Birmingham, West Midlands
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Birmingham UK 2012 2,595 118,868 2011 2,446 114,512 % change 6.1% 3.8% Record Year 2006 (4,126) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 878 795 922 New companies in 2011 780 836 830 % change 12.6% -4.9% 11.1% Record Year 2006 (1,360) 2006 (1,367) 2005 (1,402)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Birmingham UK 2012 2,046 74,772 2011 2,030 72,230 % change 0.8% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (4,256) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 643 712 691 Closed companies in 2011 650 759 621 % change -1.1% -6.2% 11% Record Year 2009 (1,197) 2008 (1,703) 2009 (2,202)
Net Company Growth
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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) Birmingham UK 2012 549 44,096 2011 416 42,282 Record Year 2006 (2,976) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 235 83 231 Net growth in 2011 130 77 209 Record Year 2006 (1,032) 2006 (881) 2005 (1,114)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 2.2% 2011 2.1% 2010 2.1% 2009 2.1% 2008 3.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 2.1% 2.1% 2.3% UK formation share in 2011 2.1% 2.2% 2.1% % change 1.1% -4.2% 9.9% Record Year 2006 (4.4%) 2006 (4.3%) 2005 (4.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 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 5.05% CONSULTING 1.32% MANAGEMENT 4.75% TRADING 1.25% CONSULTANCY 3.28% BIRMINGHAM 1.21% PROPERTY 2.35% CARE 1.14% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 0.95% DESIGN 1.87% M 0.90% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTY 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.83% BUSINESS 0.85% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.85% BUSINESS 1.72% GLOBAL 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% S 0.83% MEDIA 1.67% TRADE 0.81% LONDON 1.67% J 0.80% J 1.55% K 0.79% GLOBAL 1.53% MEDIA 0.78% INVESTMENTS 1.46% R 0.77% IT 1.43% H 0.70% PROPERTIES 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.68% CARE 1.32% SERVICE 0.66% M 1.27% INVESTMENTS 0.65% BUILDING 1.22% CENTRE 0.65% ENTERPRISES 1.20% D 0.65% ELECTRICAL 1.20% HOUSE 0.61% S 1.17% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% SECURITY 1.16%
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 7,810 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,399 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 1,067 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 408 25,035 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 344 3,094 9999 - Dormant Company 248 12,598 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 194 13,716 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 159 19,425 5227 - Other retail food etc. specialised 158 692 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 148 14,774 74990 - Non-trading company 140 9,203 5530 - Restaurants 128 3,142 9305 - Other service activities 127 6,142 86900 - Other human health activities 119 4,998 7499 - Non-trading company 112 6,164 56101 - Licenced restaurants 109 2,563 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 103 9,891 62090 - Other information technology service activities 100 7,869 7414 - Business & management consultancy 95 8,437 86210 - General medical practice activities 90 2,544
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08200554 MANCHESTER STORES LIMITED 04 Sep 2012 08211576 HAYWIRE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Sep 2012 08225912 TOP CLASS BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 24 Sep 2012 08230029 VISION CORPORATE FINANCE LTD 26 Sep 2012 08230389 PURE SPA LTD 26 Sep 2012 08202919 L (2688) LIMITED 05 Sep 2012 08203099 V (2688) LIMITED 05 Sep 2012 08203176 X (2688) LIMITED 05 Sep 2012 08203196 Q (2688) LIMITED 05 Sep 2012 08203209 W (2688) LIMITED 05 Sep 2012 08208412 MICROPHOTONSTAR LIMITED 10 Sep 2012 08208628 INTERPUMP HYDRAULICS (UK) LTD 10 Sep 2012 08209259 38 (K) LIMITED 11 Sep 2012 08209291 168 (A) LIMITED 11 Sep 2012 08209302 98 (X) LIMITED 11 Sep 2012 08218010 A 6688 LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08218097 D 6688 LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08218223 J 6688 LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08218255 K 6688 LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08218382 W 6688 LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08218421 S 6688 LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08220580 GREENLAM EUROPE (UK) LTD 19 Sep 2012 08221400 CALWOOD LIMITED 19 Sep 2012 08222021 PINFORD LIMITED 20 Sep 2012 08222178 NUNKI GLOBAL LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
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