Tamworth, West Midlands

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Tamworth when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Tamworth when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Tamworth when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Tamworth when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Tamworth when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Tamworth when compared to any previous February.

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 Tamworth when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Tamworth when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 157 companies were registered in Tamworth during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 21.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well 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)TamworthUK
    2015157161,156
    2014129150,722
    % change21.7%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (157) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Tamworth when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Tamworth when compared to any month in history.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Tamworth when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015494761
    New companies in 2014364152
    % change36.1%14.6%17.3%
    Record Year2015 (49)2007 (52)2015 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Tamworth during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 1.1% 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)TamworthUK
    20159389,523
    20149282,370
    % change1.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Tamworth when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015273729
    Closed companies in 2014303329
    % change-10.0%12.1%0%
    Record Year2011 (31)2015 (37)2009 (57)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Tamworth during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 64 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)TamworthUK
    20156471,633
    20143768,352
    Record Year 2012 (80) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015221032
    Net growth in 20146823
    Record Year1998 (33)2007 (28)2008 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Tamworth formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Tamworth
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change33.6%5.6%6.8%
    Record Year1998 (0.2%)1999 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% 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 Tamworth was in 2007 when 32.5% of all directors were female.

    32.1% of all director appointments in Tamworth 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
    CONSULTANCY1.28%CONSULTING5.23%
    TAMWORTH1.19%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.19%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    ELECTRICAL0.99%PROPERTY2.72%
    D0.79%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    DESIGN0.79%CARE2.13%
    (TAMWORTH)0.79%ENGINEERING2.12%
    TRADING0.79%LONDON1.91%
    J0.69%TRADING1.88%
    S0.69%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    PROPERTIES0.69%DESIGN1.65%
    CARE0.69%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRANSPORT0.69%CO.,1.58%
    INSTALLATIONS0.59%J1.55%
    PROPERTY0.59%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    P0.59%BUSINESS1.49%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROJECT0.49%GLOBAL1.46%
    COFFEE0.49%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    T0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    L0.49%BUILDING1.31%
    PLUMBING0.40%IT1.30%
    COMMERCIAL0.40%MEDIA1.28%
    HAULAGE0.40%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied234288,953
    49410 - Freight transport by road5912,485
    99999 - Dormant Company4749,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3258,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2643,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2530,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2229,218
    41100 - Development of building projects1711,863
    43210 - Electrical installation146,139
    56302 - Public houses and bars136,355
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,862
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles125,392
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1219,098
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities127,682
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1110,200
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified103,559
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified109,080
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation105,331
    74100 - specialised design activities104,892
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands98,607

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09371283 PURE FINANCIAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    09396426 TACHOCHECK LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09396923 ANDREW GILES LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09397015 OPTIMAL EVOLUTION LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09399446 PGR RESOURCE LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09407377 LEE INVESTMENTS LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09414808 SARAH JANES LTD. 30 Jan 2015
    09372573 ALL UK (SERVICES) LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09382178 SMYRNA SHOES LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09383132 PARKLANDS ARBORICULTURAL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09391731 THE MAN AND VAN SERVICE LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09392859 RMS WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09393996 CHAYTOR SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09403577 JABBERWOCKY STUDIO LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09387745 OLYMPUS THERAPIES LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09390571 KILLER KUSTOM LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09391356 S K STORE RIVER SIDE LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09393751 CS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09394669 KKODP LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09397388 STAG EXHIBITIONS LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09410431 JISA LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09412103 CARGO DISPLAYS LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09413883 GOLD STANDARD RECRUITMENT LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09414221 J.J. TEXTILE LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09414815 POYNTON PLUMBING AND HEATING LIMITED 30 Jan 2015