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
New Company Registrations
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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) Birmingham UK 2013 5,500 269,432 2012 5,425 253,150 % change 1.4% 6.4% Record Year 2006 (8,984) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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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) Birmingham UK 2013 2,811 134,630 2012 2,640 121,659 % change 6.5% 10.7% Record Year 2006 (4,329) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 972 1,024 815 New companies in 2012 941 877 822 % change 3.3% 16.8% -0.9% Record Year 2007 (1,526) 2006 (1,553) 2006 (1,447)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Birmingham UK 2013 4,610 155,192 2012 4,265 147,794 % change 8.1% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (11,316) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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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) Birmingham UK 2013 2,357 77,278 2012 2,582 80,218 % change -8.7% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (7,610) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 951 690 716 Closed companies in 2012 1,101 780 701 % change -13.6% -11.5% 2% Record Year 2010 (1,655) 2009 (3,310) 2009 (2,797)
Net Company Growth
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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) Birmingham UK 2013 890 114,240 2012 1,160 105,356 Record Year 2006 (7,255) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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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) Birmingham UK 2013 454 57,352 2012 58 41,441 Record Year 2006 (3,392) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 21 334 99 Net growth in 2012 -160 97 121 Record Year 2007 (1,213) 2006 (1,306) 2006 (1,071)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 2.0% 2012 2.1% 2011 2.1% 2010 2.1% 2009 2.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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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 2013 2.1% 2012 2.2% 2011 2.1% 2010 2.2% 2009 2.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 2.0% 2.3% 2.0% UK formation share in 2012 2.3% 2.0% 2.2% % change -13.2% 13.5% -10.3% Record Year 2005 (3.9%) 2006 (4.4%) 2006 (4.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.88% CONSULTING 5.25% TRADING 1.64% MANAGEMENT 4.80% CONSULTING 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.41% BIRMINGHAM 1.15% PROPERTY 2.48% CARE 1.02% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANCY 1.00% ENGINEERING 1.81% TRADE 0.83% DESIGN 1.79% J 0.83% LONDON 1.77% GLOBAL 0.80% BUSINESS 1.77% DESIGN 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.68% BUSINESS 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% S 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.67% PROPERTY 0.77% GLOBAL 1.59% R 0.76% MEDIA 1.57% M 0.74% CARE 1.55% GOLDEN 0.73% J 1.53% H 0.72% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CITY 0.66% IT 1.40% K 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.40% MIDLANDS 0.63% M 1.26% D 0.61% BUILDING 1.22% C 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.19% G 0.60% ENTERPRISES 1.18% MEDIA 0.58% CAPITAL 1.16% INVESTMENTS 0.57% TRAINING 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 6,623 257,517 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,899 54,555 99999 - Dormant Company 840 44,817 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 673 6,140 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 392 24,324 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 332 33,633 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 315 25,583 56101 - Licensed restaurants 314 7,148 86900 - Other human health activities 216 8,687 74990 - Non-trading company 212 14,303 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 186 17,095 62090 - Other information technology service activities 171 12,578 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 167 7,793 7487 - Other business activities 159 4,205 86210 - General medical practice activities 146 3,882 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 135 7,871 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 128 5,319 49410 - Freight transport by road 127 6,273 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 122 3,237 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 114 3,168
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08558497 S.H.M ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 06 Jun 2013 08561892 DEX INC LIMITED 10 Jun 2013 08573091 GREENFIELD CAPITAL (HOLDINGS) LTD 17 Jun 2013 08577321 DIGIMARK CONSULTANCY LTD 20 Jun 2013 08577990 GLOBAL FMCG LTD 20 Jun 2013 08581402 S & X MEDIA LIMITED 24 Jun 2013 08586288 FOREST HUNTER LIMITED 26 Jun 2013 08552585 S 209 LIMITED 01 Jun 2013 08552777 W 209 LIMITED 03 Jun 2013 08552785 Q 209 LIMITED 03 Jun 2013 08559458 BURCOTE (KNOWETOP) LIMITED 06 Jun 2013 08559485 BURCOTE (MULDRON) LIMITED 06 Jun 2013 08562652 SUNWAY INVESTMENT LIMITED 10 Jun 2013 08577320 MAC ASSET LIMITED 20 Jun 2013 08578161 B 6101 LIMITED 20 Jun 2013 08578312 C 6101 LIMITED 20 Jun 2013 08578381 E 6101 LIMITED 20 Jun 2013 08578398 Q 6101 LIMITED 20 Jun 2013 08578730 L 996 LIMITED 20 Jun 2013 08578781 J 996 LIMITED 20 Jun 2013 08578789 B 996 LIMITED 20 Jun 2013 08578818 D 996 LIMITED 20 Jun 2013 08578987 M 996 LIMITED 21 Jun 2013 08579110 N 996 LIMITED 21 Jun 2013 08579119 S 996 LIMITED 21 Jun 2013
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