Walsall, West Midlands

Q3 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.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous July.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Walsall when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Walsall when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 256 companies were registered in Walsall during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 7.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WalsallUK
    2013256132,684
    2012238118,868
    % change7.6%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (256) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous September.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20131036687
    New companies in 2012907672
    % change14.4%-13.2%20.8%
    Record Year2013 (103)2011 (78)2013 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 276 companies were dissolved in Walsall during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 78.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WalsallUK
    201327686,170
    201215575,908
    % change78.1%13.5%
    Record Year 2013 (276) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Walsall when compared to any previous September.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Walsall when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20137772127
    Closed companies in 2012605639
    % change28.3%28.6%226%
    Record Year2013 (77)2008 (154)2013 (127)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Walsall during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was -20 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WalsallUK
    2013-2046,514
    20128342,960
    Record Year 2007 (99) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201326-6-40
    Net growth in 2012302033
    Record Year2006 (47)2007 (37)2002 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Walsall
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change2.4%-20.3%6.0%
    Record Year1995 (0.3%)1994 (0.3%)1991 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Walsall was in 2005 when 29.0% of all directors were female.

    23.1% of all director appointments in Walsall in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARE1.64%CONSULTING5.27%
    (MIDLANDS)1.25%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    ELECTRICAL1.05%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    TRANSPORT0.98%PROPERTY2.53%
    R0.98%TRADING2.08%
    MIDLANDS0.92%ENGINEERING1.83%
    HOME0.85%LONDON1.79%
    S0.85%DESIGN1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.79%BUSINESS1.74%
    TRADING0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PROPERTY0.79%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    M0.72%CARE1.64%
    MANAGEMENT0.66%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    H0.66%GLOBAL1.59%
    J0.66%J1.54%
    SECURITY0.59%MEDIA1.54%
    CONSULTANCY0.59%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    SERVICE0.52%PROPERTIES1.45%
    D0.52%IT1.39%
    HOLDINGS0.52%M1.25%
    WALSALL0.46%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    BUSINESS0.46%BUILDING1.19%
    BAR0.46%CAPITAL1.19%
    IT0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    HEALTHCARE0.46%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied492260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company6446,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5954,854
    49410 - Freight transport by road436,904
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4025,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3934,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3626,675
    86900 - Other human health activities369,203
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet228,475
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified223,323
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands226,651
    56302 - Public houses and bars205,437
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets205,706
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1912,516
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1917,715
    41100 - Development of building projects189,271
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities176,979
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified177,590
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate158,312
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,228

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08676001 LOVE2LIVE2LEARN LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08680214 SECOND CITY INTERIORS LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08680446 LIVING DEVELOPMENTS (MIDLANDS) LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08683904 CUSTOMRARE LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08686299 I SPEC FLOORS LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08687258 HAWK EYE VISION LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08688788 SUNSERVICES LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08706155 THE TRAVELLING TAP LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08707998 THE PEOPLES POLICY LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08692671 MULTIMAX AGENCIES LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08695216 EXCEEDS MEDICAL & ACADEMIC SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08704155 J.E TEAM SERVICES LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08672580 MATT EVANS UK LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08680260 KANDOLA (LEAMORE) LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08684577 P J GRICE FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08689118 MIRCHI CATERING LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08703108 ROCKAPE TRUCKING LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08672784 MJS VOICE & DATA NETWORKS LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08682778 REEDSWOOD ESTATES LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08704115 ANR CORPORATION LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08705833 STN13 LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08708152 APOPKA LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08708585 ALETHEIA ACADEMY (WALSALL) LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08693743 SWANSON TRANSPORT LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08677043 MOMMA'S DONUTS LTD 04 Sep 2013