Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 340 companies were registered in Wolverhampton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wolverhampton UK 2011 340 114,512 2010 314 101,492 % change 8.3% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (340) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 102 124 114 New companies in 2010 93 104 117 % change 9.7% 19.2% -2.6% Record Year 2003 (125) 2011 (124) 2009 (124)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 226 companies were dissolved in Wolverhampton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 35.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wolverhampton UK 2011 226 72,230 2010 348 87,705 % change -35.1% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (349) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 68 74 84 Closed companies in 2010 69 187 92 % change -1.4% -60.4% -9% Record Year 2009 (82) 2008 (202) 2009 (172)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Wolverhampton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 114 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wolverhampton UK 2011 114 42,282 2010 -34 13,787 Record Year 2003 (153) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 34 50 30 Net growth in 2010 24 -83 25 Record Year 2003 (84) 2002 (52) 2006 (44)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Wolverhampton formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wolverhampton 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 0.4% 0.3% -12.0% Record Year 1962 (1.6%) 1966 (1.9%) 1962 (1.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 40.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wolverhampton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.1% of all director appointments in Wolverhampton in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.24% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTANCY 1.19% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSTRUCTION 0.89% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CARE 0.84% PROPERTY 2.41% CONSULTING 0.84% TRADING 2.06% TRAINING 0.79% DESIGN 1.94% J 0.79% ASSOCIATES 1.85% ROK 0.74% BUSINESS 1.82% DESIGN 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% R 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.74% PROPERTIES 0.65% MEDIA 1.72% S 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% HOMES 0.65% LONDON 1.63% P 0.60% J 1.47% BUILDING 0.60% GLOBAL 1.46% COMMUNITY 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.43% INTERNATIONAL 0.55% CARE 1.42% CO 0.55% IT 1.38% TRADING 0.55% BUILDING 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.28% CENTRE 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CONTRACTS 0.50% M 1.25% D 0.50% ENERGY 1.22% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% TRAINING 1.21% WOLVERHAMPTON 0.50% S 1.21%
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 706 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 159 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 70 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 29,245 74990 - Non-trading company 49 8,064 7499 - Non-trading company 46 11,543 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 41 10,018 9305 - Other service activities 38 10,525 99999 - Dormant Company 35 18,281 7414 - Business & management consultancy 29 14,755 86900 - Other human health activities 26 4,019 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 25 8,345 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 25 15,760 7260 - Other computer related activities 24 8,686 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 7,551 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 6,798 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 20 6,321 6024 - Freight transport by road 19 2,601 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 14 2,179 70100 - Activities of head offices 14 2,479
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07704856 JOHN RENNISON LIMITED 14 Jul 2011 07705852 ACCOUNTANCY SECURITY FORENSICS LTD 14 Jul 2011 07720697 MMC CARPENTRY LIMITED 28 Jul 2011 OC366131 WESTCOTT AND CO LLP 04 Jul 2011 07692663 J D METALS AND CHEMICALS LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07697893 DON DIEGO LIMITED 08 Jul 2011 07705835 SIDHU MEAT MARKET LIMITED 14 Jul 2011 07714584 GEE CEE COACHING LTD 22 Jul 2011 07715313 NSG (MIDLANDS) LTD 22 Jul 2011 07719823 RECYC LTD 27 Jul 2011 07691877 PENN GARDEN & HANDYMAN SERVICES LTD 04 Jul 2011 07699466 EPHOD FASHIONS LIMITED 11 Jul 2011 07695009 WOLVERHAMPTON CITY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED 06 Jul 2011 07713198 SHAH SA LIMITED 21 Jul 2011 07717967 RUBY RED DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 26 Jul 2011 07719991 CAERUS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Jul 2011 07719995 GERAN CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Jul 2011 07705151 BUSINESS MASTERS LTD 14 Jul 2011 07716646 RICHARD PARSONS CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Jul 2011 07689742 HOT DEALS 4 U LTD 01 Jul 2011 07691788 DSV RETAIL LTD 04 Jul 2011 07693291 BOLD 22 LTD 05 Jul 2011 07702690 NEWAY RESTAURANT LIMITED 13 Jul 2011 07705628 FOLEY DECOR LIMITED 14 Jul 2011 07696207 K FULLWOOD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
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