Birmingham, West Midlands
Q3 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.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 2,918 companies were registered in Birmingham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 12.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Birmingham UK 2013 2,918 132,684 2012 2,595 118,868 % change 12.4% 11.6% Record Year 2006 (4,126) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 1,062 883 973 New companies in 2012 878 795 922 % change 21.0% 11.1% 5.5% Record Year 2006 (1,360) 2006 (1,367) 2005 (1,402)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 2,091 companies were dissolved in Birmingham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 0.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Birmingham UK 2013 2,091 86,170 2012 2,093 75,908 % change -0.1% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (4,256) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 740 569 782 Closed companies in 2012 643 711 739 % change 15.1% -20.0% 6% Record Year 2009 (1,198) 2008 (1,702) 2009 (2,201)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Birmingham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 827 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Birmingham UK 2013 827 46,514 2012 502 42,960 Record Year 2006 (2,976) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 322 314 191 Net growth in 2012 235 84 183 Record Year 2006 (1,032) 2006 (881) 2005 (1,114)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Birmingham formed 2.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Birmingham 2013 2.2% 2012 2.2% 2011 2.1% 2010 2.1% 2009 2.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 2.3% 2.1% 2.2% UK formation share in 2012 2.1% 2.1% 2.3% % change 8.3% 1.9% -7.5% Record Year 2006 (4.4%) 2006 (4.3%) 2005 (4.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 2011 when 22.5% of all directors were female.
20.9% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.93% CONSULTING 5.27% TRADING 1.55% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CO., 1.46% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTING 1.20% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTANCY 1.19% TRADING 2.08% CARE 1.18% ENGINEERING 1.83% BIRMINGHAM 1.05% LONDON 1.79% GLOBAL 0.93% DESIGN 1.78% PROPERTY 0.90% BUSINESS 1.74% S 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% M 0.83% CONSULTANTS 1.69% BUSINESS 0.82% CARE 1.64% DESIGN 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.61% J 0.72% GLOBAL 1.59% TRADE 0.71% J 1.54% GROUP 0.71% MEDIA 1.54% H 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.53% INVESTMENTS 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.45% R 0.65% IT 1.39% INTERNATIONAL 0.65% M 1.25% CITY 0.65% ELECTRICAL 1.20% G 0.65% BUILDING 1.19% PROPERTIES 0.63% CAPITAL 1.19% MIDLANDS 0.59% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% D 0.59% TRAINING 1.15%
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 6,852 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,877 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 874 46,169 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 734 6,651 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 398 25,547 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 351 34,970 56101 - Licensed restaurants 340 7,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 335 26,675 86900 - Other human health activities 226 9,203 74990 - Non-trading company 199 14,228 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 193 17,715 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 180 8,475 62090 - Other information technology service activities 176 12,516 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 150 8,312 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 149 5,576 86210 - General medical practice activities 148 3,922 49410 - Freight transport by road 132 6,904 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 121 6,979 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 115 3,404 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 113 3,422
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08595068 ACHIM BROCKS LIMITED 03 Jul 2013 OC386369 MCD (CHELMSFORD PHASE 1) LLP 03 Jul 2013 08610984 I5 OVERSEAS LIMITED 16 Jul 2013 08612793 PYRAMID BRANDS LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 08614081 BLM BUILDING AND PLASTERING LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 08617462 LIQUID MEDIA (UK) LTD 19 Jul 2013 08618082 LYNNX LIMITED 22 Jul 2013 08619372 FU BUSINESS SOLUTIONS CONSULTING LTD 22 Jul 2013 08619887 MEDIX GLOVES LIMITED 22 Jul 2013 08627834 HEARTWOOD CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST 29 Jul 2013 08628713 CAPTUR3 LTD 29 Jul 2013 08629897 NORTH LBS LIMITED 30 Jul 2013 08631266 CURZON EDUCATION LIMITED 30 Jul 2013 08591483 H 357 LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08591564 R 357 LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08591838 MARROWAY LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08592059 Q 357 LIMITED 01 Jul 2013 08603877 TWR ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Jul 2013 08611224 MAESSE LIMITED 16 Jul 2013 08616597 MAXBURY LIMITED 19 Jul 2013 08626519 J 2398 LIMITED 26 Jul 2013 08626525 I 2398 LIMITED 26 Jul 2013 08626622 Y 2398 LIMITED 26 Jul 2013 08626641 M 2398 LIMITED 26 Jul 2013 08626689 W 2398 LIMITED 26 Jul 2013
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