Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Wolverhampton UK 2013 420 132,684 2012 384 118,868 % change 9.4% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (420) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 143 110 167 New companies in 2012 120 137 127 % change 19.2% -19.7% 31.5% Record Year 2013 (143) 2012 (137) 2013 (167)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wolverhampton UK 2013 287 86,170 2012 230 75,908 % change 24.8% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (349) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 66 57 164 Closed companies in 2012 63 84 83 % change 4.8% -32.1% 98% Record Year 2009 (82) 2008 (202) 2009 (172)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wolverhampton UK 2013 133 46,514 2012 154 42,960 Record Year 2012 (154) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2013 77 53 3 Net growth in 2012 57 53 44 Record Year 2008 (83) 2012 (53) 2006 (44)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% % change 6.7% -26.4% 15.3% Record Year 1991 (0.5%) 2012 (0.4%) 1962 (1.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PROPERTY 1.24% CONSULTING 5.27% WOLVERHAMPTON 1.10% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CARE 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.45% MANAGEMENT 0.97% PROPERTY 2.53% J 0.92% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% LONDON 1.79% TRANSPORT 0.69% DESIGN 1.78% MIDLANDS 0.69% BUSINESS 1.74% LOGISTICS 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSULTING 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.69% ENGINEERING 0.60% CARE 1.64% HOME 0.60% ASSOCIATES 1.61% TRAINING 0.60% GLOBAL 1.59% S 0.60% J 1.54% M 0.60% MEDIA 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.53% CENTRE 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.45% (MIDLANDS) 0.51% IT 1.39% PROPERTIES 0.51% M 1.25% GREEN 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.20% MEDIA 0.46% BUILDING 1.19% ROK 0.46% CAPITAL 1.19% TRADING 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% ASSOCIATES 0.46% TRAINING 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 836 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 138 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 89 54,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 76 25,547 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 74 26,675 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 67 34,970 74990 - Non-trading company 51 14,228 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 42 8,475 86900 - Other human health activities 39 9,203 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 38 17,715 49410 - Freight transport by road 36 6,904 62090 - Other information technology service activities 34 12,516 47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores 31 2,906 62012 - Business and domestic software development 29 9,104 41100 - Development of building projects 28 9,271 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 28 8,312 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 25 5,859 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 24 4,955 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 23 5,706 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 22 3,404
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08597182 GOLDTHORN PROPERTIES LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08615966 SAINT KITCHEN LIMITED 18 Jul 2013 08622882 ITIGS(UK) LTD 24 Jul 2013 08590608 JOANNE GILRAY LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08612730 BLUE CASTLE HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 08620976 KAIZEN STATE OF MIND LTD 23 Jul 2013 08621296 KEYSTONE WEALTH AND TRUST SOLUTIONS UNLIMITED 23 Jul 2013 08624607 PAK SUPERMARKET LTD 25 Jul 2013 08598591 NORTON OFF LICENSE LTD 05 Jul 2013 08611069 PJW LANDSCAPES LIMITED 16 Jul 2013 08614651 WOLVERHAMPTON PATIOS AND DRIVES LIMITED 18 Jul 2013 08616408 KICSTERS LIMITED 19 Jul 2013 08626830 HOUSE OF DANCE CIC 26 Jul 2013 08627969 BIKONIK LTD 29 Jul 2013 08612130 KAR ACCOUNTING LIMITED 16 Jul 2013 08612420 KENNEDY 1962 LIMITED 16 Jul 2013 08613167 BITS (WEST MIDLANDS) COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 17 Jul 2013 08617138 APTUS HEALTHCARE LIMITED 19 Jul 2013 08618831 GCONTE LIMITED 22 Jul 2013 08624693 DVD'S FOR YOU LTD 25 Jul 2013 08609360 PICOSPAN LIMITED 15 Jul 2013 08620149 ROK THE LABEL LIMITED 23 Jul 2013 08620205 STONE LEISURE & HOTELS LIMITED 23 Jul 2013 08618517 J L BRINDLEY LIMITED 22 Jul 2013 08619212 WV8 AGENCY LTD 22 Jul 2013
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