West Midlands
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 5,664 companies were registered in West Midlands during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 12.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) West Midlands UK 2012 5,664 131,491 2011 5,054 116,391 % change 12.1% 13.0% Record Year 2006 (6,874) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 1,807 1,814 2,043 New companies in 2011 1,462 1,583 2,009 % change 23.6% 14.6% 1.7% Record Year 2006 (2,122) 2006 (2,085) 2007 (2,850)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 3,131 companies were dissolved in West Midlands during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 38.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) West Midlands UK 2012 3,131 67,576 2011 5,107 90,986 % change -38.7% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (5,754) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 1,120 1,098 913 Closed companies in 2011 2,210 1,452 1,445 % change -49.3% -24.4% -37% Record Year 2011 (2,210) 2011 (1,452) 2009 (3,567)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for West Midlands during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 2,533 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) West Midlands UK 2012 2,533 63,915 2011 -53 25,405 Record Year 2006 (5,021) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 687 716 1,130 Net growth in 2011 -748 131 564 Record Year 2006 (1,375) 2006 (1,545) 2006 (2,101)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, West Midlands formed 4.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) West Midlands 2012 4.3% 2011 4.3% 2010 4.5% 2009 4.9% 2008 5.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (6.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 4.6% 4.1% 4.3% UK formation share in 2011 4.3% 4.2% 4.5% % change 6.0% -2.0% -4.9% Record Year 1965 (6.9%) 1969 (7.4%) 1962 (6.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in West Midlands was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.6% of all director appointments in West Midlands in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.17% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.67% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.57% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.19% PROPERTY 2.37% TRADING 1.17% TRADING 2.07% CARE 1.09% DESIGN 1.93% S 1.06% ENGINEERING 1.86% M 1.02% ASSOCIATES 1.84% J 0.99% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DESIGN 0.95% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSTRUCTION 0.85% MEDIA 1.72% (MIDLANDS) 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MIDLANDS 0.80% LONDON 1.66% TRANSPORT 0.80% J 1.54% BUSINESS 0.79% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ASSOCIATES 0.79% GLOBAL 1.50% BIRMINGHAM 0.79% IT 1.40% GLOBAL 0.78% CARE 1.34% SECURITY 0.77% PROPERTIES 1.31% PROPERTIES 0.75% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MEDIA 0.73% M 1.27% TRAINING 0.73% BUILDING 1.24% CONSULTANTS 0.73% ENERGY 1.20% R 0.72% S 1.20% COMMUNITY 0.71% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 10,172 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 2,796 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 2,060 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 935 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 699 18,617 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 589 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 538 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 499 13,637 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 382 2,902 9305 - Other service activities 374 8,818 7414 - Business & management consultancy 363 12,113 74990 - Non-trading company 348 9,729 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 341 9,892 7499 - Non-trading company 305 9,102 7260 - Other computer related activities 289 7,154 86900 - Other human health activities 274 5,066 62090 - Other information technology service activities 268 8,145 5227 - Other retail food etc. specialised 265 1,033 5530 - Restaurants 254 4,633 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 230 6,934
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07977507 CHINESE STUDENT SERVICE CENTRE LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07980868 SIGNIFICANT COLOURS LTD 07 Mar 2012 07982174 CHESTERFIELD FIREPLACE CENTRE LIMITED 08 Mar 2012 07990038 E2 LEISURE.COM LIMITED 14 Mar 2012 08003928 I & A GLOBAL LIMITED 23 Mar 2012 08010042 ULTIMATE STEEL SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Mar 2012 08011394 PARKLIFE MARKETING LIMITED 29 Mar 2012 07978106 H OCEAN LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07978167 C OCEAN LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07978274 D OCEAN LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07978275 B OCEAN LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07978405 W OCEAN LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07978450 F SPACE LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07978509 T OCEAN LIMITED 06 Mar 2012 07988191 W.L. OCEAN LIMITED 13 Mar 2012 07994296 AUCTUS MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED 16 Mar 2012 07994697 O SPACE LIMITED 19 Mar 2012 07995029 U SPACE LIMITED 19 Mar 2012 07995126 W SPACE LIMITED 19 Mar 2012 07997694 NING OF YORK LIMITED 20 Mar 2012 08000189 NUNEATON LIMITED 21 Mar 2012 08004117 6338 LIMITED 23 Mar 2012 08008781 EDGEGATE LTD 27 Mar 2012 07974198 CMS PERIPHERALS LIMITED 02 Mar 2012 07975943 STOFORD CASTLEGATE LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
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