Birmingham, West Midlands
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 2,152 companies were registered in Birmingham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Birmingham UK 2010 2,152 101,492 2009 2,035 94,671 % change 5.7% 7.2% Record Year 2006 (4,126) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 754 673 725 New companies in 2009 653 635 747 % change 15.5% 6.0% -2.9% Record Year 2006 (1,360) 2006 (1,367) 2005 (1,402)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 3,336 companies were dissolved in Birmingham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 21.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Birmingham UK 2010 3,336 87,705 2009 4,256 159,401 % change -21.6% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (4,256) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 799 1,360 1,177 Closed companies in 2009 1,197 857 2,202 % change -33.2% 58.7% -47% Record Year 2009 (1,197) 2008 (1,703) 2009 (2,202)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Birmingham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -1,184 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Birmingham UK 2010 -1,184 13,787 2009 -2,221 -64,730 Record Year 2006 (2,976) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 -45 -687 -452 Net growth in 2009 -544 -222 -1,455 Record Year 2006 (1,032) 2006 (881) 2005 (1,114)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Birmingham formed 2.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Birmingham 2010 2.1% 2009 2.1% 2008 3.0% 2007 3.3% 2006 4.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 2.2% 2.1% 2.1% UK formation share in 2009 2.1% 2.2% 2.2% % change 7.4% -3.8% -6.9% Record Year 2006 (4.4%) 2006 (4.3%) 2005 (4.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 41.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
20.5% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.01% MANAGEMENT 5.06% TRADING 1.51% CONSULTING 4.99% BIRMINGHAM 1.25% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTING 1.22% PROPERTY 2.38% CARE 0.91% TRADING 2.04% CONSULTANCY 0.77% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CENTRE 0.76% DESIGN 1.93% (MIDLANDS) 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% BUSINESS 0.73% BUSINESS 1.80% MEDIA 0.73% MEDIA 1.75% SECURITY 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.73% GLOBAL 0.71% LONDON 1.59% S 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.59% (2018) 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.49% (BIRMINGHAM) 0.68% CARE 1.44% ASSOCIATES 0.68% J 1.44% MIDLANDS 0.68% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% (GB) 0.67% GLOBAL 1.42% DESIGN 0.67% IT 1.35% COMMUNITY 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.35% M 0.65% BUILDING 1.32% SERVICE 0.65% ELECTRICAL 1.30% MARKETING 0.64% M 1.28% PROPERTY 0.61% SYSTEMS 1.26% INTERNATIONAL 0.60% S 1.24%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies 7487 - Other business activities 5,284 69,802 None Supplied 4,836 202,902 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 2,156 25,053 5227 - Other retail food etc. specialised 334 1,182 9999 - Dormant Company 308 21,484 99999 - Dormant Company 220 14,072 5530 - Restaurants 218 5,181 7499 - Non-trading company 199 13,408 9305 - Other service activities 176 9,454 7414 - Business & management consultancy 165 14,940 7260 - Other computer related activities 131 8,967 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 128 7,767 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 124 13,161 74990 - Non-trading company 94 7,649 7011 - Development & sell real estate 94 3,743 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 89 8,292 86900 - Other human health activities 87 3,361 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 84 7,634 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 79 8,183 56101 - Licensed restaurants 74 2,153
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07322713 BEST BARGAIN WHOLESALE LTD 22 Jul 2010 07317393 CHATHAM BILLINGHAM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 16 Jul 2010 07316404 CLUB DIAMOND LIMITED 15 Jul 2010 07315870 KELLY RESIDENTIAL (MONTGOMERY) LIMITED 15 Jul 2010 07313954 JIGSAW TELECOM (MIDLANDS) LTD 14 Jul 2010 07306127 DIFA CONSULTING LTD 06 Jul 2010 07305898 MARBURY LTD 06 Jul 2010 07305323 HESHAN SHENGBIAO SANITARY WARE INDUSTRY (UK) LTD 06 Jul 2010 07331110 RYWELL LTD 30 Jul 2010 07330916 DRAYPORT LTD 30 Jul 2010 07330911 BRUSHFOLD LTD 30 Jul 2010 07330868 BRIARWAY LTD 30 Jul 2010 07325742 D (328) LIMITED 26 Jul 2010 07317751 ST PHILIPS ADR LTD 16 Jul 2010 07315661 N (14) LIMITED 15 Jul 2010 07315653 GRANGEWOOD (2011) LTD 15 Jul 2010 07315468 HAPPY MEALS (2011) LTD 15 Jul 2010 07315415 BOX CRAFT (2011) LIMITED 15 Jul 2010 07315366 ATFIELD (2011) LIMITED 15 Jul 2010 07311702 GOLD MARKS (GB) LIMITED 12 Jul 2010 07310356 SP MACBETH 4 LIMITED 09 Jul 2010 07302178 ROACHSTEAD LTD 01 Jul 2010 07302168 EARLSWELL LTD 01 Jul 2010 07301979 HAVERBROOK LTD 01 Jul 2010 07301874 PADBRIDGE LTD 01 Jul 2010
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