Birmingham, West Midlands
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 2,446 companies were registered in Birmingham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 13.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Birmingham UK 2011 2,446 114,512 2010 2,152 101,492 % change 13.7% 12.8% Record Year 2006 (4,126) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 780 836 830 New companies in 2010 754 673 725 % change 3.4% 24.2% 14.5% Record Year 2006 (1,360) 2006 (1,367) 2005 (1,402)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 2,030 companies were dissolved in Birmingham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 39.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Birmingham UK 2011 2,030 72,230 2010 3,336 87,705 % change -39.1% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (4,256) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 650 759 621 Closed companies in 2010 799 1,360 1,177 % change -18.6% -44.2% -47% Record Year 2009 (1,197) 2008 (1,703) 2009 (2,202)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Birmingham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 416 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Birmingham UK 2011 416 42,282 2010 -1,184 13,787 Record Year 2006 (2,976) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 130 77 209 Net growth in 2010 -45 -687 -452 Record Year 2006 (1,032) 2006 (881) 2005 (1,114)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Birmingham formed 2.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Birmingham 2011 2.1% 2010 2.1% 2009 2.1% 2008 3.0% 2007 3.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 2.1% 2.2% 2.1% UK formation share in 2010 2.2% 2.1% 2.1% % change -5.3% 4.5% 3.4% Record Year 2006 (4.4%) 2006 (4.3%) 2005 (4.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 40.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
21.6% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.77% CONSULTING 5.11% TRADING 1.28% MANAGEMENT 4.75% BIRMINGHAM 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.19% PROPERTY 1.08% PROPERTY 2.41% CONSULTANCY 1.05% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTING 1.00% DESIGN 1.94% CARE 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.85% (GB) 0.86% BUSINESS 1.82% (30) 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.76% M 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.74% GLOBAL 0.72% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% S 0.68% LONDON 1.63% J 0.68% J 1.47% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% GLOBAL 1.46% COMMUNITY 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CO 0.63% CARE 1.42% CIC 0.63% IT 1.38% CENTRE 0.63% BUILDING 1.30% MEDIA 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.28% DEVELOPMENT 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MARKETING 0.61% M 1.25% HOUSE 0.60% ENERGY 1.22% ASSOCIATES 0.60% TRAINING 1.21% (MIDLANDS) 0.60% S 1.21%
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 4,927 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 2,695 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,475 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 385 22,587 5227 - Other retail food etc. specialised 302 1,259 99999 - Dormant Company 259 18,281 5530 - Restaurants 228 5,640 9305 - Other service activities 214 10,525 7499 - Non-trading company 191 11,543 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 165 1,777 7414 - Business & management consultancy 161 14,755 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 153 10,018 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 136 15,760 7260 - Other computer related activities 117 8,686 86900 - Other human health activities 111 4,019 74990 - Non-trading company 104 8,064 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 93 10,137 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 91 8,345 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 77 7,551 8514 - Other human health activities 76 2,943
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07689464 ASBESTOS WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD 01 Jul 2011 07689988 LAVINIUM LIMITED 01 Jul 2011 07697501 RARE DAY ("WHAT'S GOING ON") LIMITED 07 Jul 2011 07699090 CAPITAL CLAIMS LTD 11 Jul 2011 07701042 ARENA STUDIOS LIMITED 12 Jul 2011 07712938 KEEN2CLEAN CONTRACTING LTD 21 Jul 2011 07719892 MY A1 CLEANING LIMITED 27 Jul 2011 07691624 D PARTY LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07691631 A PARTY LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07691632 B PARTY LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07691636 C PARTY LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07691646 F PARTY LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07691896 H EAGLE (30) LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07691931 C EAGLE LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692012 O EAGLE LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692023 K EAGLE LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692035 P EAGLE LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692061 S EAGLE LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692076 T EAGLE (60) LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692212 C SEASON LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692214 J SEASON LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692218 D SEASON LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692300 Q SEASON LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692329 V SEASON LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07704041 HELVETIC CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
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