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Walsall, West Midlands

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2012)

    A total of 284 companies were registered in Walsall during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 51.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WalsallUK
    2012284131,491
    2011187116,391
    % change51.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (303) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20129292100
    New companies in 2011456478
    % change104.4%43.8%28.2%
    Record Year2012 (92)2007 (102)2007 (117)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 168 companies were dissolved in Walsall during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 29.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WalsallUK
    201216867,576
    201123890,987
    % change-29.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (239) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012675843
    Closed companies in 20111028947
    % change-34.3%-34.8%-9%
    Record Year2011 (102)2011 (89)2009 (150)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Walsall during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 116 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WalsallUK
    201211663,915
    2011-5125,404
    Record Year 2007 (202) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012253457
    Net growth in 2011-57-2531
    Record Year2007 (51)2007 (70)2007 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Walsall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Walsall
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change75.3%22.9%20.0%
    Record Year1976 (0.8%)1967 (0.8%)1963 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    26.2% of all director appointments in Walsall in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ELECTRICAL1.20%CONSULTING5.07%
    WALSALL1.14%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MIDLANDS1.07%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    (MIDLANDS)0.80%PROPERTY2.37%
    HOME0.80%TRADING2.07%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%DESIGN1.93%
    CARE0.74%ENGINEERING1.86%
    R0.74%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    HMA0.67%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    S0.67%BUSINESS1.73%
    SECURITY0.67%MEDIA1.72%
    HEALTHCARE0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    (WALSALL)0.60%LONDON1.66%
    M0.60%J1.54%
    COMMUNITY0.60%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    TRANSPORT0.60%GLOBAL1.50%
    CONSULTING0.60%IT1.40%
    TRADING0.60%CARE1.34%
    CLEANING0.60%PROPERTIES1.31%
    MIDLAND0.54%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ACADEMY0.54%M1.27%
    ENTERPRISES0.54%BUILDING1.24%
    MANAGEMENT0.54%ENERGY1.20%
    PROPERTIES0.54%S1.20%
    D0.54%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied463216,665
    7487 - Other business activities8352,735
    99999 - Dormant Company5025,084
    9999 - Dormant Company3218,617
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2635,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2514,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2213,637
    9305 - Other service activities208,818
    49410 - Freight transport by road172,781
    41100 - Development of building projects174,984
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1619,704
    6024 - Freight transport by road152,121
    86900 - Other human health activities155,066
    4534 - Other building installation141,930
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,154
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1312,113
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified131,796
    62090 - Other information technology service activities128,145
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering115,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified119,892

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07900137 LMC CLEANING LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07900170 DRAIN DOCTOR PLUMBING AND DRAINING SHROPSHIRE & HEREFORD LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07903988 GLOBE DIGITAL MEDIA LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07916684 MARKET TAVERN (UK) LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07927093 MADHURI ASSOCIATES LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07896285 MAREK BOGACZ LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07904825 WALSALL ESTATES & MORTGAGES LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07912504 BJ LEATHERS LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07921499 DENTISAFE LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07930330 MIDLANDS USED ITEMS & MORE LTD 31 Jan 2012
    07926034 JOHN AUSTIN DEVELOPMENT LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07911692 CARL ADAMS LOGISTICS LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07915043 HMA INVESTMENTS LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07916733 HMA TRADERS LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07918777 INTWINED BEAUTY LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07894972 STINGRECRUITMENT LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07905273 SUN & LO LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07907588 PRESTIGIOUS TRADING LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07898854 PPLG PLUMBING AND HEATING SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07914024 CONSTRUCT HR LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07916721 L WARKE LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07898370 PEOPLELINE LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07900358 MIDCOM LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07905743 WALSALL WOOD EXCHANGE LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07908918 SLUSH WORLD LIMITED 13 Jan 2012