Birmingham, West Midlands

Q3 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 2,595 companies were registered in Birmingham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BirminghamUK
    20122,595118,868
    20112,446114,512
    % change6.1%3.8%
    Record Year 2006 (4,126) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012878795922
    New companies in 2011780836830
    % change12.6%-4.9%11.1%
    Record Year2006 (1,360)2006 (1,367)2005 (1,402)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 2,046 companies were dissolved in Birmingham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BirminghamUK
    20122,04674,772
    20112,03072,230
    % change0.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (4,256) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012643712691
    Closed companies in 2011650759621
    % change-1.1%-6.2%11%
    Record Year2009 (1,197)2008 (1,703)2009 (2,202)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Birmingham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 549 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BirminghamUK
    201254944,096
    201141642,282
    Record Year 2006 (2,976) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201223583231
    Net growth in 201113077209
    Record Year2006 (1,032)2006 (881)2005 (1,114)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Birmingham
    20122.2%
    20112.1%
    20102.1%
    20092.1%
    20083.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20122.1%2.1%2.3%
    UK formation share in 20112.1%2.2%2.1%
    % change1.1%-4.2%9.9%
    Record Year2006 (4.4%)2006 (4.3%)2005 (4.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    21.3% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.07%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.32%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TRADING1.25%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    BIRMINGHAM1.21%PROPERTY2.35%
    CARE1.14%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%DESIGN1.87%
    M0.90%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.86%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUSINESS0.85%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.85%BUSINESS1.72%
    GLOBAL0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    S0.83%MEDIA1.67%
    TRADE0.81%LONDON1.67%
    J0.80%J1.55%
    K0.79%GLOBAL1.53%
    MEDIA0.78%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    R0.77%IT1.43%
    H0.70%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%CARE1.32%
    SERVICE0.66%M1.27%
    INVESTMENTS0.65%BUILDING1.22%
    CENTRE0.65%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    D0.65%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HOUSE0.61%S1.17%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied7,810331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,39933,677
    7487 - Other business activities1,06735,545
    99999 - Dormant Company40825,035
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands3443,094
    9999 - Dormant Company24812,598
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified19413,716
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management15919,425
    5227 - Other retail food etc. specialised158692
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14814,774
    74990 - Non-trading company1409,203
    5530 - Restaurants1283,142
    9305 - Other service activities1276,142
    86900 - Other human health activities1194,998
    7499 - Non-trading company1126,164
    56101 - Licenced restaurants1092,563
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1039,891
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1007,869
    7414 - Business & management consultancy958,437
    86210 - General medical practice activities902,544

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08166808 GUANG HUI LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08175123 F W MUSIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08176315 MKM NETWORK LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08183124 KNOWLEDGE CITY PARTNERS LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08187690 ACADEMY INVESTMENTS LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08196637 THUR LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08173767 F GOLDEN BRIDGE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08173778 C GOLDEN BRIDGE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08173794 E GOLDEN BRIDGE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08173839 N GOLDEN BRIDGE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08173863 S GOLDEN BRIDGE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08173884 V GOLDEN BRIDGE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08173899 Q GOLDEN BRIDGE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08173965 NEWTOWNABBEY TAKEAWAY LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08174194 MONTGROVE LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08179110 O GOLD WELL LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179189 L GOLD WELL LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179256 M GOLD WELL LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179262 K GOLD WELL LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179387 Q GOOD WELL LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179453 W GOLD WELL LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08164011 R AND K NIGHTCLUB LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08167955 MONARCH RECRUITMENT TRUSTEES LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08168649 METRO (CENTRE CITY) LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    OC377451 DELY SOLUTIONS LLP 07 Aug 2012