Tamworth, West Midlands

Q3 2012 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 112 companies were registered in Tamworth during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 12.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)TamworthUK
    2012112118,868
    2011100114,512
    % change12.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2009 (117) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012423535
    New companies in 2011293932
    % change44.8%-10.3%9.4%
    Record Year2002 (43)2011 (39)2009 (40)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Tamworth during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 80.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)TamworthUK
    20128374,772
    20114672,230
    % change80.4%3.5%
    Record Year 2010 (104) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012322823
    Closed companies in 2011141814
    % change128.6%55.6%64%
    Record Year2003 (37)2008 (62)2009 (42)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Tamworth during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 29 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)TamworthUK
    20122944,096
    20115442,282
    Record Year 1998 (59) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201210712
    Net growth in 2011152118
    Record Year2008 (30)1999 (25)2002 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Tamworth
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change30.0%-9.6%8.3%
    Record Year1979 (0.3%)1968 (0.2%)1968 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Tamworth was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.4% of all director appointments in Tamworth in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TAMWORTH1.19%CONSULTING5.05%
    TRANSPORT1.19%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    LOGISTICS1.07%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTING1.07%PROPERTY2.35%
    M1.07%TRADING2.08%
    (MIDLANDS)0.95%DESIGN1.87%
    R0.95%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MANAGEMENT0.95%ENGINEERING1.83%
    S0.95%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%BUSINESS1.72%
    DESIGN0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ENTERPRISES0.71%MEDIA1.67%
    PROPERTY0.71%LONDON1.67%
    ENGINEERING0.71%J1.55%
    J0.71%GLOBAL1.53%
    C0.60%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ELECTRICAL0.60%IT1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.60%PROPERTIES1.34%
    G0.48%CARE1.32%
    MEDIA0.48%M1.27%
    BUILDING0.48%BUILDING1.22%
    (TAMWORTH)0.48%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CONSULTANTS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    BUSINESS0.48%S1.17%
    TOTAL0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied279331,455
    7487 - Other business activities3735,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2533,677
    99999 - Dormant Company2225,035
    43210 - Electrical installation143,387
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1413,716
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1119,425
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified119,891
    49410 - Freight transport by road112,795
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles102,757
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified93,943
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities914,774
    9999 - Dormant Company812,598
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified81,659
    62090 - Other information technology service activities77,869
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing63,093
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets63,089
    9305 - Other service activities66,142
    7414 - Business & management consultancy68,437
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation52,607

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08169906 ITZ4GIRLZ LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08174834 EVENTUS SECURITY LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08176370 TIGER BAY BUILDINGS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08176948 PKB TAMWORTH LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08177764 CANALBITS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08186565 P&C COMPUTERS LTD. 21 Aug 2012
    08187893 CLEANTOPLEASE LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08189199 APHRODITE LINGERIE LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08189417 BAMBI TRANSPORT LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08192844 OMEGA ENVIRONMENTAL WATER SERVICES LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08165895 1 PLANET RECYCLING LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08166902 DORDON CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08167610 PLUMB & GAS CENTRE LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08175109 SELECTIVE INVOICE FINANCE LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08176071 YOUR TAX LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08177310 WL PUBLIC RELATIONS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08185674 JOHNSON & NEED LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08164320 CRB TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08168956 LAURA SMITH LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08171580 INVITATION HOUSE LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08175961 ANL STEEL CITY CATERING LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08179700 M J WOOD CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08184295 BRADLEY TRANSPORT LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08185028 PREMIER ACCOUNTING (STAFFS) LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08195610 GASSOM LIMITED 30 Aug 2012