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
New Company Registrations
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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) Tamworth UK 2012 123 131,491 2011 137 116,391 % change -10.2% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (143) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 43 40 40 New companies in 2011 35 43 59 % change 22.9% -7.0% -32.2% Record Year 2012 (43) 2007 (52) 2003 (59)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Tamworth UK 2012 44 67,576 2011 82 90,987 % change -46.3% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 15 19 10 Closed companies in 2011 31 19 32 % change -51.6% 0.0% -69% Record Year 2011 (31) 2009 (28) 2009 (57)
Net Company Growth
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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) Tamworth UK 2012 79 63,915 2011 55 25,404 Record Year 2012 (79) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 28 21 30 Net growth in 2011 4 24 27 Record Year 1998 (33) 2007 (28) 2008 (41)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 5.3% -20.5% -36.6% Record Year 1971 (0.4%) 1968 (0.6%) 1975 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TAMWORTH 1.46% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.20% MANAGEMENT 4.74% TRANSPORT 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.30% J 1.20% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 1.20% TRADING 2.07% MANAGEMENT 1.20% DESIGN 1.93% ELECTRICAL 0.93% ENGINEERING 1.86% M 0.93% ASSOCIATES 1.84% (MIDLANDS) 0.93% CONSULTANTS 1.79% LOGISTICS 0.80% BUSINESS 1.73% DRIVING 0.80% MEDIA 1.72% DESIGN 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUILDING 0.66% LONDON 1.66% S 0.66% J 1.54% (TAMWORTH) 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.51% INSTALLATIONS 0.66% GLOBAL 1.50% FACILITIES 0.53% IT 1.40% BUSINESS 0.53% CARE 1.34% HOME 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENTERPRISES 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.27% C 0.53% M 1.27% PROPERTY 0.53% BUILDING 1.24% LEISURE 0.53% ENERGY 1.20% ONE 0.53% S 1.20% TOTAL 0.53% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 198 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 63 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 25 25,084 43210 - Electrical installation 15 3,573 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 9,892 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 13 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 13 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 13,637 49410 - Freight transport by road 10 2,781 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 14,303 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 9 2,832 93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified 9 1,757 9305 - Other service activities 8 8,818 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 8 2,693 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 3,931 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 4,427 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 8,145 4525 - Other special trades construction 7 1,547
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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