Birmingham, West Midlands
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 4,777 companies were formed in Birmingham. This figure is 10.4% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Birmingham occurred in 2006 when a total of 8,984 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Birmingham UK 2011 4,777 228,735 2010 4,326 203,749 % change 10.4% 12.3% Record Year 2006 (8,984) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 2,357 companies were registered in Birmingham during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 11.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Birmingham UK 2011 2,357 112,344 2010 2,124 98,612 % change 11.0% 13.9% Record Year 2006 (4,329) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 706 846 805 New companies in 2010 682 673 769 % change 3.5% 25.7% 4.7% Record Year 2007 (1,526) 2006 (1,553) 2006 (1,447)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 6,040 companies were dissolved in Birmingham. This figure is 19.0% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Birmingham occurred in 2009 when a total of 11,317 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Birmingham UK 2011 6,040 162,310 2010 7,461 177,631 % change -19.0% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (11,317) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 2,981 companies were dissolved in Birmingham during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 38.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Birmingham UK 2011 2,981 71,324 2010 4,814 94,954 % change -38.1% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (7,611) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 1,224 951 806 Closed companies in 2010 1,655 1,848 1,311 % change -26.0% -48.5% -39% Record Year 2010 (1,655) 2009 (3,311) 2009 (2,798)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Birmingham decreased by 1,263 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Birmingham UK 2011 -1,263 66,425 2010 -3,135 26,118 Record Year 2006 (7,254) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Birmingham during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was -624 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Birmingham UK 2011 -624 41,020 2010 -2,690 3,658 Record Year 2006 (3,392) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 -518 -105 -1 Net growth in 2010 -973 -1,175 -542 Record Year 2007 (1,213) 2006 (1,306) 2006 (1,071)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Birmingham formed 2.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 2.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Birmingham 2011 2.1% 2010 2.1% 2009 2.2% 2008 2.9% 2007 2.8% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Birmingham formed 2.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Birmingham 2011 2.1% 2010 2.2% 2009 2.2% 2008 3.0% 2007 3.5% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 2.0% 2.2% 2.0% UK formation share in 2010 2.0% 2.2% 2.2% % change 0.2% -1.0% -7.3% Record Year 2005 (3.9%) 2006 (4.4%) 2006 (4.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 42.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 42.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Birmingham was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
20.8% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
21.8% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.96% CONSULTING 5.09% TRADING 1.26% MANAGEMENT 4.86% BIRMINGHAM 1.11% CONSULTANCY 3.17% CONSULTING 1.10% PROPERTY 2.43% CONSULTANCY 1.06% TRADING 2.05% (GB) 0.99% DESIGN 1.94% PROPERTY 0.95% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CARE 0.92% BUSINESS 1.87% S 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% (30) 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% M 0.70% MEDIA 1.73% BUSINESS 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.67% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% LONDON 1.60% MEDIA 0.66% GLOBAL 1.46% CENTRE 0.66% J 1.44% ASSOCIATES 0.65% CARE 1.44% GLOBAL 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.42% DEVELOPMENT 0.60% IT 1.39% TRADE 0.60% BUILDING 1.32% (BIRMINGHAM) 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.31% MIDLANDS 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.30% (10) 0.58% M 1.27% MARKETING 0.58% S 1.23% INVESTMENTS 0.57% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CO 0.56% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 4,852 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 3,162 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,684 30,647 9999 - Dormant Company 310 20,111 5227 - Other retail food etc. specialised 295 1,147 99999 - Dormant Company 271 18,918 5530 - Restaurants 222 5,086 9305 - Other service activities 192 9,063 7499 - Non-trading company 184 10,955 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 168 1,826 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 157 10,322 7414 - Business & management consultancy 151 13,053 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 144 16,419 86900 - Other human health activities 116 4,154 74990 - Non-trading company 113 8,481 7260 - Other computer related activities 111 7,849 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 96 10,545 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 79 7,835 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 79 7,143 56101 - Licensed restaurants 76 2,441
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07617262 URBAN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Apr 2011 07614193 ONE STOP STORE (GLOS) LIMITED 26 Apr 2011 07605530 MOULTON DORE LTD 15 Apr 2011 07602984 TREAD TYRES LTD 13 Apr 2011 07601442 N B IMAGINE LIMITED 12 Apr 2011 07600748 VELVET MULE LTD 12 Apr 2011 07588505 THE BIZ BOOT CAMP LIMITED 01 Apr 2011 07615504 BRADFORD AND CHALLINORS LTD 27 Apr 2011 07614675 VOGUE LOGISTICS LIMITED 26 Apr 2011 07610155 THANK YOU 200 LIMITED 20 Apr 2011 07608395 188 EIGHTEENEIGHT LTD 19 Apr 2011 07608174 L.C.M (30) LIMITED 18 Apr 2011 07600512 SUN YIP (GB) LIMITED 12 Apr 2011 07599464 CROWN ADDED (30) LIMITED 11 Apr 2011 07599320 DIAMOND STAR (30) LIMITED 11 Apr 2011 07599213 MULTI SAVER (30) LIMITED 11 Apr 2011 07589337 BLUE SQUARE ASSETS LIMITED 04 Apr 2011 07588003 24 (WCH) LIMITED 01 Apr 2011 07617361 SJR KMN WOKING 3 LIMITED 28 Apr 2011 07613092 M.C.W (UK) LTD 21 Apr 2011 07607823 EOT TRUSTEES LIMITED 18 Apr 2011 07607538 PROFESSIONAL GOLF SIMULATORS LIMITED 18 Apr 2011 07597697 HAMSARD 3244 LIMITED 08 Apr 2011 07594915 JO IND LIMITED 07 Apr 2011 07593418 HJH BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 06 Apr 2011
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