Birmingham, West Midlands

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • The record first quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 2013 when 24.2% of all directors were female.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 2,689 companies were registered in Birmingham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BirminghamUK
    20132,689134,802
    20122,785131,491
    % change-3.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2006 (4,655) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013904864921
    New companies in 20128938801,012
    % change1.2%-1.8%-9.0%
    Record Year2006 (1,499)2006 (1,363)2006 (1,793)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 2,253 companies were dissolved in Birmingham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 33.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BirminghamUK
    20132,25377,914
    20121,68367,576
    % change33.9%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (3,706) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013967666620
    Closed companies in 2012611596476
    % change58.3%11.7%30%
    Record Year2011 (1,414)2009 (903)2009 (2,297)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Birmingham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 436 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BirminghamUK
    201343656,888
    20121,10263,915
    Record Year 2006 (3,863) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-63198301
    Net growth in 2012282284536
    Record Year2006 (1,171)2006 (1,124)2006 (1,568)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Birmingham formed 2.0% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Birmingham
    20132.0%
    20122.1%
    20112.1%
    20102.1%
    20092.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20132.1%1.9%2.0%
    UK formation share in 20122.3%2.0%2.1%
    % change-9.2%-2.5%-5.9%
    Record Year2006 (4.7%)2006 (4.0%)2006 (4.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 2013 when 24.2% of all directors were female.

    24.2% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.91%CONSULTING5.18%
    TRADING1.61%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTING1.26%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    BIRMINGHAM1.08%PROPERTY2.44%
    CARE1.03%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.02%DESIGN1.79%
    TRADE0.90%ENGINEERING1.78%
    BUSINESS0.88%BUSINESS1.77%
    DESIGN0.86%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    J0.85%LONDON1.72%
    GLOBAL0.81%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PROPERTY0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    R0.77%MEDIA1.63%
    M0.76%GLOBAL1.57%
    GOLDEN0.75%J1.56%
    H0.72%CARE1.46%
    K0.70%IT1.43%
    CITY0.69%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    S0.68%PROPERTIES1.36%
    D0.63%M1.25%
    C0.62%BUILDING1.21%
    ALLIANCE0.62%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    MIDLANDS0.62%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    MEDIA0.61%TRAINING1.17%
    G0.60%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied6,318249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,92954,531
    99999 - Dormant Company78543,384
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands6295,629
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified37823,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management30832,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities29324,894
    7487 - Other business activities2937,556
    56101 - Licensed restaurants2906,894
    86900 - Other human health activities2098,465
    74990 - Non-trading company20014,129
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified17116,448
    62090 - Other information technology service activities17012,664
    86210 - General medical practice activities1524,062
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1487,199
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1237,507
    49410 - Freight transport by road1155,834
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified1135,062
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified1133,096
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating1112,989

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08425566 CHANGE ACCOUNT LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08426061 MOLINS EXPRESS LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08427476 BS GLOBAL TRADING LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08442606 MDRO LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08452543 ENABLE UK PROJECTS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08425841 MOUNTSHIRE LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08429963 SAT- SANTOKH LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08430424 2028 L LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08430444 2028 D LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08430514 2028 J LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08430549 2028 R LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08430615 2028 X LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08430676 2028 E LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08432522 HILSIDE LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08446300 VEDEM SUPPLIES LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08449224 K BET LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08449304 R BET LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08449341 R CUP LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08449342 P BET LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08449361 K CUP LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08449464 M CUP LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08449575 Q CUP LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08449659 X BET LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08449816 C CUP LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08450845 TO ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Mar 2013