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
New Company Registrations
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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) Walsall UK 2012 284 131,491 2011 187 116,391 % change 51.9% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (303) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 92 92 100 New companies in 2011 45 64 78 % change 104.4% 43.8% 28.2% Record Year 2012 (92) 2007 (102) 2007 (117)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Walsall UK 2012 168 67,576 2011 238 90,987 % change -29.4% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (239) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 67 58 43 Closed companies in 2011 102 89 47 % change -34.3% -34.8% -9% Record Year 2011 (102) 2011 (89) 2009 (150)
Net Company Growth
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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) Walsall UK 2012 116 63,915 2011 -51 25,404 Record Year 2007 (202) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 25 34 57 Net growth in 2011 -57 -25 31 Record Year 2007 (51) 2007 (70) 2007 (81)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 75.3% 22.9% 20.0% Record Year 1976 (0.8%) 1967 (0.8%) 1963 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ELECTRICAL 1.20% CONSULTING 5.07% WALSALL 1.14% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MIDLANDS 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.30% (MIDLANDS) 0.80% PROPERTY 2.37% HOME 0.80% TRADING 2.07% CONSTRUCTION 0.80% DESIGN 1.93% CARE 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.86% R 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.84% HMA 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.79% S 0.67% BUSINESS 1.73% SECURITY 0.67% MEDIA 1.72% HEALTHCARE 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% (WALSALL) 0.60% LONDON 1.66% M 0.60% J 1.54% COMMUNITY 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.51% TRANSPORT 0.60% GLOBAL 1.50% CONSULTING 0.60% IT 1.40% TRADING 0.60% CARE 1.34% CLEANING 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.31% MIDLAND 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ACADEMY 0.54% M 1.27% ENTERPRISES 0.54% BUILDING 1.24% MANAGEMENT 0.54% ENERGY 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.54% S 1.20% D 0.54% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 463 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 83 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 50 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 32 18,617 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 26 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 13,637 9305 - Other service activities 20 8,818 49410 - Freight transport by road 17 2,781 41100 - Development of building projects 17 4,984 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 16 19,704 6024 - Freight transport by road 15 2,121 86900 - Other human health activities 15 5,066 4534 - Other building installation 14 1,930 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 7,154 7414 - Business & management consultancy 13 12,113 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 13 1,796 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 8,145 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 5,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 9,892
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07971869 BHARAJ MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 01 Mar 2012 07992225 GRAPE & GRAIN LTD 15 Mar 2012 08004197 FAST HOME SALES LTD 23 Mar 2012 08007805 SERVE YOU LTD 27 Mar 2012 08009338 TALENT WINDOW LIMITED 28 Mar 2012 07975538 YARNOLD'S DRIVING SCHOOL LIMITED 05 Mar 2012 07986707 I AM ALIMA LIMITED 12 Mar 2012 07990050 TM CHOHAN ACCOUNTANTS LTD 14 Mar 2012 07990265 SDS TRADING LTD 14 Mar 2012 07997835 ARIK ENTERPRISES LTD 20 Mar 2012 08008822 ABC DRIVING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Mar 2012 07997718 CALL2DAY LTD 20 Mar 2012 07998852 CAPERNAUM413 LTD 20 Mar 2012 07974243 VERTICAL HOMES LIMITED 02 Mar 2012 07979967 SHIRT COUTURE LIMITED 07 Mar 2012 07981332 GEE ZENDA LTD 08 Mar 2012 07982020 R. TAG LIMITED 08 Mar 2012 07988998 THE VILLAGE BEAUTY SALON LIMITED 13 Mar 2012 07993840 PICK N DROP BY BOX 24/7 LIMITED 16 Mar 2012 07995043 D.U.K. PRODUCTION LIMITED 19 Mar 2012 08000834 RUSSELL'S BAKERY LIMITED 21 Mar 2012 08003153 GK LAW LTD 23 Mar 2012 08010413 G.A.T CLOTHING LIMITED 28 Mar 2012 07978395 C&L BOUTIQUE LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07984787 SAFEWISE (CONSTRUCTION H&S) LTD 09 Mar 2012
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