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.

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 (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)WolverhamptonUK
    2012384118,868
    2011340114,512
    % change12.9%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (384) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012120137127
    New companies in 2011102124114
    % change17.6%10.5%11.4%
    Record Year2003 (125)2012 (137)2012 (127)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WolverhamptonUK
    201222174,772
    201122672,230
    % change-2.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (349) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012638474
    Closed companies in 2011687484
    % change-7.4%13.5%-12%
    Record Year2009 (82)2008 (202)2009 (172)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WolverhamptonUK
    201216344,096
    201111442,282
    Record Year 2012 (163) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012575353
    Net growth in 2011345030
    Record Year2003 (84)2012 (53)2012 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change5.6%11.4%10.2%
    Record Year1962 (1.6%)1966 (1.9%)1962 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DENIM1.10%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.05%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    ROK0.86%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CARE0.86%PROPERTY2.35%
    WOLVERHAMPTON0.72%TRADING2.08%
    J0.72%DESIGN1.87%
    MIDLANDS0.67%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    S0.67%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTING0.67%BUSINESS1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    IT0.57%MEDIA1.67%
    TRADING0.57%LONDON1.67%
    CENTRE0.53%J1.55%
    SUPPLIES0.53%GLOBAL1.53%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    HOMES0.53%IT1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.53%PROPERTIES1.34%
    PROPERTY0.48%CARE1.32%
    TRANSPORT0.48%M1.27%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%BUILDING1.22%
    DESIGN0.43%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    FOR0.43%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HOME0.43%S1.17%
    MEDICAL0.43%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,074331,455
    7487 - Other business activities8835,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7133,677
    99999 - Dormant Company6725,035
    74990 - Non-trading company529,203
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4713,716
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3919,425
    9999 - Dormant Company3612,598
    86900 - Other human health activities324,998
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3014,774
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified269,891
    62090 - Other information technology service activities257,869
    9305 - Other service activities246,142
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet193,712
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles172,757
    47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores161,550
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade161,618
    7499 - Non-trading company166,164
    7414 - Business & management consultancy158,437
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified143,943

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08131302 KD WHOLESALE LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08135424 AUTOSPARE.ME LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08153613 KAI-MASON PROMOTIONS LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08153660 K D 2012 LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08162516 SUPER QUALITY CLEANERS LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08131459 UK IMMIGRATION EXPERT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08159996 LAMBERT G4 LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08128157 FINEST FEET FOOTCARE LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08135848 HEALTHY REWARDS LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08144243 MIDLAND TAN AND NAILS LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08161568 ABSOLUTETECH LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08132394 HOPE READY MIXED CONCRETE LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08132687 Y'AIMA LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08135071 LAROYA CONSULTANCY LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08149880 GRADHELP LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08151951 MAXIMUS RECORDS LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08162559 APPS FOR MOBILES LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08150048 HJS MARKETING CONSULTANTS LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08153206 ROK COMIC APPLICATIONS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08134130 SIO-ME COSMETICS LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08149698 K4 PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08154367 GUNSTONE FARM BARNS LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08126169 BDN PACKAGING LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08132619 STAFFORDSHIRE SIGNS LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08146410 ROMSEY REAL ESTATE LIMITED 17 Jul 2012