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.
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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 08516876 HEDGE PROPERTY INVESTMENT LIMITED 07 May 2013 08517190 GREEN TIMES (UK) LIMITED 07 May 2013 08521536 BACKGROUND BUZZ LTD 09 May 2013 08527593 HINDEMITH ASSOCIATES LIMITED 13 May 2013 08532734 MIRON LIMITED 16 May 2013 08538355 HAUTE ARABIA LIMITED 21 May 2013 08545000 1664 HOLDINGS LIMITED 28 May 2013 08551252 MERCES UTILITY COMPANY LIMITED 31 May 2013 08515103 ROELYNG LIMITED 02 May 2013 08515296 A 968 LIMITED 03 May 2013 08515364 J 968 LIMITED 03 May 2013 08515396 L 968 LIMITED 03 May 2013 08515441 P 968 LIMITED 03 May 2013 08528048 BIRMINGHAM FILM STUDIOS LTD 14 May 2013 08528932 J 6188 LIMITED 14 May 2013 08528980 M 6188 LIMITED 14 May 2013 08528984 P 6188 LIMITED 14 May 2013 08529082 B 6188 LIMITED 14 May 2013 08529084 S 6188 LIMITED 14 May 2013 08529112 E 6188 LIMITED 14 May 2013 08529116 G 6188 LIMITED 14 May 2013 08529152 R 6188 LIMITED 14 May 2013 08529233 V 6188 LIMITED 14 May 2013 08530207 KYH (BRISTOL) LIMITED 15 May 2013 08535239 NEXBRIDGE LIMITED 20 May 2013
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