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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

  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 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)WalsallUK
    2011234114,512
    2010218101,492
    % change7.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (234) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011837873
    New companies in 2010736481
    % change13.7%21.9%-9.9%
    Record Year2011 (83)2011 (78)2010 (81)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WalsallUK
    201119372,230
    201022187,705
    % change-12.7%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011459058
    Closed companies in 2010699854
    % change-34.8%-8.2%7%
    Record Year2010 (69)2008 (154)2009 (125)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WalsallUK
    20114142,282
    2010-313,787
    Record Year 2002 (126) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201138-1215
    Net growth in 20104-3427
    Record Year2008 (47)2002 (37)2003 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change4.0%2.6%-18.6%
    Record Year1965 (0.8%)1977 (0.7%)1969 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARE1.08%CONSULTING5.11%
    MIDLANDS1.01%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    WALSALL1.01%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    ELECTRICAL0.87%PROPERTY2.41%
    SECURITY0.79%TRADING2.06%
    MANAGEMENT0.72%DESIGN1.94%
    TRANSPORT0.72%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%BUSINESS1.82%
    S0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ENTERPRISES0.65%ENGINEERING1.74%
    R0.65%MEDIA1.72%
    (WALSALL)0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRUST0.58%LONDON1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.58%J1.47%
    M0.58%GLOBAL1.46%
    (MIDLANDS)0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSULTANCY0.58%CARE1.42%
    BUILDING0.51%IT1.38%
    HEALTHCARE0.51%BUILDING1.30%
    CLEANING0.51%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ALDRIDGE0.51%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    FINANCIAL0.51%M1.25%
    J0.51%ENERGY1.22%
    HOUSE0.51%TRAINING1.21%
    INTERIORS0.51%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied468204,493
    7487 - Other business activities10565,177
    9999 - Dormant Company4322,587
    99999 - Dormant Company4318,281
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2310,137
    9305 - Other service activities2210,525
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2029,245
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering176,321
    6024 - Freight transport by road172,601
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1614,755
    4534 - Other building installation162,443
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1510,018
    7260 - Other computer related activities158,686
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale142,087
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1415,760
    8514 - Other human health activities142,943
    62090 - Other information technology service activities116,798
    43210 - Electrical installation112,938
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.112,234
    86900 - Other human health activities104,019

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07726947 SIAL LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07733899 HEXAMON PRODUCTIONS LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07738543 AFIF UK LIMITED 12 Aug 2011
    07739119 BALDWINS (NOMINEES) LIMITED 12 Aug 2011
    07743111 BHATTI PRODUCE LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07750248 KRYPTON KITCHENS AND BEDROOMS LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07750648 LONGMINSTER (REDDINGHURST) LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07753955 C&S SKIP HIRE LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07741148 WALSALL COLLEGE STUDENTS TRUST 15 Aug 2011
    07749263 CONCEPT KITCHENS & BEDROOMS (UK) LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07731044 PARADON SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07732774 FLOORPRIDE LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07725962 PURECOURIERS LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07737651 AUBROOK CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07748210 GAJJAR MOTORS LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07728817 ALLMARKS BAKERY LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07737105 ELITE POTENTIAL LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07747100 HM MIDLANDS LTD 19 Aug 2011
    07740830 MIDAS AUDITS LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07749194 JOHL & JONES LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07740850 STALLION TRANSPORT LTD 15 Aug 2011
    07742606 STALLION HAULAGE LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07732746 DLIGHT ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07739746 SOVEREIGN WEALTH FOCUS LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07757727 CLAIRE CLEWS LIMITED 31 Aug 2011