West Midlands
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 5,262 companies were registered in West Midlands during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 4.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) West Midlands UK 2012 5,262 118,868 2011 5,040 114,512 % change 4.4% 3.8% Record Year 2006 (6,053) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 1,776 1,653 1,833 New companies in 2011 1,633 1,729 1,678 % change 8.8% -4.4% 9.2% Record Year 2007 (2,001) 2006 (2,016) 2006 (2,046)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 3,711 companies were dissolved in West Midlands during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) West Midlands UK 2012 3,711 74,772 2011 3,576 72,230 % change 3.8% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (6,807) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 1,229 1,299 1,183 Closed companies in 2011 1,118 1,346 1,112 % change 9.9% -3.5% 6% Record Year 2009 (1,756) 2008 (2,894) 2009 (3,475)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for West Midlands during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 1,551 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) West Midlands UK 2012 1,551 44,096 2011 1,464 42,282 Record Year 2006 (3,775) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 547 354 650 Net growth in 2011 515 383 566 Record Year 2008 (1,364) 2006 (1,081) 2006 (1,407)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, West Midlands formed 4.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) West Midlands 2012 4.4% 2011 4.4% 2010 4.4% 2009 4.5% 2008 5.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (6.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 4.3% 4.3% 4.7% UK formation share in 2011 4.4% 4.5% 4.3% % change -2.4% -3.6% 8.1% Record Year 1962 (8.0%) 1960 (6.8%) 1969 (6.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in West Midlands was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.6% of all director appointments in West Midlands in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.25% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTING 1.87% MANAGEMENT 4.77% CONSULTANCY 1.46% CONSULTANCY 3.29% CARE 1.25% PROPERTY 2.36% TRADING 1.16% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 1.15% DESIGN 1.87% DESIGN 1.10% ASSOCIATES 1.83% J 1.09% ENGINEERING 1.83% S 1.07% CONSULTANTS 1.76% M 1.01% BUSINESS 1.72% BUSINESS 0.94% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% MIDLANDS 0.87% MEDIA 1.68% R 0.84% LONDON 1.67% (MIDLANDS) 0.82% J 1.55% CONSTRUCTION 0.81% GLOBAL 1.54% BIRMINGHAM 0.81% INVESTMENTS 1.47% GLOBAL 0.81% IT 1.43% MEDIA 0.81% PROPERTIES 1.34% ASSOCIATES 0.78% CARE 1.32% ENGINEERING 0.77% M 1.27% CONSULTANTS 0.76% BUILDING 1.22% CENTRE 0.76% ENTERPRISES 1.21% D 0.76% ELECTRICAL 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.74% S 1.17% TRANSPORT 0.73% SECURITY 1.16%
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 10,792 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 2,711 50,446 99999 - Dormant Company 1,425 37,912 7487 - Other business activities 912 16,361 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 855 28,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 832 21,969 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 727 20,742 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 647 4,745 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 503 14,809 74990 - Non-trading company 470 13,641 86900 - Other human health activities 409 7,550 62090 - Other information technology service activities 400 11,950 49410 - Freight transport by road 364 4,503 56101 - Licensed restaurants 321 6,004 86210 - General medical practice activities 303 3,845 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 279 5,760 9999 - Dormant Company 273 6,793 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 244 6,519 41100 - Development of building projects 238 7,545 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 238 4,070
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08166379 H20 CAR VALETING MOOR STREET LTD 02 Aug 2012 08168150 D C TRANSPORT (NPT) LTD 03 Aug 2012 08172495 RENDERCO LTD. 08 Aug 2012 08176315 MKM NETWORK LTD 13 Aug 2012 08177823 AYDA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 08183615 KNOWLEDGE CITIES FORUM LIMITED 17 Aug 2012 08195736 WINTER INVESTMENTS LTD 30 Aug 2012 08172233 E.W.N. WONG ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 08173793 K GOLDEN BRIDGE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08173794 E GOLDEN BRIDGE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08173863 S GOLDEN BRIDGE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08173875 L GOLDEN BRIDGE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08173876 T GOLDEN BRIDGE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08174194 MONTGROVE LTD 09 Aug 2012 08177486 CHINA FONG LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 08179262 K GOLD WELL LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08179421 V GOLD WELL LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08179422 Y GOLD WELL LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08179432 R GOOD WELL LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08190006 ISLAND EDUCATION LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 08164011 R AND K NIGHTCLUB LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 08164853 HOW 2 WOW LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 08166263 MIDDLETON CHASE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 OC377445 ELDEFAX TRADING LLP 06 Aug 2012 OC377451 DELY SOLUTIONS LLP 07 Aug 2012
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