Birmingham, West Midlands
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 2,785 companies were registered in Birmingham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 15.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Birmingham UK 2012 2,785 131,491 2011 2,420 116,391 % change 15.1% 13.0% Record Year 2006 (4,655) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 893 880 1,012 New companies in 2011 738 744 938 % change 21.0% 18.3% 7.9% Record Year 2006 (1,499) 2006 (1,363) 2006 (1,793)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 1,685 companies were dissolved in Birmingham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 44.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Birmingham UK 2012 1,685 67,576 2011 3,059 90,987 % change -44.9% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (3,706) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 612 596 477 Closed companies in 2011 1,413 802 844 % change -56.7% -25.7% -43% Record Year 2011 (1,413) 2009 (903) 2009 (2,297)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Birmingham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 1,100 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Birmingham UK 2012 1,100 63,915 2011 -639 25,404 Record Year 2006 (3,862) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 281 284 535 Net growth in 2011 -675 -58 94 Record Year 2006 (1,171) 2006 (1,124) 2006 (1,567)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Birmingham formed 2.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Birmingham 2012 2.1% 2011 2.1% 2010 2.1% 2009 2.3% 2008 2.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 2.3% 2.0% 2.1% UK formation share in 2011 2.2% 2.0% 2.1% % change 3.7% 1.2% 0.9% Record Year 2006 (4.7%) 2006 (4.0%) 2006 (4.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 40.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
19.9% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.07% CONSULTING 5.07% TRADING 1.17% MANAGEMENT 4.74% BIRMINGHAM 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.12% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 1.08% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTING 1.07% DESIGN 1.93% CARE 0.99% ENGINEERING 1.86% M 0.93% ASSOCIATES 1.84% S 0.87% CONSULTANTS 1.79% GLOBAL 0.78% BUSINESS 1.73% DESIGN 0.77% MEDIA 1.72% MEDIA 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% HOUSE 0.72% LONDON 1.66% J 0.72% J 1.54% CONSULTANTS 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.51% BUSINESS 0.67% GLOBAL 1.50% K 0.66% IT 1.40% INVESTMENTS 0.64% CARE 1.34% CENTRE 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.31% (30) 0.63% ELECTRICAL 1.27% COMMUNITY 0.63% M 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% BUILDING 1.24% D 0.60% ENERGY 1.20% SECURITY 0.59% S 1.20% MIDLANDS 0.58% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 5,246 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 1,732 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,496 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 423 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 331 18,617 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 316 2,902 5227 - Other retail food etc. specialised 242 1,033 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 202 13,637 5530 - Restaurants 188 4,633 9305 - Other service activities 180 8,818 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 173 19,704 7499 - Non-trading company 156 9,102 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 138 14,303 74990 - Non-trading company 137 9,729 7414 - Business & management consultancy 130 12,113 86900 - Other human health activities 128 5,066 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 109 9,892 7260 - Other computer related activities 93 7,154 62090 - Other information technology service activities 92 8,145 86210 - General medical practice activities 86 2,594
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07932308 ETHOS ONLINE LTD 01 Feb 2012 07936991 S&A SHAND INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 06 Feb 2012 07941509 N7 STUDIOS LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07953223 XAFMA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Feb 2012 07953402 R3 GENERATION LTD 17 Feb 2012 07958170 BEATS REALITY LTD 21 Feb 2012 07959028 GRIFFIN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07966923 SIMSATION LIMITED 28 Feb 2012 07932608 CAMERA SHOP LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 07942866 H POLICY LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07942917 C POLICY LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07943469 Y POLICY LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07943577 V POLICY LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07954503 PEEL & CO LIMITED 17 Feb 2012 07961965 H WEEKEND LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07961973 N WEEKEND LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07962010 J WEEKEND LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07962079 P WEEKEND LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07970672 STEEDLAND LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 07932535 VERNON LEISURE LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 07934004 ABC HYDRAULICS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012 07934090 ADVANCED INTERACTIVE MATERIALS SCIENCE LIMITED 02 Feb 2012 07934096 BETCLUB LTD 02 Feb 2012 07935446 BARBER WADLOW LIMITED 03 Feb 2012 07939220 HELIX USA LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
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