Walsall, West Midlands

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Walsall when compared to any month in history.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 328 companies were registered in Walsall during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 28.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WalsallUK
    2014328143,414
    2013256132,684
    % change28.1%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (328) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous September.

    September 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Walsall when compared to any month in history.

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous August.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201411392123
    New companies in 20131036687
    % change9.7%39.4%41.4%
    Record Year2014 (113)2014 (92)2014 (123)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 268 companies were dissolved in Walsall during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WalsallUK
    2014268101,670
    201327686,170
    % change-2.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2013 (276) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Walsall when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014917998
    Closed companies in 20137772127
    % change18.2%9.7%-23%
    Record Year2014 (91)2008 (154)2013 (127)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Walsall during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 60 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)WalsallUK
    20146041,744
    2013-2046,514
    Record Year 2007 (99) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014221325
    Net growth in 201326-6-40
    Record Year2006 (47)2002 (37)2002 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Walsall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Walsall
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-0.3%32.8%29.7%
    Record Year1995 (0.3%)1994 (0.3%)1991 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    22.3% of all director appointments in Walsall in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.43%CONSULTING5.17%
    TRANSPORT1.21%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.21%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CARE1.21%PROPERTY2.62%
    WALSALL1.10%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSTRUCTION0.99%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ELECTRICAL0.94%TRADING2.00%
    MIDLANDS0.94%LONDON1.95%
    PROPERTIES0.83%CARE1.94%
    CONSULTING0.66%TRANSPORT1.76%
    BUILDING0.66%DESIGN1.70%
    S0.61%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    TRADING0.61%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ENGINEERING0.61%BUSINESS1.62%
    ROOFING0.55%J1.53%
    BUSINESS0.55%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    HEALTHCARE0.55%GLOBAL1.51%
    MAINTENANCE0.50%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    TRANS0.50%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    M0.50%MEDIA1.38%
    R0.50%CO.,1.36%
    CONTRACTS0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    HEALTH0.50%BUILDING1.30%
    (WALSALL)0.50%IT1.30%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied560278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company6948,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6757,264
    49410 - Freight transport by road539,960
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4528,224
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3840,717
    86900 - Other human health activities3411,807
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3329,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2718,890
    56302 - Public houses and bars256,056
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2210,361
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet229,914
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified216,045
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2112,795
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing205,786
    86101 - Hospital activities183,680
    56101 - Licensed restaurants178,546
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets176,327
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands167,917
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities157,401

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09109363 MARILLO ASB TRANSPORT LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09122482 FULLY CHARGED CONSULTANCY LTD 09 Jul 2014
    09125449 BERLINS (UK) LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09134665 AMSA INFOSEC LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09134704 BALDWINS (WELSHPOOL) LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09135088 BALDWIN TURNER PEACHEY LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09137002 CHORD REINVESTMENTS LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09143870 OMEGA RESOURCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09151964 JK TRANS LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09116075 EXCEL SOCIAL WORK LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09123378 LIFEGATE COMMUNITIES LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09125667 A.I.Z TRAVEL LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09155946 KAPITAL EXPORTS (UK) LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09128724 ARABIS BUILDING LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09149208 BUXTON CLOSE 1963 LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09149643 HARRISON CARE LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09116036 GLOBAL BIDDING SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09152618 M A CHAFEKAR LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09125557 AR - RAHIM LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09138268 GDM CLOTHING LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09153151 FREEDOM LIFE MOVEMENT LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09136806 PRONTO BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09114757 AVIS HEALTHCARE LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09152144 CRANEBROOK QUALITY ENGINEERING LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09113891 WINNERS CIRCLE UK LIMITED 03 Jul 2014