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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

  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 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)WolverhamptonUK
    2011340114,512
    2010314101,492
    % change8.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (340) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011102124114
    New companies in 201093104117
    % change9.7%19.2%-2.6%
    Record Year2003 (125)2011 (124)2009 (124)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WolverhamptonUK
    201122672,230
    201034887,705
    % change-35.1%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (349) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011687484
    Closed companies in 20106918792
    % change-1.4%-60.4%-9%
    Record Year2009 (82)2008 (202)2009 (172)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WolverhamptonUK
    201111442,282
    2010-3413,787
    Record Year 2003 (153) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011345030
    Net growth in 201024-8325
    Record Year2003 (84)2002 (52)2006 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change0.4%0.3%-12.0%
    Record Year1962 (1.6%)1966 (1.9%)1962 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.24%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTANCY1.19%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.89%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CARE0.84%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTING0.84%TRADING2.06%
    TRAINING0.79%DESIGN1.94%
    J0.79%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    ROK0.74%BUSINESS1.82%
    DESIGN0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    R0.70%ENGINEERING1.74%
    PROPERTIES0.65%MEDIA1.72%
    S0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    HOMES0.65%LONDON1.63%
    P0.60%J1.47%
    BUILDING0.60%GLOBAL1.46%
    COMMUNITY0.60%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    INTERNATIONAL0.55%CARE1.42%
    CO0.55%IT1.38%
    TRADING0.55%BUILDING1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CENTRE0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CONTRACTS0.50%M1.25%
    D0.50%ENERGY1.22%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%TRAINING1.21%
    WOLVERHAMPTON0.50%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied706204,493
    7487 - Other business activities15965,177
    9999 - Dormant Company7022,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6129,245
    74990 - Non-trading company498,064
    7499 - Non-trading company4611,543
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4110,018
    9305 - Other service activities3810,525
    99999 - Dormant Company3518,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2914,755
    86900 - Other human health activities264,019
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply258,345
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2515,760
    7260 - Other computer related activities248,686
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified237,551
    62090 - Other information technology service activities206,798
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering206,321
    6024 - Freight transport by road192,601
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles142,179
    70100 - Activities of head offices142,479

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07690510 CHROME COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07708606 HILTON INDUSTRIAL LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07691314 TECHNO FONES LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07697893 DON DIEGO LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07702425 PEOPLE IN PARTNERSHIP (WOLVERHAMPTON) COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 12 Jul 2011
    07704331 ELLERSLIE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07705820 FRIENDLY DOCTOR FISH SALON LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07714584 GEE CEE COACHING LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07720578 BROADWAY TRAVEL CONNECTIONS LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07707807 JD&G SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07696588 IRHOLA INTER LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07706983 ALCANCAR LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07722849 PENGUIN LIGHTING LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07702692 DAZZLE EXCLUSIVE LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07708774 KNIGHT INNOVATION LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07717740 BLACK FOREST DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07707724 LITTLE OKAPI LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07719991 CAERUS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07710615 CERBERUS INNOVATIONS LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07710767 FARMSTOCK SUPPLIES LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07691788 DSV RETAIL LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07693291 BOLD 22 LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07693413 BOLD 44 LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07702690 NEWAY RESTAURANT LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07703395 CADCAM MIDLANDS LIMITED 13 Jul 2011