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 07932308 ETHOS ONLINE LTD 01 Feb 2012 07942706 CAD ARCHITECTURE (MIDLANDS) LTD 09 Feb 2012 07949868 ICLICKPHOTOBOOTH LTD 14 Feb 2012 07953402 R3 GENERATION LTD 17 Feb 2012 07955964 SAERIM TECH EUROPE LTD 20 Feb 2012 07963293 BHP DESIGN (UK) LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 07965098 QUEENSWAY COUNTY ESTATES LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 07966923 SIMSATION LIMITED 28 Feb 2012 07968342 VIRTOO LTD. 28 Feb 2012 07969136 RIK INVESTMENTS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 07931218 696 LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 07942942 J POLICY LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07943254 M POLICY LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07958322 RI-METAL COATINGS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07959772 NMR (UK) LTD 22 Feb 2012 07959907 YWS TRADING LTD 22 Feb 2012 07961964 F WEEKEND LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07961971 M WEEKEND LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07961982 D WEEKEND LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07962005 G WEEKEND LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07962006 T WEEKEND LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07962025 Q WEEKEND LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07962060 W WEEKEND LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07968048 MODERN PLANTS LIMITED 28 Feb 2012 07934004 ABC HYDRAULICS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
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