Walsall, West Midlands

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Walsall when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Walsall when compared to any previous January.

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 200 companies were registered in Walsall during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.4% 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)WalsallUK
    2010200105,137
    200920591,034
    % change-2.4%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (303) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010527276
    New companies in 2009646873
    % change-18.8%5.9%4.1%
    Record Year2007 (84)2007 (102)2007 (117)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 223 companies were dissolved in Walsall during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.7% 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)WalsallUK
    201022382,677
    2009239108,060
    % change-6.7%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (239) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Walsall when compared to any previous February.

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Walsall when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010636496
    Closed companies in 20093455150
    % change85.3%16.4%-36%
    Record Year2010 (63)2010 (64)2009 (150)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Walsall during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -23 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WalsallUK
    2010-2322,460
    2009-34-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (202) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010-118-20
    Net growth in 20093013-77
    Record Year2007 (51)2007 (70)2007 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Walsall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Walsall
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-24.6%-9.3%-13.5%
    Record Year1976 (0.8%)1967 (0.8%)1963 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% 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 Walsall was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.2% of all director appointments in Walsall 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
    MANAGEMENT1.16%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    (MIDLANDS)0.93%CONSULTING4.60%
    J0.93%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    WALSALL0.85%PROPERTY2.50%
    T0.85%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSTRUCTION0.85%TRADING1.93%
    S0.77%DESIGN1.91%
    PROPERTY0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    HOUSE0.77%MEDIA1.84%
    TRANSPORT0.77%BUSINESS1.74%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.70%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    DIRECT0.70%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    HIRE0.70%ENGINEERING1.54%
    ENGINEERING0.70%J1.48%
    ENTERPRISES0.70%LONDON1.45%
    MAINTENANCE0.70%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    IT0.70%GROUP1.37%
    CARE0.62%GLOBAL1.35%
    PROPERTIES0.62%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%BUILDING1.34%
    CLUB0.62%CARE1.33%
    CENTRE0.62%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    RECRUITMENT0.62%M1.28%
    BUSINESS0.62%SYSTEMS1.25%
    N0.54%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied481228,645
    7487 - Other business activities11774,904
    9999 - Dormant Company4519,948
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering409,325
    99999 - Dormant Company3113,808
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities279,943
    6024 - Freight transport by road243,665
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1926,974
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1917,003
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply199,659
    7499 - Non-trading company1815,398
    7260 - Other computer related activities1710,331
    49410 - Freight transport by road172,152
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1614,007
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale161,930
    7450 - Labour recruitment153,809
    9305 - Other service activities159,038
    5540 - Bars142,070
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified148,154
    74990 - Non-trading company148,149

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07209051 FIRST HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07205229 REDSTONES FRANCHISE LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07203664 BELISSE LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07195303 METRIC BUILDING LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07193979 HAMILTON & FINCH LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07192128 TIPTON TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07191399 LEON 1979 LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07182950 ZZOOM CAR HIRE LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07179398 COLLEDGE INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07207426 MIDLAND FURNITURE LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07183505 247999 LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07176895 UMS (UK) LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07196367 CHASPERSON LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07178393 CREATIVE BEAT LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07209253 SADA DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07186056 FROGG LEISURE LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07206422 ADEHYE RESTAURANT LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07195077 ATLANTIC WEST COAST LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07185810 FITZGERALD POULTRY LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07184802 A & P TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07184330 BAKSHI AND SON LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07178869 FAITHCOR (UK) LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07175610 LODENT PRECISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07205738 IDENTIDOT VALUATION SERVICES LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07197500 MCT PROPERTIES LTD 22 Mar 2010