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 07898676 COBRA ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07899699 CLASSIC FISH BAR (WN) LTD 06 Jan 2012 07901035 MR&MRS HITS LTD 09 Jan 2012 07901544 F B RACE PLATES LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07904384 DENIM BRL LTD 10 Jan 2012 07904404 DENIM TRAFFORD LTD 10 Jan 2012 07904447 DENIM LIVERPOOL LTD 10 Jan 2012 07904669 WEST BEACH AERO SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07911966 GRAFT MEDIA LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07913876 G PARTNERSHIP UK LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07927251 B.E. SMART MANAGEMENT LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 07907473 ABERCROMBIE SALON SUPPLIES LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 07910728 FCT INVESTMENT LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07911295 UK PLANT & SERVICES LTD 16 Jan 2012 07914542 CLARE THOMPSON CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07923262 GOLDTHORNE GYM 25 Jan 2012 07927051 STEPPING OUTDOORS LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 07902532 ARDEO ENTERTAINMENT LTD 09 Jan 2012 07929478 PRIVILEGE HEALTH CLINIC LTD 31 Jan 2012 07901715 IES (UK) LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07902036 IJSCREATIVE LTD 09 Jan 2012 07908432 TAP (SOCIAL ENTERPRISE) LTD 13 Jan 2012 07900296 KENCHEZ THREE LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07926003 SEWELL DEMOLITION LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 07906724 ACCEBER DESIGN LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
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