Walsall, West Midlands
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 472 companies were formed in Walsall. This figure is 11.3% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
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 2012 472 253,150 2011 424 228,735 % change 11.3% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (531) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 188 companies were registered in Walsall during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 20.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Walsall UK 2012 188 121,659 2011 237 112,344 % change -20.7% 8.3% Record Year 2003 (241) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 58 73 57 New companies in 2011 80 90 67 % change -27.5% -18.9% -14.9% Record Year 2008 (97) 2011 (90) 2008 (85)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 363 companies were dissolved in Walsall. This figure is 11.5% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
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 2012 363 147,793 2011 410 162,310 % change -11.5% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (559) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 195 companies were dissolved in Walsall during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Walsall UK 2012 195 80,218 2011 172 71,324 % change 13.4% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (320) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 48 76 71 Closed companies in 2011 54 62 56 % change -11.1% 22.6% 27% Record Year 2009 (91) 2009 (136) 2010 (101)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Walsall increased by 109 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Walsall UK 2012 109 105,357 2011 14 66,425 Record Year 2003 (346) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Walsall during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was -7 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Walsall UK 2012 -7 41,441 2011 65 41,020 Record Year 2003 (187) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 10 -3 -14 Net growth in 2011 26 28 11 Record Year 2003 (63) 2003 (65) 2008 (78)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Walsall formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Walsall 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Walsall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Walsall 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -39.0% -28.9% -9.2% Record Year 1974 (0.7%) 1967 (1.0%) 1965 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 41.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 41.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Walsall was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.7% of all director appointments in Walsall in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Walsall was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
21.6% of all director appointments in Walsall in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage WALSALL 1.26% CONSULTING 5.07% MIDLANDS 1.12% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSTRUCTION 0.91% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CARE 0.84% PROPERTY 2.35% ELECTRICAL 0.84% TRADING 2.10% TRADING 0.77% DESIGN 1.89% (MIDLANDS) 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.87% HOME 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.82% CONSULTANCY 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.78% HMA 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% CONSULTING 0.63% BUSINESS 1.70% D 0.63% MEDIA 1.69% CLEANING 0.56% LONDON 1.68% PLUMBING 0.56% J 1.57% INVESTMENTS 0.56% GLOBAL 1.51% ASSOCIATES 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.48% SUPPLIES 0.56% IT 1.42% PROPERTY 0.56% CARE 1.31% COMMUNITY 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.31% MANAGEMENT 0.56% M 1.26% M 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.23% R 0.49% BUILDING 1.23% S 0.49% SECURITY 1.19% T 0.49% S 1.18% FOOD 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 521 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 69 47,029 99999 - Dormant Company 50 26,088 9999 - Dormant Company 31 16,469 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 15,280 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 14,220 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 23 35,447 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 20 20,390 49410 - Freight transport by road 19 2,912 86900 - Other human health activities 18 5,222 9305 - Other service activities 17 7,926 41100 - Development of building projects 16 5,149 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 16 1,870 6024 - Freight transport by road 15 1,933 4534 - Other building installation 14 1,741 74990 - Non-trading company 12 9,706 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 12 3,233 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 10,978 7260 - Other computer related activities 12 6,456 43210 - Electrical installation 11 3,557
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08017342 WALLACE CROOKE (WALSALL) LIMITED 03 Apr 2012 08030290 BEV8 LTD 13 Apr 2012 08033013 WALLACE CROOKE LIMITED 17 Apr 2012 08041230 MULTIENG LTD 23 Apr 2012 08043622 ALT WEB DESIGN LTD 24 Apr 2012 08044788 TOTAL UK MANAGEMENT LTD 25 Apr 2012 08044894 NATIONWIDE MOTOR REPAIR CENTRE LTD 25 Apr 2012 08045545 FIRST CHOICE LOCUMS LIMITED 25 Apr 2012 08047108 WCC HEATING AND PLUMBING SERVICES LIMITED 26 Apr 2012 08047678 DIDAR CONSTURCTION LTD 26 Apr 2012 08048133 NEWLINE ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED 26 Apr 2012 08018293 CURIOUS MINDS VINTAGE LIMITED 03 Apr 2012 08019298 WESTLEY PROJECTS MIDLANDS LIMITED 04 Apr 2012 08022079 SMOKEYS SMOKE HOUSE LIMITED 05 Apr 2012 08043016 SSS SHAKIR LTD 24 Apr 2012 08036330 FEARON LTD 18 Apr 2012 08039001 PICCOLO BAMBINI LTD 20 Apr 2012 08019296 SAHI LIMITED 04 Apr 2012 08045959 TAYLOR LLOYD MASON TRUST 25 Apr 2012 08048192 DONCOMI LTD 27 Apr 2012 08031014 CONWAY MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LTD 16 Apr 2012 08032910 VISION CRO LIMITED 17 Apr 2012 08034753 WMCS CLEANING SERVICES NATIONWIDE LTD 18 Apr 2012 08042159 HUI WU LTD 23 Apr 2012 08047151 ELITE INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORK SERVICES LTD 26 Apr 2012
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