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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
    07510229 BEN PROPERTIES LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07505608 QUANTUM ALDERGATE LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07499546 A. MAJOR BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07489785 ANTRIM 4 THAT SMILE LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07487800 ABC VAN HIRE LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07484929 NEXCREST LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07481577 FASSADVENTURES LTD 04 Jan 2011
    07497978 RSH PROPERTIES LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07505128 RVIATE LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07503686 VILLIERS FISHBAR LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07494581 ERUDIRE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07501284 RSB COMPUTING LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07495278 MI-MOBILE LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07494302 JE T'AIME LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07491575 ACS SOCCER AND SPORTS LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07485700 FATSPANNER HOLDINGS LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    07484991 EQUIP2 LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07504006 BLACK QUADRAT PRODUCTION LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07505562 NATERGY LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07505409 MUTANGA ENTERPRISES LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07506488 KWANDAH LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07504699 CHAMBERLAIN MARINE LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07503469 KRICEL LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07500155 BARR FARM (SUNNINGDALE) LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07484362 EDEN STAR PROPERTIES LTD 06 Jan 2011