Walsall, West Midlands

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 2013)

    A total of 275 companies were registered in Walsall during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WalsallUK
    2013275134,802
    2012284131,491
    % change-3.2%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (303) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20137693106
    New companies in 20129292100
    % change-17.4%1.1%6.0%
    Record Year2012 (92)2007 (102)2007 (117)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 142 companies were dissolved in Walsall during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WalsallUK
    201314277,914
    201216867,576
    % change-15.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (239) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013524050
    Closed companies in 2012675843
    % change-22.4%-31.0%16%
    Record Year2011 (102)2011 (89)2009 (150)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Walsall during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 133 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WalsallUK
    201313356,888
    201211663,915
    Record Year 2007 (202) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013245356
    Net growth in 2012253457
    Record Year2007 (51)2007 (70)2007 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Walsall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Walsall
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-26.0%0.3%9.6%
    Record Year1971 (0.6%)1986 (0.5%)1990 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Walsall was in 2008 when 29.1% of all directors were female.

    17.6% of all director appointments in Walsall in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MIDLANDS1.05%CONSULTING5.18%
    ASSOCIATES1.05%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT0.98%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    (MIDLANDS)0.98%PROPERTY2.44%
    WALSALL0.91%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%DESIGN1.79%
    TRANSPORT0.84%ENGINEERING1.78%
    R0.84%BUSINESS1.77%
    M0.84%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CARE0.84%LONDON1.72%
    HOME0.84%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PROPERTY0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    J0.70%MEDIA1.63%
    S0.70%GLOBAL1.57%
    D0.63%J1.56%
    BUSINESS0.63%CARE1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%IT1.43%
    TRADING0.63%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CENTRE0.63%PROPERTIES1.36%
    (WALSALL)0.63%M1.25%
    CONSULTING0.56%BUILDING1.21%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ROOFING0.56%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    DESIGN0.49%TRAINING1.17%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied513249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company7343,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5154,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4132,624
    49410 - Freight transport by road395,834
    86900 - Other human health activities358,465
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3324,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3223,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2216,448
    56302 - Public houses and bars214,952
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet207,199
    41100 - Development of building projects198,637
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified183,073
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets185,186
    43210 - Electrical installation185,625
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands175,629
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing165,145
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,129
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities156,591
    86210 - General medical practice activities144,062

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08350560 POWERPOINT BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08350653 BIG BARGAINS WAREHOUSE LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08356148 IDEAL APPLIANCES LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08359312 1ST POINT DATA LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08359668 AUTOMOBILE IMPORT AND EXPORT UK LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08359392 PHONESRUS LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08345769 SOXWICH LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08350119 BACKSTAGE SHISHA LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08353068 BLUE SKY INFORMATICS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08348824 ZENEX LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08361972 KNIGHTSBRIDGE LEATHER GOODS RETAIL LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08372420 WE RECYCLE 4U LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08349911 BAKER BOYZ LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08349930 BAKER BOYS (NORTH) LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08352712 M RAFI AND SONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08359751 STYLE CIRCUIT (UK) LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08363026 AL-SAQIB LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08370931 NET CARS LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08375858 G2X LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08376744 INSPIRE (WALSALL) LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08383619 ALT CNC MACHINE TOOL SERVICES LTD. 31 Jan 2013
    08355995 ELITE AIRPORT TRANSFERS LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08370699 PERFORMANCE SERVICES TRANSPORT LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08375952 NETWORK MFM LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08376171 ARNAUD SABARD LTD 25 Jan 2013