Birmingham, West Midlands
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
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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 07743985 BUYING2DAY.COM LIMITED 17 Aug 2011 07751330 EXXOTIC FOODS LTD 24 Aug 2011 07730570 QUICK AGGREGATES & CEMATT SUPPLIES LIMITED 05 Aug 2011 07734756 BODMETICS LTD 09 Aug 2011 07737797 BIRMINGHAM MUSEUMS TRUST 11 Aug 2011 07731622 BENCOTT LTD 08 Aug 2011 07731879 HOPERISE LTD 08 Aug 2011 07738898 PRISYM (GB) LIMITED 12 Aug 2011 07741313 D TARGET LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 07741451 X TARGET LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 07741464 F TARGET LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 07741465 T TARGET LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 07741472 SBP SYSTEMS LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 07741474 M TARGET LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 07741544 N TARGET LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 07742074 DIAMOND INDEX LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 07754133 E KITCHEN LIMITED 26 Aug 2011 07754157 A KITCHEN LIMITED 26 Aug 2011 07754166 F KITCHEN LIMITED 26 Aug 2011 07754206 C KITCHEN LIMITED 26 Aug 2011 07754208 G KITCHEN LIMITED 26 Aug 2011 07754231 N KITCHEN LIMITED 26 Aug 2011 07754352 P KITCHEN LIMITED 26 Aug 2011 07740051 PINCOMBE LTD 15 Aug 2011 07725037 FUTUR LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
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