Birmingham, West Midlands

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 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)BirminghamUK
    20102,152101,492
    20092,03594,671
    % change5.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2006 (4,126) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010754673725
    New companies in 2009653635747
    % change15.5%6.0%-2.9%
    Record Year2006 (1,360)2006 (1,367)2005 (1,402)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BirminghamUK
    20103,33687,705
    20094,256159,401
    % change-21.6%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (4,256) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20107991,3601,177
    Closed companies in 20091,1978572,202
    % change-33.2%58.7%-47%
    Record Year2009 (1,197)2008 (1,703)2009 (2,202)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BirminghamUK
    2010-1,18413,787
    2009-2,221-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (2,976) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-45-687-452
    Net growth in 2009-544-222-1,455
    Record Year2006 (1,032)2006 (881)2005 (1,114)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20102.1%
    20092.1%
    20083.0%
    20073.3%
    20064.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20102.2%2.1%2.1%
    UK formation share in 20092.1%2.2%2.2%
    % change7.4%-3.8%-6.9%
    Record Year2006 (4.4%)2006 (4.3%)2005 (4.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.01%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    TRADING1.51%CONSULTING4.99%
    BIRMINGHAM1.25%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTING1.22%PROPERTY2.38%
    CARE0.91%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTANCY0.77%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CENTRE0.76%DESIGN1.93%
    (MIDLANDS)0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    BUSINESS0.73%BUSINESS1.80%
    MEDIA0.73%MEDIA1.75%
    SECURITY0.72%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    GLOBAL0.71%LONDON1.59%
    S0.70%ENGINEERING1.59%
    (2018)0.70%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    (BIRMINGHAM)0.68%CARE1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%J1.44%
    MIDLANDS0.68%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    (GB)0.67%GLOBAL1.42%
    DESIGN0.67%IT1.35%
    COMMUNITY0.67%PROPERTIES1.35%
    M0.65%BUILDING1.32%
    SERVICE0.65%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    MARKETING0.64%M1.28%
    PROPERTY0.61%SYSTEMS1.26%
    INTERNATIONAL0.60%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7487 - Other business activities5,28469,802
    None Supplied4,836202,902
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2,15625,053
    5227 - Other retail food etc. specialised3341,182
    9999 - Dormant Company30821,484
    99999 - Dormant Company22014,072
    5530 - Restaurants2185,181
    7499 - Non-trading company19913,408
    9305 - Other service activities1769,454
    7414 - Business & management consultancy16514,940
    7260 - Other computer related activities1318,967
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1287,767
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12413,161
    74990 - Non-trading company947,649
    7011 - Development & sell real estate943,743
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities898,292
    86900 - Other human health activities873,361
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering847,634
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply798,183
    56101 - Licensed restaurants742,153

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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