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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.

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 (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)WolverhamptonUK
    2011377116,391
    2010326105,137
    % change15.6%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (377) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011102111164
    New companies in 201075114137
    % change36.0%-2.6%19.7%
    Record Year2009 (104)2007 (118)2011 (164)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WolverhamptonUK
    201124890,986
    201031682,677
    % change-21.5%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (316) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011937679
    Closed companies in 201076116124
    % change22.4%-34.5%-36%
    Record Year2007 (95)2010 (116)2009 (164)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WolverhamptonUK
    201112925,405
    20101022,460
    Record Year 2003 (187) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201193585
    Net growth in 2010-1-213
    Record Year2009 (64)2006 (69)2008 (103)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change17.3%-14.4%14.2%
    Record Year1963 (1.4%)1966 (1.4%)1961 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.81%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.06%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSTRUCTION1.06%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    J1.01%PROPERTY2.38%
    ROK0.96%TRADING2.10%
    TRADING0.86%DESIGN1.93%
    CARE0.81%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSULTING0.70%BUSINESS1.87%
    (MIDLANDS)0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    WOLVERHAMPTON0.65%MEDIA1.69%
    ENGINEERING0.65%ENGINEERING1.61%
    BUILDING0.65%LONDON1.60%
    B0.60%CARE1.45%
    INTERNATIONAL0.60%J1.45%
    CENTRE0.55%GLOBAL1.44%
    SECURITY0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    R0.55%IT1.41%
    DESIGN0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    HOMES0.55%BUILDING1.34%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%M1.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.50%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    PROPERTIES0.50%S1.24%
    GLOBAL0.45%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    D0.45%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied688202,798
    7487 - Other business activities16860,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6030,253
    74990 - Non-trading company538,695
    9999 - Dormant Company4819,765
    7499 - Non-trading company4611,316
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3910,085
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3416,150
    9305 - Other service activities338,740
    99999 - Dormant Company3318,336
    86900 - Other human health activities274,092
    7260 - Other computer related activities277,789
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply237,000
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2210,246
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified217,788
    62090 - Other information technology service activities216,996
    6024 - Freight transport by road192,299
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1912,916
    70100 - Activities of head offices182,849
    41100 - Development of building projects133,921

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07585683 EDDA LOUNGE LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07585293 SALVUS PROTECTION SERVICES LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07579976 BEDS DIRECT 247 LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07574282 EDDA LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07565477 DETROL LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07558491 GREAT BRITANNIA CONSTRUCTION LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07555333 A - Z HOUSING LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07553075 VRT SALES AND DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07580193 PARAMOUNT PURCHASE LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07565629 ELLIPSE HR LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07554067 VIBRANT VENUE FINDERS LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07549085 WOODLANDS PREMIER CARE LTD 02 Mar 2011
    07576044 JAT ENTERPRISES LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07555099 KOSAN LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07577145 MG FINANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07564476 KINSHIP MEDIA 15 Mar 2011
    07563013 CROSS THE LINE LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07559041 ECHO AUDIO VISUAL SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Mar 2011
    07554293 MATCHED2U LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07554066 LITECHAT LTD 07 Mar 2011
    07581313 PENN INTERNET SALES LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07586264 THE CARAVAN STORAGE SITE LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07583116 JAM & COMPANY LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07569784 CONSIST UK LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07558459 TRINITY (UK) LIMITED 09 Mar 2011