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
    07327054 EL-SHEDAI LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07325005 REGENT 5603 LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07312030 LOCKETT & CO LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07309496 BRG MANUFACTURING LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07309400 KARE PLUS FRANCHISING LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07306191 HL TRANSPORT LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07322270 CLOTHES MAN UK LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07318674 ALBRIGHTON BALTI LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07328506 S. PARTON (BUILDINGS MAINTENANCE) LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07319437 COOLING CENTRE LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07313259 THE FLAME LILY NURSING AGENCY LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07328754 BUTTERCUPS AND DAISIES (BHAM) LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07325540 WOW STORES LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07319782 RJ CONTRUCTION & PLANT HIRE LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07314004 PROFESSIONAL PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07308074 BARGAIN CLEARANCE WAREHOUSE LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07303396 ADVISORS EDUCATION (UK) LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07326533 WOLVERHAMPTON STAGE SCHOOL LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07315246 ROK HARD LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07311045 LONDON SURVEY COMPANY LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07327018 JDD FURNITURE LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07309755 SKR CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07307934 UK CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGNS LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07303780 SHALLOM SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07325195 LYD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 26 Jul 2010