Walsall, West Midlands

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Walsall when compared to any previous July.

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 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 218 companies were registered in Walsall during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 14.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WalsallUK
    2010218101,492
    200919094,671
    % change14.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (218) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010736481
    New companies in 2009745561
    % change-1.4%16.4%32.8%
    Record Year2003 (78)2007 (74)2010 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 221 companies were dissolved in Walsall during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WalsallUK
    201022187,705
    2009274159,401
    % change-19.3%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010699854
    Closed companies in 20096683125
    % change4.5%18.1%-57%
    Record Year2010 (69)2008 (154)2009 (125)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Walsall during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -3 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WalsallUK
    2010-313,787
    2009-84-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (126) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20104-3427
    Net growth in 20098-28-64
    Record Year2008 (47)2002 (37)2003 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Walsall
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-8.2%5.6%27.3%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1977 (0.7%)1969 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    22.6% of all director appointments in Walsall in the third quarter of 2010 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 (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (MIDLANDS)1.22%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%CONSULTING4.99%
    S1.15%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSTRUCTION0.99%PROPERTY2.38%
    CAR0.99%TRADING2.04%
    WALSALL0.99%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    ELECTRICAL0.92%DESIGN1.93%
    J0.92%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CARE0.84%BUSINESS1.80%
    PROPERTIES0.84%MEDIA1.75%
    MIDLANDS0.84%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRANSPORT0.76%LONDON1.59%
    HIRE0.76%ENGINEERING1.59%
    T0.69%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    (WALSALL)0.69%CARE1.44%
    BUILDING0.69%J1.44%
    CLAIMS0.69%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%GLOBAL1.42%
    CONSULTANCY0.61%IT1.35%
    DESIGN0.61%PROPERTIES1.35%
    C0.61%BUILDING1.32%
    CLUB0.53%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CONTRACTS0.53%M1.28%
    COMMUNITY0.53%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CENTRE0.53%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied453202,902
    7487 - Other business activities11369,802
    9999 - Dormant Company4421,484
    99999 - Dormant Company3214,072
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering287,634
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities228,292
    9305 - Other service activities219,454
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1925,053
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale172,039
    6024 - Freight transport by road162,771
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1613,161
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified157,767
    7260 - Other computer related activities158,967
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1414,940
    49410 - Freight transport by road141,915
    62090 - Other information technology service activities135,716
    74990 - Non-trading company137,649
    70100 - Activities of head offices132,768
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply138,183
    5530 - Restaurants125,181

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07355743 KESTREL PRODUCTS (UK) LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07353033 CAR CRASH REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07351931 BOSS CLEANING & SECURITY LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07351868 BOSS CLEANING MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07346273 A2P RECRUITMENT LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07345320 H.W.B.C LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07336528 MK SUPERSAVERS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07332637 SUPERXELECTRONICS LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07353592 IGOR TRANSPORT LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07353579 UEP LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07347066 NAVIGATION BIRCHILLS LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07358798 WHITEMOVE LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07356397 OCCURSUS LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07355407 PAT GORMAN PROPERTIES LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07351634 G. & L. CONTRACTS LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07350145 INSTAR CONSTRUCTION LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07349792 PREMIER ROOFING UK. LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07341233 ADMAIDEN LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07340185 DIAL A PART LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07359098 STUDIO VISUAL LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07360361 JO JO MINI CUP CAKES LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07342145 SIMBURG LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07359157 THOMPSON HOMEBUILD LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07355059 C AND S PROJECTS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07341131 THINCATS LOAN SYNDICATES LTD 10 Aug 2010