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
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08058758 ACCESSORY 4U LIMITED 04 May 2012 08076240 RT2 MINIMOTO LTD 21 May 2012 08076652 NIKAH 4 LIFE LTD 21 May 2012 08089972 COREFIVE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 31 May 2012 08070456 NARPAK LIMITED 16 May 2012 08084874 F.F.FE LTD 28 May 2012 08088469 UK TEC SYSTEMS LTD 30 May 2012 08068491 RAVEL ELECTRONICS LTD 14 May 2012 08080688 INNOVATIVE BEVERAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 May 2012 08080921 REWARDING WORK (GB) LIMITED 23 May 2012 08086818 NETREAD LIMITED 29 May 2012 08071694 INNOVATIVE SOURCING LIMITED 16 May 2012 08079668 MARK HOWELLS LIMITED 23 May 2012 08088349 BRITANNIA WORKFORCE LIMITED 30 May 2012 08054946 STONE STORE LTD 02 May 2012 08057614 GREENS DECORATING SERVICES LIMITED 04 May 2012 08061835 DD ACCOUNTANCY LTD 09 May 2012 08063080 BOOTS DIRECT LIMITED 09 May 2012 08076319 ROK ANIMATIONS LIMITED 21 May 2012 08055928 CODSALL TANDOORI LTD 03 May 2012 08083569 THORNTON-WRIGLEY LIMITED 25 May 2012 08054663 ALL-IN-ONE BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 02 May 2012 08058411 DKNG LIMITED 04 May 2012 08068878 GODWITHUS LTD 15 May 2012 08074951 ARM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 18 May 2012
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