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Q3 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.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any month in history.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2013 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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 420 companies were registered in Wolverhampton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 9.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WolverhamptonUK
    2013420132,684
    2012384118,868
    % change9.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (420) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous September.

    September 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any month in history.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013143110167
    New companies in 2012120137127
    % change19.2%-19.7%31.5%
    Record Year2013 (143)2012 (137)2013 (167)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 287 companies were dissolved in Wolverhampton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 24.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WolverhamptonUK
    201328786,170
    201223075,908
    % change24.8%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (349) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20136657164
    Closed companies in 2012638483
    % change4.8%-32.1%98%
    Record Year2009 (82)2008 (202)2009 (172)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Wolverhampton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 133 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WolverhamptonUK
    201313346,514
    201215442,960
    Record Year 2012 (154) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Wolverhampton when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201377533
    Net growth in 2012575344
    Record Year2008 (83)2012 (53)2006 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Wolverhampton
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.4%0.3%
    % change6.7%-26.4%15.3%
    Record Year1991 (0.5%)2012 (0.4%)1962 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Wolverhampton was in 2005 when 31.0% of all directors were female.

    22.6% of all director appointments in Wolverhampton in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PROPERTY1.24%CONSULTING5.27%
    WOLVERHAMPTON1.10%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CARE1.06%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    MANAGEMENT0.97%PROPERTY2.53%
    J0.92%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.78%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%LONDON1.79%
    TRANSPORT0.69%DESIGN1.78%
    MIDLANDS0.69%BUSINESS1.74%
    LOGISTICS0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTING0.60%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ENGINEERING0.60%CARE1.64%
    HOME0.60%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    TRAINING0.60%GLOBAL1.59%
    S0.60%J1.54%
    M0.60%MEDIA1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    CENTRE0.55%PROPERTIES1.45%
    (MIDLANDS)0.51%IT1.39%
    PROPERTIES0.51%M1.25%
    GREEN0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MEDIA0.46%BUILDING1.19%
    ROK0.46%CAPITAL1.19%
    TRADING0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    ASSOCIATES0.46%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied836260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company13846,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8954,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7625,547
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7426,675
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6734,970
    74990 - Non-trading company5114,228
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet428,475
    86900 - Other human health activities399,203
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3817,715
    49410 - Freight transport by road366,904
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3412,516
    47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores312,906
    62012 - Business and domestic software development299,104
    41100 - Development of building projects289,271
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate288,312
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment255,859
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles244,955
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets235,706
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating223,404

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08593458 RENT ME NOW (FRANCHISE) LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08602673 MISS DIVERSITY LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08607221 M & M CAKES LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08609982 EMNETH SPAR LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08622882 ITIGS(UK) LTD 24 Jul 2013
    OC386884 JDJ ASSOCIATES LLP 29 Jul 2013
    08599239 G & D SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08621124 FIRST STOP RETAIL LTD 23 Jul 2013
    08632398 GATERU SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Jul 2013
    08607590 AMITA CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08624607 PAK SUPERMARKET LTD 25 Jul 2013
    08627827 EASY2CARE LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08593756 HIGH DEFINITION DETAILING LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08614651 WOLVERHAMPTON PATIOS AND DRIVES LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08627879 AFCO ELECTRICAL LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08630608 JAG SERVICES (MIDLANDS) LTD 30 Jul 2013
    08599273 PROPACK LOGISTICS LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08619651 GLOBAL LEISUREWEAR LIMITED 22 Jul 2013
    08619829 LEGENDARY LEISUREWEAR LIMITED 22 Jul 2013
    08600591 MEERKATSMUSIC LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08611869 GREATMOOR LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08612420 KENNEDY 1962 LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08617138 APTUS HEALTHCARE LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08632264 SMUCHA LTD 31 Jul 2013
    08620149 ROK THE LABEL LIMITED 23 Jul 2013

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