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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

  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 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)WolverhamptonUK
    2012350131,491
    2011377116,391
    % change-7.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2011 (377) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012128114108
    New companies in 2011102111164
    % change25.5%2.7%-34.1%
    Record Year2012 (128)2007 (118)2011 (164)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WolverhamptonUK
    201221067,576
    201124890,987
    % change-15.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (316) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012826662
    Closed companies in 2011937679
    % change-11.8%-13.2%-22%
    Record Year2007 (95)2010 (116)2009 (164)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WolverhamptonUK
    201214063,915
    201112925,404
    Record Year 2003 (187) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012464846
    Net growth in 201193585
    Record Year2009 (64)2006 (69)2008 (103)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.4%
    % change7.6%-12.1%-38.4%
    Record Year1963 (1.4%)1966 (1.4%)1961 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DENIM1.12%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.02%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING0.93%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.93%PROPERTY2.37%
    TRAINING0.73%TRADING2.07%
    WOLVERHAMPTON0.68%DESIGN1.93%
    J0.68%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CARE0.63%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SUPPLIES0.63%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DESIGN0.59%BUSINESS1.73%
    PROPERTIES0.59%MEDIA1.72%
    IT0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PROPERTY0.54%LONDON1.66%
    S0.54%J1.54%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    TRADING0.54%GLOBAL1.50%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%IT1.40%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%CARE1.34%
    P0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    (WOLVERHAMPTON)0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    EVENTS0.44%M1.27%
    GLOBAL0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    TRANSPORT0.44%ENERGY1.20%
    (MIDLANDS)0.44%S1.20%
    FOR0.44%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied748216,665
    7487 - Other business activities13252,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6935,233
    99999 - Dormant Company6725,084
    74990 - Non-trading company559,729
    9999 - Dormant Company5418,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5113,637
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3919,704
    9305 - Other service activities348,818
    86900 - Other human health activities335,066
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified289,892
    7499 - Non-trading company289,102
    62090 - Other information technology service activities268,145
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2614,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2212,113
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply226,934
    7260 - Other computer related activities227,154
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles182,832
    47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores181,583
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering185,169

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07935946 ELAN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07943840 JAY TRANSPORT LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07944146 PHOENIX ACTIVITIES LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07945355 MAJESTIC MOTOR COMPANY (UK) LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07958531 BOOMSTICKS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07959963 FORESTERS ARMS (HORSEHAY) LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07961579 Y Z PROPERTIES LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07967306 RAZ (OLDBURY) LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07970383 ATEES EUROPE (UK) LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07932278 SALD LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07932597 MAKEMYEVENT.COM LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07945118 AMSG INVESTMENTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07968666 JEEVANS GIFT FOUNDATION 28 Feb 2012
    07969858 BROMPTON HEALTHCARE LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07946523 MASTERMO LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07934739 OAKMONT BUILDING SERVICES LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07935993 07935993 LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07959668 METSEC LATTICE BEAMS LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07963714 LUXEDGE LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07940590 FIT2GETHER CONTROL LTD 08 Feb 2012
    OC372382 PHM WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLP 10 Feb 2012
    07944190 H ELECTRICAL & FIRE ALARM LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07955813 ENGWER LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07970633 RESENSE LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07936990 BIRMINGHAM PROPERTY BROKERS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012