Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 314 companies were registered in Wolverhampton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WolverhamptonUK
    2010314101,492
    200931194,671
    % change1.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (314) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201093104117
    New companies in 20099889124
    % change-5.1%16.9%-5.6%
    Record Year2003 (125)2010 (104)2009 (124)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 348 companies were dissolved in Wolverhampton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WolverhamptonUK
    201034887,705
    2009349159,401
    % change-0.3%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (349) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20106918792
    Closed companies in 20098295172
    % change-15.9%96.8%-47%
    Record Year2009 (82)2008 (202)2009 (172)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Wolverhampton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -34 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WolverhamptonUK
    2010-3413,787
    2009-38-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (153) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201024-8325
    Net growth in 200916-6-48
    Record Year2003 (84)2002 (52)2006 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Wolverhampton formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Wolverhampton
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.3%0.4%
    % change-11.7%6.0%-9.5%
    Record Year1962 (1.6%)1966 (1.9%)1962 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Wolverhampton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.4% of all director appointments in Wolverhampton in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.70%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    ROK1.34%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY0.98%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    WOLVERHAMPTON0.93%PROPERTY2.38%
    INTERNATIONAL0.77%TRADING2.04%
    (MIDLANDS)0.77%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSTRUCTION0.77%DESIGN1.93%
    TRADING0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    SECURITY0.72%BUSINESS1.80%
    J0.67%MEDIA1.75%
    S0.67%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%LONDON1.59%
    ENGINEERING0.67%ENGINEERING1.59%
    DESIGN0.62%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSULTING0.62%CARE1.44%
    B0.62%J1.44%
    INVESTMENTS0.62%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    SYSTEMS0.62%GLOBAL1.42%
    CARE0.57%IT1.35%
    TRANSPORT0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    C0.52%BUILDING1.32%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    MEDIA0.52%M1.28%
    R0.52%SYSTEMS1.26%
    (WOLVERHAMPTON)0.46%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied664202,902
    7487 - Other business activities18069,802
    7499 - Non-trading company5813,408
    9999 - Dormant Company5521,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5025,053
    74990 - Non-trading company397,649
    9305 - Other service activities349,454
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified287,767
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2614,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2613,161
    7260 - Other computer related activities258,967
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities258,292
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply248,183
    6024 - Freight transport by road222,771
    99999 - Dormant Company2114,072
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering187,634
    7011 - Development & sell real estate173,743
    86900 - Other human health activities163,361
    62090 - Other information technology service activities165,716
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate153,631

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07355867 NATWEST LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07355538 AKRA LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07350951 F K V LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07339276 THE PROPERTY LOUNGE (WEST MIDLANDS) LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338367 TRADE SYNERGY LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07337587 WKB LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07336416 PERTON FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07343464 RJ & CO (UK) LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07340414 MARKWAVE LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07339017 ALL SAINTS TLC CATERING 06 Aug 2010
    07358632 RAS LOGISTICS LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07349234 BRADMORE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07345252 BRADMORE CONTRACTORS LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07336304 ALEC LAWRANCE ENGINEERING LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07333113 GLM SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07359038 MFL TRADING LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07337762 HKP CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07335641 CROWN MARKETING AND MEDIA LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07332107 STAR MEDICAL AESTHETICS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07355627 ROKHON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07357639 ELMLEY CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07350502 MAKA EQUIPMENT LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07334627 ENGLESTEDE LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07335933 RIDGWAY ROAD SERVICES LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07332479 TGT SOLUTION LIMITED 02 Aug 2010