Birmingham, West Midlands

2013 Half Year 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.

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 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 a total of 5,500 companies were formed in Birmingham. This figure is 1.4% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.

    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
    20135,500269,432
    20125,425253,150
    % change1.4%6.4%
    Record Year2006 (8,984)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    A total of 2,811 companies were registered in Birmingham during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 6.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)BirminghamUK
    20132,811134,630
    20122,640121,659
    % change6.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2006 (4,329) 2013 (134,630)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 20139721,024815
    New companies in 2012941877822
    % change3.3%16.8%-0.9%
    Record Year2007 (1,526)2006 (1,553)2006 (1,447)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 a total of 4,610 companies were dissolved in Birmingham. This figure is 8.1% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 5.0%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Birmingham occurred in 2009 when a total of 11,316 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BirminghamUK
    20134,610155,192
    20124,265147,794
    % change8.1%5.0%
    Record Year2009 (11,316)2009 (289,245)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    A total of 2,357 companies were dissolved in Birmingham during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)BirminghamUK
    20132,35777,278
    20122,58280,218
    % change-8.7%-3.7%
    Record Year 2009 (7,610) 2009 (181,179)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2013951690716
    Closed companies in 20121,101780701
    % change-13.6%-11.5%2%
    Record Year2010 (1,655)2009 (3,310)2009 (2,797)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 the company register for Birmingham increased by 890 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BirminghamUK
    2013890114,240
    20121,160105,356
    Record Year2006 (7,255)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    Net company growth for Birmingham during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 454 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)BirminghamUK
    201345457,352
    20125841,441
    Record Year 2006 (3,392) 2007 (60,014)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 20132133499
    Net growth in 2012-16097121
    Record Year2007 (1,213)2006 (1,306)2006 (1,071)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 Birmingham formed 2.0% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2012 figure of 2.1%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Birmingham
    20132.0%
    20122.1%
    20112.1%
    20102.1%
    20092.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.2%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    In the second quarter of 2013, Birmingham formed 2.1% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)Birmingham
    20132.1%
    20122.2%
    20112.1%
    20102.2%
    20092.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20132.0%2.3%2.0%
    UK formation share in 20122.3%2.0%2.2%
    % change-13.2%13.5%-10.3%
    Record Year2005 (3.9%)2006 (4.4%)2006 (4.4%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 42.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    The record first half year for female directors in Birmingham was 2012 when 22.5% of all directors were female.

    22.1% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 2011 when 22.9% of all directors were female.

    21.6% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.88%CONSULTING5.25%
    TRADING1.64%MANAGEMENT4.80%
    CONSULTING1.20%CONSULTANCY3.41%
    BIRMINGHAM1.15%PROPERTY2.48%
    CARE1.02%TRADING2.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%ENGINEERING1.81%
    TRADE0.83%DESIGN1.79%
    J0.83%LONDON1.77%
    GLOBAL0.80%BUSINESS1.77%
    DESIGN0.79%CONSULTANTS1.68%
    BUSINESS0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.68%
    S0.77%ASSOCIATES1.67%
    PROPERTY0.77%GLOBAL1.59%
    R0.76%MEDIA1.57%
    M0.74%CARE1.55%
    GOLDEN0.73%J1.53%
    H0.72%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CITY0.66%IT1.40%
    K0.64%PROPERTIES1.40%
    MIDLANDS0.63%M1.26%
    D0.61%BUILDING1.22%
    C0.60%ELECTRICAL1.19%
    G0.60%ENTERPRISES1.18%
    MEDIA0.58%CAPITAL1.16%
    INVESTMENTS0.57%TRAINING1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied6,623257,517
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,89954,555
    99999 - Dormant Company84044,817
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands6736,140
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified39224,324
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management33233,633
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities31525,583
    56101 - Licensed restaurants3147,148
    86900 - Other human health activities2168,687
    74990 - Non-trading company21214,303
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified18617,095
    62090 - Other information technology service activities17112,578
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1677,793
    7487 - Other business activities1594,205
    86210 - General medical practice activities1463,882
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1357,871
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified1285,319
    49410 - Freight transport by road1276,273
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified1223,237
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating1143,168

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08474399 IMLEES SUPREME LIMITED 05 Apr 2013
    08477436 ACTIVE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS (3) LIMITED 08 Apr 2013
    08480554 CLINIC REPUBLIC NOTTINGHAM LTD 09 Apr 2013
    08489624 GROWING GAINS LIMITED 15 Apr 2013
    08491382 JJAKKHS LIMITED 16 Apr 2013
    08501986 KJS CONSULTING POINT LTD 24 Apr 2013
    08508735 MAYSEL ACADEMY CIC 29 Apr 2013
    08476042 C POOL LIMITED 05 Apr 2013
    08476047 D POOL LIMITED 05 Apr 2013
    08476060 E POOL LIMITED 05 Apr 2013
    08476107 F POOL LIMITED 05 Apr 2013
    08476239 G POOL LIMITED 05 Apr 2013
    08476277 M POOL LIMITED 05 Apr 2013
    08476290 R POOL LIMITED 05 Apr 2013
    08478962 HURST STREET (UK) LIMITED 08 Apr 2013
    08497482 B3B LIMITED 22 Apr 2013
    08497525 L3L LIMITED 22 Apr 2013
    08497565 J3J LIMITED 22 Apr 2013
    08497580 V3V LIMITED 22 Apr 2013
    08497585 X3X LIMITED 22 Apr 2013
    08497621 T3T LIMITED 22 Apr 2013
    08503439 GROW BOX LIMITED 25 Apr 2013
    08510709 188 DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 30 Apr 2013
    08467597 CLAREMONT LIVING LIMITED 02 Apr 2013
    08470561 JAUNTWAY LTD 03 Apr 2013