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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Walsall UK 2013 256 132,684 2012 238 118,868 % change 7.6% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (256) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 103 66 87 New companies in 2012 90 76 72 % change 14.4% -13.2% 20.8% Record Year 2013 (103) 2011 (78) 2013 (87)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Walsall UK 2013 276 86,170 2012 155 75,908 % change 78.1% 13.5% Record Year 2013 (276) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2013 77 72 127 Closed companies in 2012 60 56 39 % change 28.3% 28.6% 226% Record Year 2013 (77) 2008 (154) 2013 (127)
Net Company Growth
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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) Walsall UK 2013 -20 46,514 2012 83 42,960 Record Year 2007 (99) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 26 -6 -40 Net growth in 2012 30 20 33 Record Year 2006 (47) 2007 (37) 2002 (53)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 2.4% -20.3% 6.0% Record Year 1995 (0.3%) 1994 (0.3%) 1991 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARE 1.64% CONSULTING 5.27% (MIDLANDS) 1.25% MANAGEMENT 4.75% ELECTRICAL 1.05% CONSULTANCY 3.45% TRANSPORT 0.98% PROPERTY 2.53% R 0.98% TRADING 2.08% MIDLANDS 0.92% ENGINEERING 1.83% HOME 0.85% LONDON 1.79% S 0.85% DESIGN 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.79% BUSINESS 1.74% TRADING 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTY 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.69% M 0.72% CARE 1.64% MANAGEMENT 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.61% H 0.66% GLOBAL 1.59% J 0.66% J 1.54% SECURITY 0.59% MEDIA 1.54% CONSULTANCY 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.53% SERVICE 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.45% D 0.52% IT 1.39% HOLDINGS 0.52% M 1.25% WALSALL 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.20% BUSINESS 0.46% BUILDING 1.19% BAR 0.46% CAPITAL 1.19% IT 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% HEALTHCARE 0.46% TRAINING 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 492 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 64 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 59 54,854 49410 - Freight transport by road 43 6,904 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 25,547 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 36 26,675 86900 - Other human health activities 36 9,203 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 8,475 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 22 3,323 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 22 6,651 56302 - Public houses and bars 20 5,437 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 20 5,706 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 12,516 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 17,715 41100 - Development of building projects 18 9,271 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 17 6,979 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 7,590 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 8,312 74990 - Non-trading company 15 14,228
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08596738 INTERACTIVE COMPLEX SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Jul 2013 08610409 SMG LETTINGS LIMITED 15 Jul 2013 08610481 HARVEY SANDHU LTD 15 Jul 2013 08611936 I SOURCING LIMITED 16 Jul 2013 08612280 DF COVENTRY LIMITED 16 Jul 2013 08612312 M&P SPECIALIST SERVICES LIMITED 16 Jul 2013 08624240 LMS SELECTION LTD 25 Jul 2013 08602207 AUB EXPRESS LTD 09 Jul 2013 08592470 C.E.B. TRANSPORT LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08602721 MABELLA LIMITED 09 Jul 2013 08615870 DAVE MALLIN PRODUCTS LTD 18 Jul 2013 08617134 A1 VILLAGE CARS LIMITED 19 Jul 2013 08627001 CENTRAL TREAD COLLECTIONS LTD 26 Jul 2013 08628275 PELSALL CONTRACT SERVICES LTD 29 Jul 2013 08631340 HNT DESIGNS LTD 30 Jul 2013 08590795 THE RECRUITMENT CONSORTIUM LTD 01 Jul 2013 08595529 DPA CONTRACTS LTD 03 Jul 2013 08596685 JMF MEATS LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08612075 AWAKE SECURITY LTD 16 Jul 2013 08627937 ALPS DEVELOPMENTS MIDLANDS LIMITED 29 Jul 2013 08611073 THE MIDLANDS BUILDERS DEPOT LIMITED 16 Jul 2013 08602780 THE BAR & SITAR LTD 09 Jul 2013 08603194 THE BAR @ SITAR LTD 09 Jul 2013 08613051 FIRST ORCHARD LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 08620114 PIT STOP CATERING SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
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