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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
    07760039 ARMAWARE LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07760159 I GLOBAL TRADING LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07762007 ONE MORE LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07766235 THE FRIENDLY COFFEE CO LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07764230 B&W ENERGY LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07779292 SUNSET BIRMINGHAM LTD. 19 Sep 2011
    07769557 ATNT LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07758770 BRIDCOTE LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07770387 C MARKET LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07770393 T MARKET LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07770438 A MARKET LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07770449 E MARKET (GB) LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07770478 N MARKET LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07770521 J MARKET LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07777075 A MANAGEMENT (2018) LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07781692 WATTON LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07781710 MAXSTON LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07781777 BROADSTAIRS LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07785829 L SET LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07785946 E SET (GB) LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07785954 H SET LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07786049 Q SET (GB) LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07786061 R SET LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07786076 Y SET LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07786912 F WINNERS LIMITED 26 Sep 2011