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
New Company Registrations
-
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) Walsall UK 2015 353 161,156 2014 332 150,722 % change 6.3% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (353) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
-
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
January February March New companies in 2015 88 106 159 New companies in 2014 120 105 107 % change -26.7% 1.0% 48.6% Record Year 2014 (120) 2015 (106) 2015 (159)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
-
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) Walsall UK 2015 200 89,523 2014 224 82,370 % change -10.7% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (239) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 66 60 74 Closed companies in 2014 74 76 74 % change -10.8% -21.1% 0% Record Year 2011 (102) 2011 (89) 2009 (150)
Net Company Growth
-
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) Walsall UK 2015 153 71,633 2014 108 68,352 Record Year 2007 (202) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
-
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
January February March Net growth in 2015 22 46 85 Net growth in 2014 46 29 33 Record Year 2007 (51) 2007 (70) 2015 (85)
UK Company Share
-
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 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -28.1% -7.0% 35.5% Record Year 1971 (0.6%) 1986 (0.5%) 1990 (0.3%)
Director Age
-
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
-
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
-
Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 1.52% CONSULTING 5.23% CARE 1.32% MANAGEMENT 4.56% WALSALL 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MIDLANDS 1.11% PROPERTY 2.72% MANAGEMENT 1.06% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% ELECTRICAL 0.91% CARE 2.13% CONSTRUCTION 0.91% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSULTING 0.86% LONDON 1.91% CONSULTANCY 0.76% TRADING 1.88% D 0.76% TRANSPORT 1.82% R 0.66% ELECTRICAL 1.76% HEALTH 0.61% DESIGN 1.65% ENGINEERING 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.63% DEVELOPMENTS 0.56% CO., 1.58% TRANS 0.56% J 1.55% HEALTHCARE 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.54% J 0.51% BUSINESS 1.49% (MIDLANDS) 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CONTRACTORS 0.46% GLOBAL 1.46% PROPERTIES 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.44% M 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% S 0.46% BUILDING 1.31% PROPERTY 0.46% IT 1.30% HOME 0.46% MEDIA 1.28% CONSULTANTS 0.46% M 1.27%
SIC Data
-
Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 590 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 70 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 58,522 49410 - Freight transport by road 53 12,485 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 50 29,218 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 42 43,081 86900 - Other human health activities 39 13,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 30,825 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 28 11,600 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 19,098 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 12,862 86101 - Hospital activities 24 5,043 56302 - Public houses and bars 22 6,355 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 20 10,200 41100 - Development of building projects 19 11,863 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 19 7,682 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 19 6,052 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 18 8,607 74990 - Non-trading company 18 13,794 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 18 6,238
Recent Companies
-
Randomly selected companies from this quarter
reports
Select a report from the list below: