Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any quarter in history.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous September.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous August.
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous September.
- August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 384 companies were registered in Wolverhampton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 12.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Wolverhampton UK 2012 384 118,868 2011 340 114,512 % change 12.9% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (384) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous September.
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 120 137 127 New companies in 2011 102 124 114 % change 17.6% 10.5% 11.4% Record Year 2003 (125) 2012 (137) 2012 (127)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 221 companies were dissolved in Wolverhampton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 2.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Wolverhampton UK 2012 221 74,772 2011 226 72,230 % change -2.2% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (349) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 63 84 74 Closed companies in 2011 68 74 84 % change -7.4% 13.5% -12% Record Year 2009 (82) 2008 (202) 2009 (172)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous Q3.
Net company growth for Wolverhampton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 163 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Wolverhampton UK 2012 163 44,096 2011 114 42,282 Record Year 2012 (163) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous September.
August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 57 53 53 Net growth in 2011 34 50 30 Record Year 2003 (84) 2012 (53) 2012 (53)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Wolverhampton formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Wolverhampton 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 5.6% 11.4% 10.2% Record Year 1962 (1.6%) 1966 (1.9%) 1962 (1.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wolverhampton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
21.0% of all director appointments in Wolverhampton in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DENIM 1.10% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.05% MANAGEMENT 4.75% ROK 0.86% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CARE 0.86% PROPERTY 2.35% WOLVERHAMPTON 0.72% TRADING 2.08% J 0.72% DESIGN 1.87% MIDLANDS 0.67% ASSOCIATES 1.84% S 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTING 0.67% BUSINESS 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% IT 0.57% MEDIA 1.67% TRADING 0.57% LONDON 1.67% CENTRE 0.53% J 1.55% SUPPLIES 0.53% GLOBAL 1.53% ELECTRICAL 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.46% HOMES 0.53% IT 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.34% PROPERTY 0.48% CARE 1.32% TRANSPORT 0.48% M 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.48% BUILDING 1.22% DESIGN 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.20% FOR 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.20% HOME 0.43% S 1.17% MEDICAL 0.43% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,074 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 88 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 71 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 67 25,035 74990 - Non-trading company 52 9,203 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 47 13,716 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 19,425 9999 - Dormant Company 36 12,598 86900 - Other human health activities 32 4,998 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 14,774 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 9,891 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 7,869 9305 - Other service activities 24 6,142 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 19 3,712 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 17 2,757 47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores 16 1,550 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 16 1,618 7499 - Non-trading company 16 6,164 7414 - Business & management consultancy 15 8,437 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 3,943
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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