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Birmingham, West Midlands

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)BirminghamUK
    20112,446114,512
    20102,152101,492
    % change13.7%12.8%
    Record Year 2006 (4,126) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011780836830
    New companies in 2010754673725
    % change3.4%24.2%14.5%
    Record Year2006 (1,360)2006 (1,367)2005 (1,402)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BirminghamUK
    20112,03072,230
    20103,33687,705
    % change-39.1%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (4,256) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011650759621
    Closed companies in 20107991,3601,177
    % change-18.6%-44.2%-47%
    Record Year2009 (1,197)2008 (1,703)2009 (2,202)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BirminghamUK
    201141642,282
    2010-1,18413,787
    Record Year 2006 (2,976) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201113077209
    Net growth in 2010-45-687-452
    Record Year2006 (1,032)2006 (881)2005 (1,114)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20112.1%
    20102.1%
    20092.1%
    20083.0%
    20073.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20112.1%2.2%2.1%
    UK formation share in 20102.2%2.1%2.1%
    % change-5.3%4.5%3.4%
    Record Year2006 (4.4%)2006 (4.3%)2005 (4.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.77%CONSULTING5.11%
    TRADING1.28%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    BIRMINGHAM1.14%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    PROPERTY1.08%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTANCY1.05%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTING1.00%DESIGN1.94%
    CARE0.88%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    (GB)0.86%BUSINESS1.82%
    (30)0.84%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    M0.80%ENGINEERING1.74%
    GLOBAL0.72%MEDIA1.72%
    BUSINESS0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    S0.68%LONDON1.63%
    J0.68%J1.47%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%GLOBAL1.46%
    COMMUNITY0.63%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CO0.63%CARE1.42%
    CIC0.63%IT1.38%
    CENTRE0.63%BUILDING1.30%
    MEDIA0.63%PROPERTIES1.28%
    DEVELOPMENT0.62%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    MARKETING0.61%M1.25%
    HOUSE0.60%ENERGY1.22%
    ASSOCIATES0.60%TRAINING1.21%
    (MIDLANDS)0.60%S1.21%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied4,927204,493
    7487 - Other business activities2,69565,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,47529,245
    9999 - Dormant Company38522,587
    5227 - Other retail food etc. specialised3021,259
    99999 - Dormant Company25918,281
    5530 - Restaurants2285,640
    9305 - Other service activities21410,525
    7499 - Non-trading company19111,543
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands1651,777
    7414 - Business & management consultancy16114,755
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified15310,018
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13615,760
    7260 - Other computer related activities1178,686
    86900 - Other human health activities1114,019
    74990 - Non-trading company1048,064
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9310,137
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply918,345
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified777,551
    8514 - Other human health activities762,943

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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