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Birmingham, West Midlands

2012 Half Year 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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 5,425 companies were formed in Birmingham. This figure is 13.6% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Birmingham occurred in 2006 when a total of 8,984 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BirminghamUK
    20125,425253,150
    20114,777228,735
    % change13.6%10.7%
    Record Year2006 (8,984)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 2,640 companies were registered in Birmingham during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 12.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)BirminghamUK
    20122,640121,659
    20112,357112,344
    % change12.0%8.3%
    Record Year 2006 (4,329) 2012 (121,659)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2012941877822
    New companies in 2011706846805
    % change33.3%3.7%2.1%
    Record Year2007 (1,526)2006 (1,553)2006 (1,447)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 4,267 companies were dissolved in Birmingham. This figure is 29.4% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Birmingham occurred in 2009 when a total of 11,317 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BirminghamUK
    20124,267147,793
    20116,040162,310
    % change-29.4%-8.9%
    Record Year2009 (11,317)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 2,582 companies were dissolved in Birmingham during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)BirminghamUK
    20122,58280,218
    20112,98171,324
    % change-13.4%12.5%
    Record Year 2009 (7,611) 2009 (181,177)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 20121,101780701
    Closed companies in 20111,224951806
    % change-10.0%-18.0%-13%
    Record Year2010 (1,655)2009 (3,311)2009 (2,798)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 the company register for Birmingham increased by 1,158 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BirminghamUK
    20121,158105,357
    2011-1,26366,425
    Record Year2006 (7,254)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    Net company growth for Birmingham during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 58 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)BirminghamUK
    20125841,441
    2011-62441,020
    Record Year 2006 (3,392) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 2012-16097121
    Net growth in 2011-518-105-1
    Record Year2007 (1,213)2006 (1,306)2006 (1,071)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 Birmingham formed 2.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 2.1%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Birmingham
    20122.1%
    20112.1%
    20102.1%
    20092.2%
    20082.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.2%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    In the second quarter of 2012, Birmingham formed 2.2% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)Birmingham
    20122.2%
    20112.1%
    20102.2%
    20092.2%
    20083.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20122.3%2.0%2.2%
    UK formation share in 20112.0%2.2%2.0%
    % change12.2%-9.1%9.0%
    Record Year2005 (3.9%)2006 (4.4%)2006 (4.4%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 40.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 39.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The record first half year for female directors in Birmingham was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    19.3% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.

    22.6% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.00%CONSULTING5.07%
    TRADING1.27%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.21%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    BIRMINGHAM1.13%PROPERTY2.35%
    CARE1.13%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%DESIGN1.89%
    PROPERTY0.96%ENGINEERING1.87%
    M0.94%ASSOCIATES1.82%
    BUSINESS0.88%CONSULTANTS1.78%
    GLOBAL0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.71%
    S0.84%BUSINESS1.70%
    DESIGN0.83%MEDIA1.69%
    J0.76%LONDON1.68%
    MEDIA0.75%J1.57%
    K0.74%GLOBAL1.51%
    HOUSE0.70%INVESTMENTS1.48%
    INVESTMENTS0.67%IT1.42%
    D0.67%CARE1.31%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CENTRE0.65%M1.26%
    R0.63%ELECTRICAL1.23%
    COMMUNITY0.62%BUILDING1.23%
    TRADE0.59%SECURITY1.19%
    H0.58%S1.18%
    SECURITY0.58%ENTERPRISES1.17%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied5,986244,457
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,50735,447
    7487 - Other business activities1,45047,029
    99999 - Dormant Company42126,088
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands3503,169
    9999 - Dormant Company30116,469
    5227 - Other retail food etc. specialised202897
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified20014,220
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management17020,390
    9305 - Other service activities1617,926
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities15615,280
    5530 - Restaurants1554,037
    7499 - Non-trading company1458,023
    74990 - Non-trading company1409,706
    86900 - Other human health activities1245,222
    7414 - Business & management consultancy11910,978
    56101 - Licenced restaurants1082,540
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified10410,271
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1038,258
    86210 - General medical practice activities952,657

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08097493 B1G MEDIA LIMITED 08 Jun 2012
    08101831 GLOBAL FMCG LIMITED 12 Jun 2012
    08115868 CREW BARBERING LIMITED 22 Jun 2012
    08119478 AL-ITTIHAD AL-ALAMI FOR SHARIA BODIES LTD 26 Jun 2012
    08095896 PEACHAM LTD 07 Jun 2012
    08097487 BEACON WOODCRAFT (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 08 Jun 2012
    08101336 H (368) LIMITED 12 Jun 2012
    08101357 J (368) LIMITED 12 Jun 2012
    08101360 L (368) LIMITED 12 Jun 2012
    08101394 P (368) LIMITED 12 Jun 2012
    08101491 V (368) LIMITED 12 Jun 2012
    08101515 W (368) LIMITED 12 Jun 2012
    08103360 LZ ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 13 Jun 2012
    08108764 A LEGEND LIMITED 18 Jun 2012
    08110177 VOCAL CITY LIMITED 19 Jun 2012
    08112779 G LEGEND LIMITED 20 Jun 2012
    08112785 J LEGEND LIMITED 20 Jun 2012
    08112793 R LEGEND LIMITED 20 Jun 2012
    08112838 V LEGEND LIMITED 20 Jun 2012
    08112842 T LEGEND LIMITED 20 Jun 2012
    08112854 X LEGEND LIMITED 20 Jun 2012
    08112884 Y LEGEND LIMITED 20 Jun 2012
    08095350 SKEH GROUP LIMITED 07 Jun 2012
    08098505 CFI NORDIC LIMITED 08 Jun 2012
    OC375819 CANTARO SYSTEM LLP 07 Jun 2012