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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Wolverhampton UK 2013 377 134,802 2012 350 131,491 % change 7.7% 2.5% Record Year 2011 (377) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 123 117 137 New companies in 2012 128 114 108 % change -3.9% 2.6% 26.9% Record Year 2012 (128) 2007 (118) 2011 (164)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wolverhampton UK 2013 197 77,914 2012 210 67,576 % change -6.2% 15.3% Record Year 2010 (316) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 79 53 65 Closed companies in 2012 82 66 62 % change -3.7% -19.7% 5% Record Year 2007 (95) 2010 (116) 2009 (164)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wolverhampton UK 2013 180 56,888 2012 140 63,915 Record Year 2013 (180) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 44 64 72 Net growth in 2012 46 48 46 Record Year 2009 (64) 2006 (69) 2008 (103)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -13.9% 1.9% 31.1% Record Year 1991 (0.6%) 1993 (0.5%) 1961 (1.0%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARE 1.02% CONSULTING 5.18% ROK 0.97% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 0.92% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MIDLANDS 0.92% PROPERTY 2.44% PROPERTY 0.92% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANCY 0.87% DESIGN 1.79% S 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.78% WOLVERHAMPTON 0.73% BUSINESS 1.77% J 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.68% LONDON 1.72% PROPERTIES 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.71% TRADING 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% RECYCLING 0.58% MEDIA 1.63% TRANSPORT 0.58% GLOBAL 1.57% MEDIA 0.58% J 1.56% CENTRE 0.58% CARE 1.46% ELECTRICAL 0.53% IT 1.43% CONSULTANTS 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.41% HOME 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.36% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% M 1.25% ENGINEERING 0.49% BUILDING 1.21% D 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19% BUILDING 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.18% HOUSE 0.44% TRAINING 1.17% MEDICAL 0.44% SECURITY 1.15%
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 822 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 127 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 88 54,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 68 24,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 61 32,624 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 60 23,532 74990 - Non-trading company 57 14,129 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 38 16,448 86900 - Other human health activities 35 8,465 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 33 7,199 47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores 33 2,732 49410 - Freight transport by road 32 5,834 62090 - Other information technology service activities 32 12,664 62012 - Business and domestic software development 28 8,099 41100 - Development of building projects 26 8,637 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 26 7,507 7487 - Other business activities 26 7,556 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 25 4,684 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 22 6,954 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 22 5,248
Recent Companies
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