Wolverhampton, West Midlands
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 664 companies were formed in Wolverhampton. This figure is 6.6% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Wolverhampton occurred in 2011 when a total of 711 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wolverhampton UK 2012 664 253,150 2011 711 228,735 % change -6.6% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (711) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 314 companies were registered in Wolverhampton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 6.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Wolverhampton UK 2012 314 121,659 2011 334 112,344 % change -6.0% 8.3% Record Year 2010 (335) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 103 107 104 New companies in 2011 100 113 121 % change 3.0% -5.3% -14.0% Record Year 2006 (131) 2007 (115) 2010 (122)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 438 companies were dissolved in Wolverhampton. This figure is 3.9% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Wolverhampton occurred in 2009 when a total of 692 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wolverhampton UK 2012 438 147,793 2011 456 162,310 % change -3.9% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (692) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 228 companies were dissolved in Wolverhampton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 9.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Wolverhampton UK 2012 228 80,218 2011 208 71,324 % change 9.6% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (408) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 69 63 96 Closed companies in 2011 42 90 76 % change 64.3% -30.0% 26% Record Year 2009 (106) 2010 (184) 2009 (126)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Wolverhampton increased by 226 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wolverhampton UK 2012 226 105,357 2011 255 66,425 Record Year 2003 (379) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Wolverhampton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 86 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Wolverhampton UK 2012 86 41,441 2011 126 41,020 Record Year 2003 (192) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 34 44 8 Net growth in 2011 58 23 45 Record Year 2006 (73) 2003 (57) 2003 (74)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Wolverhampton formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wolverhampton 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.8%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Wolverhampton formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Wolverhampton 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -13.2% -17.0% -8.2% Record Year 1972 (1.2%) 1965 (1.1%) 1963 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Wolverhampton was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
17.7% of all director appointments in Wolverhampton in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Wolverhampton was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
20.0% of all director appointments in Wolverhampton in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.18% CONSULTING 5.07% DENIM 1.13% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.04% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 0.84% PROPERTY 2.35% WOLVERHAMPTON 0.74% TRADING 2.10% S 0.74% DESIGN 1.89% CARE 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.87% J 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.82% IT 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% TRANSPORT 0.54% BUSINESS 1.70% DESIGN 0.54% MEDIA 1.69% SUPPLIES 0.54% LONDON 1.68% TRAINING 0.54% J 1.57% MIDLANDS 0.49% GLOBAL 1.51% CAR 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.48% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% IT 1.42% PROPERTY 0.49% CARE 1.31% ROK 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENTERPRISE 0.49% M 1.26% TECHNOLOGIES 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.23% FOR 0.44% BUILDING 1.23% (WOLVERHAMPTON) 0.44% SECURITY 1.19% PROPERTIES 0.44% S 1.18% SALES 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 822 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 114 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 72 35,447 99999 - Dormant Company 67 26,088 74990 - Non-trading company 52 9,706 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 51 14,220 9999 - Dormant Company 47 16,469 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 40 20,390 86900 - Other human health activities 32 5,222 9305 - Other service activities 32 7,926 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 31 15,280 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 10,271 7499 - Non-trading company 26 8,023 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 8,258 7414 - Business & management consultancy 20 10,978 7260 - Other computer related activities 20 6,456 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 19 3,818 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 19 6,356 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 4,644 47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores 17 1,618
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