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 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
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