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
    07358320 SB POWER SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07351550 THE WATCH ATELIER LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07350979 URBANMAC LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07345917 FITZROVIA HEALTH LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07336688 LEGION TRADE FINANCE LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07334327 ARYA MOTORS LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07359686 FULCLIFFE LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07359637 DRURYHILL LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07359624 PROMPORT LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07355016 TOP (3000) LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07354972 Q 900 LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07354958 SML (2018) LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07340253 MOLO (2011) LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07339555 CARLO (2011) LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07339468 MONACO INC LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07357107 LEGION FAMILY OFFICE LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07355588 B - LIGHT LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07352289 ENSCO 806 LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07351107 AOEVC LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07344705 T.G.S. SHEPHERDS IMPORTS LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07341570 GPC LAND & WATER HOLDINGS LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07338558 CALEDONIA TOPCO LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07336524 MPILOTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07334967 MERSEY CARE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    OC357515 FANDOM TRADE LLP 31 Aug 2010