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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Walsall UK 2014 328 143,414 2013 256 132,684 % change 28.1% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (328) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 113 92 123 New companies in 2013 103 66 87 % change 9.7% 39.4% 41.4% Record Year 2014 (113) 2014 (92) 2014 (123)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Walsall UK 2014 268 101,670 2013 276 86,170 % change -2.9% 18.0% Record Year 2013 (276) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 91 79 98 Closed companies in 2013 77 72 127 % change 18.2% 9.7% -23% Record Year 2014 (91) 2008 (154) 2013 (127)
Net Company Growth
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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) Walsall UK 2014 60 41,744 2013 -20 46,514 Record Year 2007 (99) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 22 13 25 Net growth in 2013 26 -6 -40 Record Year 2006 (47) 2002 (37) 2002 (53)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -0.3% 32.8% 29.7% Record Year 1995 (0.3%) 1994 (0.3%) 1991 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.43% CONSULTING 5.17% TRANSPORT 1.21% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MANAGEMENT 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CARE 1.21% PROPERTY 2.62% WALSALL 1.10% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSTRUCTION 0.99% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% ELECTRICAL 0.94% TRADING 2.00% MIDLANDS 0.94% LONDON 1.95% PROPERTIES 0.83% CARE 1.94% CONSULTING 0.66% TRANSPORT 1.76% BUILDING 0.66% DESIGN 1.70% S 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.70% TRADING 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.63% ENGINEERING 0.61% BUSINESS 1.62% ROOFING 0.55% J 1.53% BUSINESS 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.53% HEALTHCARE 0.55% GLOBAL 1.51% MAINTENANCE 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.50% TRANS 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% M 0.50% MEDIA 1.38% R 0.50% CO., 1.36% CONTRACTS 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% HEALTH 0.50% BUILDING 1.30% (WALSALL) 0.50% IT 1.30% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% M 1.23%
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 560 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 69 48,286 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 67 57,264 49410 - Freight transport by road 53 9,960 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 45 28,224 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 38 40,717 86900 - Other human health activities 34 11,807 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 29,313 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 18,890 56302 - Public houses and bars 25 6,056 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 22 10,361 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 9,914 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 21 6,045 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 12,795 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 20 5,786 86101 - Hospital activities 18 3,680 56101 - Licensed restaurants 17 8,546 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 17 6,327 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 16 7,917 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 7,401
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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