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 07768083 VICTORIA WORKS (PHASE VI) LIMITED 09 Sep 2011 07764230 B&W ENERGY LIMITED 06 Sep 2011 07776474 LANGEN VERLAGSHAUS LIMITED 16 Sep 2011 07778011 BLESSED 7TH DAY CHURCH OF GOD MINISTRIES LTD 19 Sep 2011 07758433 LEYHURST LTD 01 Sep 2011 07760703 CAERUS GLOBAL CAPITAL LIMITED 02 Sep 2011 07758770 BRIDCOTE LTD 01 Sep 2011 07770377 B MARKET LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 07770400 D MARKET LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 07770417 L MARKET LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 07770438 A MARKET LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 07770472 F MARKET LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 07770478 N MARKET LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 07770480 M MARKET LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 07770615 Y MARKET LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 07770668 H MARKET LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 07781689 WOODSCROFT LIMITED 21 Sep 2011 07781692 WATTON LIMITED 21 Sep 2011 07781710 MAXSTON LIMITED 21 Sep 2011 07781761 RONSIDE LIMITED 21 Sep 2011 07781777 BROADSTAIRS LIMITED 21 Sep 2011 07784580 KRISMAR IMPORT EXPORTS LTD 23 Sep 2011 07785829 L SET LIMITED 26 Sep 2011 07785966 O SET (GB) LIMITED 26 Sep 2011 07785975 A SET (GB) LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
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