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 07391093 WOWPAYMOBI LTD. 29 Sep 2010 07383016 SG PROPERTY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 21 Sep 2010 07373929 HNS SIGNS LIMITED 13 Sep 2010 07390011 DIAMOND NET (GB) LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07389445 FOOD NET (GB) LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07389322 NET (100) LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07387882 GERRARDS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION LTD 27 Sep 2010 07383261 BROWN (88) LIMITED 21 Sep 2010 07376823 NORTH PEAK (2018) LIMITED 15 Sep 2010 07376801 NORTH TOWERS LIMITED 15 Sep 2010 07375423 B (78) LIMITED 14 Sep 2010 07375360 A (1018) LIMITED 14 Sep 2010 07375160 CORNWALL MARKETING LIMITED 14 Sep 2010 07375103 CENTRAL TRADING (GB) LIMITED 14 Sep 2010 07375072 NEW WINGS (GB) LIMITED 14 Sep 2010 07370359 POSITIVE PEOPLE PLUS CIC 09 Sep 2010 07368508 GOLD AND RUBY (UK) LIMITED 07 Sep 2010 07368122 HANLEY MORGAN COOPER (UK) LIMITED 07 Sep 2010 07363880 PERFECT CHOICE (GB) LTD 02 Sep 2010 07363837 PACKWOOD TRADING LTD 02 Sep 2010 07363825 OLD JADE LTD 02 Sep 2010 07363812 DC (2018) LTD 02 Sep 2010 07363784 B (98) LTD 02 Sep 2010 07363635 A CO (SOUTH) LTD 02 Sep 2010 07385646 POINTON YOUNG CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
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