Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 350 companies were registered in Wolverhampton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wolverhampton UK 2012 350 131,491 2011 377 116,391 % change -7.2% 13.0% Record Year 2011 (377) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 128 114 108 New companies in 2011 102 111 164 % change 25.5% 2.7% -34.1% Record Year 2012 (128) 2007 (118) 2011 (164)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 210 companies were dissolved in Wolverhampton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 15.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wolverhampton UK 2012 210 67,576 2011 248 90,987 % change -15.3% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (316) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 82 66 62 Closed companies in 2011 93 76 79 % change -11.8% -13.2% -22% Record Year 2007 (95) 2010 (116) 2009 (164)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Wolverhampton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 140 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wolverhampton UK 2012 140 63,915 2011 129 25,404 Record Year 2003 (187) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 46 48 46 Net growth in 2011 9 35 85 Record Year 2009 (64) 2006 (69) 2008 (103)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Wolverhampton formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wolverhampton 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change 7.6% -12.1% -38.4% Record Year 1963 (1.4%) 1966 (1.4%) 1961 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wolverhampton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
20.1% of all director appointments in Wolverhampton in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DENIM 1.12% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.02% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 0.93% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 0.93% PROPERTY 2.37% TRAINING 0.73% TRADING 2.07% WOLVERHAMPTON 0.68% DESIGN 1.93% J 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.86% CARE 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SUPPLIES 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DESIGN 0.59% BUSINESS 1.73% PROPERTIES 0.59% MEDIA 1.72% IT 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% PROPERTY 0.54% LONDON 1.66% S 0.54% J 1.54% CONSTRUCTION 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.51% TRADING 0.54% GLOBAL 1.50% DEVELOPMENTS 0.49% IT 1.40% ASSOCIATES 0.49% CARE 1.34% P 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% (WOLVERHAMPTON) 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% EVENTS 0.44% M 1.27% GLOBAL 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% TRANSPORT 0.44% ENERGY 1.20% (MIDLANDS) 0.44% S 1.20% FOR 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 748 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 132 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 69 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 67 25,084 74990 - Non-trading company 55 9,729 9999 - Dormant Company 54 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 51 13,637 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 19,704 9305 - Other service activities 34 8,818 86900 - Other human health activities 33 5,066 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 9,892 7499 - Non-trading company 28 9,102 62090 - Other information technology service activities 26 8,145 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 12,113 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 22 6,934 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 7,154 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 18 2,832 47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores 18 1,583 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 5,169
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07933184 CHAUFFEURED EXECUTIVE CARS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012 07944146 PHOENIX ACTIVITIES LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07946887 MUSICBOXX LIMITED 13 Feb 2012 07958214 THE WILLENHALL MOT BAY LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07958531 BOOMSTICKS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07964575 GET RECYCLING LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 07967306 RAZ (OLDBURY) LIMITED 28 Feb 2012 07932278 SALD LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 07941229 UK FASHION SPOT LTD 08 Feb 2012 07954649 WOLVERHAMPTON SANGAT EDUCATION TRUST 17 Feb 2012 07935822 MINX MAKE-UP LIMITED 03 Feb 2012 07958140 DS CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07935993 07935993 LIMITED 03 Feb 2012 07938574 KIC TRAINING LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 07946846 HANDS FOR HIRE LIMITED 13 Feb 2012 07963714 LUXEDGE LTD 24 Feb 2012 07969506 ZAIN ENTERPRISE LTD 29 Feb 2012 07970531 MICON IT SERVICES LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 OC372382 PHM WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLP 10 Feb 2012 07938309 CSL MEDIATION LIMITED 06 Feb 2012 07965335 SPLATTER CONNECT LTD 27 Feb 2012 07970063 CAR EXPORTER LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 07970633 RESENSE LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 07930753 BLITZ SKIPS LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 07940234 GEM CAD SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
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