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 07359851 FRIEND FOR BOOKS LIMITED 27 Aug 2010 07359824 FRIEND FOR MUSIC LIMITED 27 Aug 2010 07359662 GVA FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Aug 2010 07358993 GEMINI HEALTH LIMITED 27 Aug 2010 07358320 SB POWER SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 26 Aug 2010 07350979 URBANMAC LIMITED 19 Aug 2010 07345917 FITZROVIA HEALTH LIMITED 13 Aug 2010 07340603 168 SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Aug 2010 07339376 HILL MCGLYNN (UK) LIMITED 09 Aug 2010 07357493 COOL LABEL (UK) LTD 25 Aug 2010 07357427 ESHOPPER LTD 25 Aug 2010 07354974 TOP WAY (GB) LTD 24 Aug 2010 07353611 T (280) LTD 23 Aug 2010 07353600 NOW (2018) LTD 23 Aug 2010 07349485 DIRECT TARGETS LTD 18 Aug 2010 07349275 URBAN FEAST LTD 18 Aug 2010 07347753 PINE LODGE GARDENS LTD 17 Aug 2010 07340253 MOLO (2011) LTD 09 Aug 2010 07339499 1010 INC. LTD 09 Aug 2010 07339452 PISA INC LTD 09 Aug 2010 07359650 RAYMEX LIMITED 27 Aug 2010 07355531 JASPER CF LIMITED 24 Aug 2010 07345942 SUSAN DANIELS LTD 16 Aug 2010 07341910 ST PAUL'S INVESTMENTS (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED 10 Aug 2010 OC356914 STILLNOX TRADE LLP 04 Aug 2010
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