Walsall, West Midlands
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 234 companies were registered in Walsall during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 7.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Walsall UK 2011 234 114,512 2010 218 101,492 % change 7.3% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (234) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 83 78 73 New companies in 2010 73 64 81 % change 13.7% 21.9% -9.9% Record Year 2011 (83) 2011 (78) 2010 (81)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 193 companies were dissolved in Walsall during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 12.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Walsall UK 2011 193 72,230 2010 221 87,705 % change -12.7% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 45 90 58 Closed companies in 2010 69 98 54 % change -34.8% -8.2% 7% Record Year 2010 (69) 2008 (154) 2009 (125)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Walsall during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 41 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Walsall UK 2011 41 42,282 2010 -3 13,787 Record Year 2002 (126) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 38 -12 15 Net growth in 2010 4 -34 27 Record Year 2008 (47) 2002 (37) 2003 (53)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Walsall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Walsall 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 4.0% 2.6% -18.6% Record Year 1965 (0.8%) 1977 (0.7%) 1969 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Walsall was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.5% of all director appointments in Walsall in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARE 1.08% CONSULTING 5.11% MIDLANDS 1.01% MANAGEMENT 4.75% WALSALL 1.01% CONSULTANCY 3.19% ELECTRICAL 0.87% PROPERTY 2.41% SECURITY 0.79% TRADING 2.06% MANAGEMENT 0.72% DESIGN 1.94% TRANSPORT 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CONSTRUCTION 0.72% BUSINESS 1.82% S 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ENTERPRISES 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.74% R 0.65% MEDIA 1.72% (WALSALL) 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRUST 0.58% LONDON 1.63% PROPERTIES 0.58% J 1.47% M 0.58% GLOBAL 1.46% (MIDLANDS) 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CONSULTANCY 0.58% CARE 1.42% BUILDING 0.51% IT 1.38% HEALTHCARE 0.51% BUILDING 1.30% CLEANING 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.28% ALDRIDGE 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.27% FINANCIAL 0.51% M 1.25% J 0.51% ENERGY 1.22% HOUSE 0.51% TRAINING 1.21% INTERIORS 0.51% S 1.21%
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 468 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 105 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 43 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 43 18,281 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 10,137 9305 - Other service activities 22 10,525 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 20 29,245 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 6,321 6024 - Freight transport by road 17 2,601 7414 - Business & management consultancy 16 14,755 4534 - Other building installation 16 2,443 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 10,018 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 8,686 5263 - Other non-store retail sale 14 2,087 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 14 15,760 8514 - Other human health activities 14 2,943 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 6,798 43210 - Electrical installation 11 2,938 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 11 2,234 86900 - Other human health activities 10 4,019
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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