Walsall, West Midlands
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous May.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 424 companies were formed in Walsall. This figure is 0.7% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Walsall occurred in 2007 when a total of 531 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Walsall UK 2011 424 228,735 2010 421 203,749 % change 0.7% 12.3% Record Year 2007 (531) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 237 companies were registered in Walsall during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Walsall UK 2011 237 112,344 2010 221 98,612 % change 7.2% 13.9% Record Year 2003 (241) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 80 90 67 New companies in 2010 84 55 82 % change -4.8% 63.6% -18.3% Record Year 2008 (97) 2011 (90) 2008 (85)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 410 companies were dissolved in Walsall. This figure is 14.6% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Walsall occurred in 2009 when a total of 559 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Walsall UK 2011 410 162,310 2010 480 177,631 % change -14.6% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (559) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 172 companies were dissolved in Walsall during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 33.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Walsall UK 2011 172 71,324 2010 257 94,954 % change -33.1% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (320) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 54 62 56 Closed companies in 2010 71 85 101 % change -23.9% -27.1% -45% Record Year 2009 (91) 2009 (136) 2010 (101)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Walsall increased by 14 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Walsall UK 2011 14 66,425 2010 -59 26,118 Record Year 2003 (346) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Walsall during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 65 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Walsall UK 2011 65 41,020 2010 -36 3,658 Record Year 2003 (187) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 26 28 11 Net growth in 2010 13 -30 -19 Record Year 2003 (63) 2003 (65) 2008 (78)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Walsall formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Walsall 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Walsall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Walsall 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -7.8% 28.9% -27.6% Record Year 1974 (0.7%) 1967 (1.0%) 1965 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Walsall was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
21.0% of all director appointments in Walsall in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Walsall was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
23.0% of all director appointments in Walsall in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARE 1.32% CONSULTING 5.09% WALSALL 1.17% MANAGEMENT 4.86% MIDLANDS 1.03% CONSULTANCY 3.17% ELECTRICAL 1.03% PROPERTY 2.43% MANAGEMENT 0.88% TRADING 2.05% TRANSPORT 0.81% DESIGN 1.94% S 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.92% R 0.73% BUSINESS 1.87% BUILDING 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% PROPERTIES 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (WALSALL) 0.66% MEDIA 1.73% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.67% SECURITY 0.59% LONDON 1.60% CONSULTING 0.59% GLOBAL 1.46% COMMUNITY 0.59% J 1.44% (MIDLANDS) 0.59% CARE 1.44% TRAINING 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.42% ENTERPRISES 0.59% IT 1.39% CLEANING 0.51% BUILDING 1.32% HEALTHCARE 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.31% CONSULTANCY 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ALDRIDGE 0.51% M 1.27% CENTRE 0.51% S 1.23% M 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.20% PROJECTS 0.51% SYSTEMS 1.20%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 464 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 102 60,758 99999 - Dormant Company 44 18,918 9999 - Dormant Company 37 20,111 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 10,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 22 30,647 9305 - Other service activities 21 9,063 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 19 5,928 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 10,322 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 16 16,419 7414 - Business & management consultancy 16 13,053 5263 - Other non-store retail sale 15 1,858 6024 - Freight transport by road 14 2,316 49410 - Freight transport by road 13 2,142 43210 - Electrical installation 11 3,085 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 7,095 5530 - Restaurants 11 5,086 4534 - Other building installation 11 2,274 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 10 7,143 86900 - Other human health activities 10 4,154
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