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Walsall, West Midlands

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Walsall when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 187 companies were registered in Walsall during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WalsallUK
    2011187116,391
    2010200105,137
    % change-6.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (303) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011456478
    New companies in 2010527276
    % change-13.5%-11.1%2.6%
    Record Year2007 (84)2007 (102)2007 (117)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 238 companies were dissolved in Walsall during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WalsallUK
    201123890,986
    201022382,677
    % change6.7%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (239) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Walsall when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Walsall when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20111028947
    Closed companies in 2010636496
    % change61.9%39.1%-51%
    Record Year2011 (102)2011 (89)2009 (150)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Walsall during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was -51 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WalsallUK
    2011-5125,405
    2010-2322,460
    Record Year 2007 (202) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-57-2531
    Net growth in 2010-118-20
    Record Year2007 (51)2007 (70)2007 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Walsall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Walsall
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-25.3%-21.8%-2.1%
    Record Year1976 (0.8%)1967 (0.8%)1963 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Walsall was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    18.5% of all director appointments in Walsall in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARE1.35%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    WALSALL1.20%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MIDLANDS0.97%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTIES0.97%TRADING2.10%
    S0.97%DESIGN1.93%
    ELECTRICAL0.90%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSTRUCTION0.82%BUSINESS1.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    BUILDING0.75%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CAR0.75%MEDIA1.69%
    CONSULTANCY0.67%ENGINEERING1.61%
    (MIDLANDS)0.67%LONDON1.60%
    J0.60%CARE1.45%
    (WALSALL)0.60%J1.45%
    GLOBAL0.60%GLOBAL1.44%
    CLAIMS0.60%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PROPERTY0.60%IT1.41%
    SECURITY0.52%PROPERTIES1.36%
    B0.52%BUILDING1.34%
    CONSULTING0.52%M1.30%
    TRANSPORT0.52%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%S1.24%
    CONTRACTS0.52%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    HOMES0.45%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied458202,798
    7487 - Other business activities10160,968
    99999 - Dormant Company4118,336
    9999 - Dormant Company3919,765
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2610,246
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2230,253
    9305 - Other service activities208,740
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1810,085
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering176,183
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1612,916
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale141,853
    74990 - Non-trading company148,695
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1316,150
    49410 - Freight transport by road132,167
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,996
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,789
    43210 - Electrical installation113,172
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets112,247
    43290 - Other construction installation111,446
    41100 - Development of building projects113,921

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07541150 ANAND TRADE LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07540806 ADVANCE COURIER EXPRESS LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07534721 WILCOX ENGINEERING LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07532147 WALSALL 4 U (W4U) 16 Feb 2011
    07517793 OAKS FOR YOU LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07516430 HI-TEK MOBILES LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07516300 CARL BURNETT DESIGN LTD. 03 Feb 2011
    OC361697 HH NEW ENTITY LLP 09 Feb 2011
    07535826 GLOSS & GO LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07520906 CARE XY LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07541289 ECO-WAY SOLAR LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07539690 IGNITE PROFESSIONALS LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07523027 MEDICACARE LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07516572 KINGSWEAR LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07539176 CHASETOWN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07531565 WONDER BABY UK LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07515489 NCR ENGINEERING LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07513839 BRIDGTOWN JOINERY LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07544974 SHIRE OAK ACADEMY TRUST 28 Feb 2011
    07533848 MANOR COACHES LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07533306 MANAGED CARE SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07525782 BEACON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07513537 KINETIC INNS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513410 LICHFIELD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07512000 CMS (TIPTON) LIMITED 01 Feb 2011