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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Walsall UK 2013 275 134,802 2012 284 131,491 % change -3.2% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (303) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 76 93 106 New companies in 2012 92 92 100 % change -17.4% 1.1% 6.0% Record Year 2012 (92) 2007 (102) 2007 (117)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Walsall UK 2013 142 77,914 2012 168 67,576 % change -15.5% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (239) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 52 40 50 Closed companies in 2012 67 58 43 % change -22.4% -31.0% 16% Record Year 2011 (102) 2011 (89) 2009 (150)
Net Company Growth
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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) Walsall UK 2013 133 56,888 2012 116 63,915 Record Year 2007 (202) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 24 53 56 Net growth in 2012 25 34 57 Record Year 2007 (51) 2007 (70) 2007 (81)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -26.0% 0.3% 9.6% Record Year 1971 (0.6%) 1986 (0.5%) 1990 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MIDLANDS 1.05% CONSULTING 5.18% ASSOCIATES 1.05% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 0.98% CONSULTANCY 3.30% (MIDLANDS) 0.98% PROPERTY 2.44% WALSALL 0.91% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANCY 0.91% DESIGN 1.79% TRANSPORT 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.78% R 0.84% BUSINESS 1.77% M 0.84% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CARE 0.84% LONDON 1.72% HOME 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.71% PROPERTY 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% J 0.70% MEDIA 1.63% S 0.70% GLOBAL 1.57% D 0.63% J 1.56% BUSINESS 0.63% CARE 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% IT 1.43% TRADING 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CENTRE 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.36% (WALSALL) 0.63% M 1.25% CONSULTING 0.56% BUILDING 1.21% ELECTRICAL 0.56% ENTERPRISES 1.19% ROOFING 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DESIGN 0.49% TRAINING 1.17% ENTERPRISES 0.49% SECURITY 1.15%
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 513 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 73 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 41 32,624 49410 - Freight transport by road 39 5,834 86900 - Other human health activities 35 8,465 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 23,532 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 16,448 56302 - Public houses and bars 21 4,952 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 7,199 41100 - Development of building projects 19 8,637 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 18 3,073 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 18 5,186 43210 - Electrical installation 18 5,625 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 17 5,629 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 16 5,145 74990 - Non-trading company 15 14,129 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 6,591 86210 - General medical practice activities 14 4,062
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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