    08011035 BMK (GB) LTD 29 Mar 2012