Walsall, West Midlands

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Walsall when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Walsall when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous February.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Walsall when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for net growth in Walsall when compared to any month in history.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Walsall when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 353 companies were registered in Walsall during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WalsallUK
    2015353161,156
    2014332150,722
    % change6.3%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (353) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Walsall when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201588106159
    New companies in 2014120105107
    % change-26.7%1.0%48.6%
    Record Year2014 (120)2015 (106)2015 (159)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 200 companies were dissolved in Walsall during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WalsallUK
    201520089,523
    201422482,370
    % change-10.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (239) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015666074
    Closed companies in 2014747674
    % change-10.8%-21.1%0%
    Record Year2011 (102)2011 (89)2009 (150)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Walsall during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 153 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WalsallUK
    201515371,633
    201410868,352
    Record Year 2007 (202) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Walsall when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for net growth in Walsall when compared to any month in history.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015224685
    Net growth in 2014462933
    Record Year2007 (51)2007 (70)2015 (85)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Walsall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Walsall
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-28.1%-7.0%35.5%
    Record Year1971 (0.6%)1986 (0.5%)1990 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Walsall was in 2008 when 29.1% of all directors were female.

    24.6% of all director appointments in Walsall in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT1.52%CONSULTING5.23%
    CARE1.32%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    WALSALL1.17%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MIDLANDS1.11%PROPERTY2.72%
    MANAGEMENT1.06%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ELECTRICAL0.91%CARE2.13%
    CONSTRUCTION0.91%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSULTING0.86%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%TRADING1.88%
    D0.76%TRANSPORT1.82%
    R0.66%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    HEALTH0.61%DESIGN1.65%
    ENGINEERING0.61%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%CO.,1.58%
    TRANS0.56%J1.55%
    HEALTHCARE0.56%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    J0.51%BUSINESS1.49%
    (MIDLANDS)0.51%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONTRACTORS0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    PROPERTIES0.46%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    M0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    S0.46%BUILDING1.31%
    PROPERTY0.46%IT1.30%
    HOME0.46%MEDIA1.28%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied590288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company7049,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6158,522
    49410 - Freight transport by road5312,485
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5029,218
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4243,081
    86900 - Other human health activities3913,990
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3530,825
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2811,600
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2519,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2412,862
    86101 - Hospital activities245,043
    56302 - Public houses and bars226,355
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2010,200
    41100 - Development of building projects1911,863
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities197,682
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing196,052
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands188,607
    74990 - Non-trading company1813,794
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified186,238

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09467471 ENERGY HEALTH & FITNESS LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09468162 TWEEDIE SOFTWARE DESIGNS LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09478244 ZSUZSANNA TRANS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09487812 SUSPECT WEAR LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09488987 THE MANARKATTU LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09496248 HILLWOOD PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09497703 SHOP ANGEL LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09499625 3T GAS MAINTENANCE LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09509272 SHAAE LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09517265 DAVE THE SPARKY LTD 30 Mar 2015
    09517646 RED DIAMOND ENTERPRISE LIMITED 30 Mar 2015
    09465253 JB ESSENTIAL SERVICES LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09479149 ADVANCED MOTORPOINT LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09510347 REMSEC LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09514205 S.I.B TRANSPORT LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09484248 CLIVE GLENN LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09504837 MATTHEW WHITE LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09482484 TRANSKIT LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09500556 RS VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09501243 LETS GROW HYDRO LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09501338 GROW2BLOOM (WHOLESALE) HUB LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09471894 D J BAINS LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09474145 NGH SURFACE COATINGS LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09474286 L.S.B. TRANSPORT LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09496397 JAZ C ELECTRICAL LIMITED 18 Mar 2015