Birmingham, West Midlands
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Birmingham when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 2,420 companies were registered in Birmingham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 9.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Birmingham UK 2011 2,420 116,391 2010 2,202 105,137 % change 9.9% 10.7% Record Year 2006 (4,655) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 738 744 938 New companies in 2010 626 706 870 % change 17.9% 5.4% 7.8% Record Year 2006 (1,499) 2006 (1,363) 2006 (1,793)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 3,059 companies were dissolved in Birmingham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Birmingham UK 2011 3,059 90,986 2010 2,647 82,677 % change 15.6% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (3,706) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Birmingham when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 1,413 802 844 Closed companies in 2010 661 824 1,162 % change 113.8% -2.7% -27% Record Year 2011 (1,413) 2009 (903) 2009 (2,297)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Birmingham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was -639 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Birmingham UK 2011 -639 25,405 2010 -445 22,460 Record Year 2006 (3,862) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -675 -58 94 Net growth in 2010 -35 -118 -292 Record Year 2006 (1,171) 2006 (1,124) 2006 (1,567)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Birmingham formed 2.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Birmingham 2011 2.1% 2010 2.1% 2009 2.3% 2008 2.9% 2007 2.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 2.2% 2.0% 2.1% UK formation share in 2010 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% % change 1.7% -7.3% 2.8% Record Year 2006 (4.7%) 2006 (4.0%) 2006 (4.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 41.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
20.0% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.02% CONSULTING 5.04% TRADING 1.46% MANAGEMENT 4.97% (GB) 1.24% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTING 1.19% PROPERTY 2.38% BIRMINGHAM 1.13% TRADING 2.10% CARE 0.98% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANCY 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.92% PROPERTY 0.85% BUSINESS 1.87% BUSINESS 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% CENTRE 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MEDIA 0.69% MEDIA 1.69% GLOBAL 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.61% COMMUNITY 0.67% LONDON 1.60% (BIRMINGHAM) 0.65% CARE 1.45% M 0.65% J 1.45% DESIGN 0.65% GLOBAL 1.44% ASSOCIATES 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.62% IT 1.41% (MIDLANDS) 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.36% SECURITY 0.60% BUILDING 1.34% (10) 0.59% M 1.30% S 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.28% MIDLANDS 0.58% S 1.24% MARKETING 0.56% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% TRADE 0.56% SYSTEMS 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 4,812 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 3,749 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,908 30,253 5227 - Other retail food etc. specialised 318 1,149 9999 - Dormant Company 299 19,765 99999 - Dormant Company 277 18,336 5530 - Restaurants 222 4,898 7499 - Non-trading company 184 11,316 9305 - Other service activities 163 8,740 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 157 1,765 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 157 10,085 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 147 16,150 7414 - Business & management consultancy 140 12,916 74990 - Non-trading company 121 8,695 7260 - Other computer related activities 112 7,789 86900 - Other human health activities 111 4,092 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 96 10,246 56101 - Licensed restaurants 93 2,736 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 83 7,788 62090 - Other information technology service activities 82 6,996
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07585719 BUSTER MEDIA (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 31 Mar 2011 07585530 ZHUAN GAO LIMITED 31 Mar 2011 07582595 ELPROMOTIONS LIMITED 29 Mar 2011 07579741 SSH ASSOCIATES LIMITED 28 Mar 2011 07576527 RJF PUBLIC AFFAIRS LIMITED 24 Mar 2011 07575649 J.P.NG LIMITED 23 Mar 2011 07557054 TRISHAZ TREAT LIMITED 09 Mar 2011 07549614 ONE NETWORK LIMITED 03 Mar 2011 07581414 P (30) LIMITED 29 Mar 2011 07581266 APPLE CROWN (IO) LIMITED 28 Mar 2011 07581201 EASY (30) LIMITED 28 Mar 2011 07581118 S.B (30) LIMITED 28 Mar 2011 07580951 HIGH STREET (30) LIMITED 28 Mar 2011 07580279 WORLDVENTURES HOLDINGS (CYPRUS) LIMITED 28 Mar 2011 07575556 DIAMOND (1080) LIMITED 23 Mar 2011 07575124 WATERBECKS LTD 23 Mar 2011 07574800 RAINFELLS LTD 23 Mar 2011 07574792 MITCHFORD LTD 23 Mar 2011 07574769 KEYFROST LTD 23 Mar 2011 07574627 FLAXCREST LTD 23 Mar 2011 07574239 NICE & EASY (GB) LIMITED 22 Mar 2011 07572336 B63 COMPANY FORMATIONS 1 LIMITED 21 Mar 2011 07570737 GLOWSTONES LIMITED 21 Mar 2011 07568971 V5 SECURITY AGENCY LIMITED 17 Mar 2011 07566720 GLOBAL PROPERTY CHOICE LTD 16 Mar 2011
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