Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous March.
- March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any month in history.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 377 companies were registered in Wolverhampton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Wolverhampton UK 2011 377 116,391 2010 326 105,137 % change 15.6% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (377) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous March.
March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 102 111 164 New companies in 2010 75 114 137 % change 36.0% -2.6% 19.7% Record Year 2009 (104) 2007 (118) 2011 (164)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 248 companies were dissolved in Wolverhampton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 21.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Wolverhampton UK 2011 248 90,986 2010 316 82,677 % change -21.5% 10.0% Record Year 2010 (316) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 93 76 79 Closed companies in 2010 76 116 124 % change 22.4% -34.5% -36% Record Year 2007 (95) 2010 (116) 2009 (164)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Wolverhampton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 129 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Wolverhampton UK 2011 129 25,405 2010 10 22,460 Record Year 2003 (187) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 9 35 85 Net growth in 2010 -1 -2 13 Record Year 2009 (64) 2006 (69) 2008 (103)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Wolverhampton formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Wolverhampton 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 17.3% -14.4% 14.2% Record Year 1963 (1.4%) 1966 (1.4%) 1961 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wolverhampton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.1% of all director appointments in Wolverhampton in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.81% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTANCY 1.06% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSTRUCTION 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.16% J 1.01% PROPERTY 2.38% ROK 0.96% TRADING 2.10% TRADING 0.86% DESIGN 1.93% CARE 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CONSULTING 0.70% BUSINESS 1.87% (MIDLANDS) 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% ASSOCIATES 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.76% WOLVERHAMPTON 0.65% MEDIA 1.69% ENGINEERING 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.61% BUILDING 0.65% LONDON 1.60% B 0.60% CARE 1.45% INTERNATIONAL 0.60% J 1.45% CENTRE 0.55% GLOBAL 1.44% SECURITY 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.43% R 0.55% IT 1.41% DESIGN 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.36% HOMES 0.55% BUILDING 1.34% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% M 1.30% ENTERPRISES 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.28% PROPERTIES 0.50% S 1.24% GLOBAL 0.45% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% D 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.23%
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 688 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 168 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 60 30,253 74990 - Non-trading company 53 8,695 9999 - Dormant Company 48 19,765 7499 - Non-trading company 46 11,316 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 39 10,085 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 34 16,150 9305 - Other service activities 33 8,740 99999 - Dormant Company 33 18,336 86900 - Other human health activities 27 4,092 7260 - Other computer related activities 27 7,789 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 23 7,000 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 10,246 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 7,788 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 6,996 6024 - Freight transport by road 19 2,299 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 12,916 70100 - Activities of head offices 18 2,849 41100 - Development of building projects 13 3,921
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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