Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 2013)

    A total of 377 companies were registered in Wolverhampton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 7.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WolverhamptonUK
    2013377134,802
    2012350131,491
    % change7.7%2.5%
    Record Year 2011 (377) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013123117137
    New companies in 2012128114108
    % change-3.9%2.6%26.9%
    Record Year2012 (128)2007 (118)2011 (164)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 197 companies were dissolved in Wolverhampton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WolverhamptonUK
    201319777,914
    201221067,576
    % change-6.2%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (316) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013795365
    Closed companies in 2012826662
    % change-3.7%-19.7%5%
    Record Year2007 (95)2010 (116)2009 (164)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Wolverhampton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 180 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WolverhamptonUK
    201318056,888
    201214063,915
    Record Year 2013 (180) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013446472
    Net growth in 2012464846
    Record Year2009 (64)2006 (69)2008 (103)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Wolverhampton formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Wolverhampton
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change-13.9%1.9%31.1%
    Record Year1991 (0.6%)1993 (0.5%)1961 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Wolverhampton was in 2004 when 27.4% of all directors were female.

    20.2% of all director appointments in Wolverhampton in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARE1.02%CONSULTING5.18%
    ROK0.97%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT0.92%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MIDLANDS0.92%PROPERTY2.44%
    PROPERTY0.92%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%DESIGN1.79%
    S0.78%ENGINEERING1.78%
    WOLVERHAMPTON0.73%BUSINESS1.77%
    J0.73%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%LONDON1.72%
    PROPERTIES0.63%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    TRADING0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    RECYCLING0.58%MEDIA1.63%
    TRANSPORT0.58%GLOBAL1.57%
    MEDIA0.58%J1.56%
    CENTRE0.58%CARE1.46%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%IT1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    HOME0.49%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%M1.25%
    ENGINEERING0.49%BUILDING1.21%
    D0.44%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    BUILDING0.44%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    HOUSE0.44%TRAINING1.17%
    MEDICAL0.44%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied822249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company12743,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8854,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6824,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6132,624
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6023,532
    74990 - Non-trading company5714,129
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3816,448
    86900 - Other human health activities358,465
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet337,199
    47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores332,732
    49410 - Freight transport by road325,834
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3212,664
    62012 - Business and domestic software development288,099
    41100 - Development of building projects268,637
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate267,507
    7487 - Other business activities267,556
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles254,684
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified226,954
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment225,248

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08385622 AUTOTECH PERFORMANCE LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08385643 BLACK COUNTRY MEATS LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08389788 CHILTON CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08390358 INFINITY TUITION LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08391871 BILL STRACHAN PLANNING LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08399663 UK MEDIA MARKETING LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08413867 ONE VOICE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE 21 Feb 2013
    08418844 STARS OF INDIA LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08424911 QUICK FOOD PRODUCTS LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08400906 WORLDWIDE SCOPE 13 Feb 2013
    08416094 IMAGINE 7 LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08419797 MAYA MINIBUS HIRE LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08416331 DIRECT WORKWEAR LTD 22 Feb 2013
    08393595 BREATHING SPACE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08395003 HKT CONSULTANCY LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08399665 COLABELLA HAIR TEAM LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08411811 VESTIMENTA LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08413696 CROWN TILES LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08419804 HIGHWAYMAN (2013) LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08384582 PEACEHAVEN FINANCIAL LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08399714 GEMMA DAVIES LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08408144 BEECHBARN LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08414878 AMT INTERIM SERVICES LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08392554 STERLING PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08404510 AMAN M LIMITED 15 Feb 2013