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.

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 (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)BirminghamUK
    20132,918132,684
    20122,595118,868
    % change12.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2006 (4,126) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20131,062883973
    New companies in 2012878795922
    % change21.0%11.1%5.5%
    Record Year2006 (1,360)2006 (1,367)2005 (1,402)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BirminghamUK
    20132,09186,170
    20122,09375,908
    % change-0.1%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (4,256) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013740569782
    Closed companies in 2012643711739
    % change15.1%-20.0%6%
    Record Year2009 (1,198)2008 (1,702)2009 (2,201)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BirminghamUK
    201382746,514
    201250242,960
    Record Year 2006 (2,976) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013322314191
    Net growth in 201223584183
    Record Year2006 (1,032)2006 (881)2005 (1,114)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20132.2%
    20122.2%
    20112.1%
    20102.1%
    20092.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20132.3%2.1%2.2%
    UK formation share in 20122.1%2.1%2.3%
    % change8.3%1.9%-7.5%
    Record Year2006 (4.4%)2006 (4.3%)2005 (4.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.93%CONSULTING5.27%
    TRADING1.55%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CO.,1.46%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTING1.20%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTANCY1.19%TRADING2.08%
    CARE1.18%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BIRMINGHAM1.05%LONDON1.79%
    GLOBAL0.93%DESIGN1.78%
    PROPERTY0.90%BUSINESS1.74%
    S0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    M0.83%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    BUSINESS0.82%CARE1.64%
    DESIGN0.75%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    J0.72%GLOBAL1.59%
    TRADE0.71%J1.54%
    GROUP0.71%MEDIA1.54%
    H0.67%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.66%PROPERTIES1.45%
    R0.65%IT1.39%
    INTERNATIONAL0.65%M1.25%
    CITY0.65%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    G0.65%BUILDING1.19%
    PROPERTIES0.63%CAPITAL1.19%
    MIDLANDS0.59%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    D0.59%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied6,852260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,87754,854
    99999 - Dormant Company87446,169
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands7346,651
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified39825,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management35134,970
    56101 - Licensed restaurants3407,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities33526,675
    86900 - Other human health activities2269,203
    74990 - Non-trading company19914,228
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified19317,715
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1808,475
    62090 - Other information technology service activities17612,516
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1508,312
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified1495,576
    86210 - General medical practice activities1483,922
    49410 - Freight transport by road1326,904
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities1216,979
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating1153,404
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified1133,422

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08635317 TOUBA FASHION & LIFESTYLE LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08641999 HYGIENEER LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08645050 NMG STUDENT VILLAGE LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08645149 PENDAGO QUALITY EXCELLENCE LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08652522 DR & DR MATTHEWS LTD 15 Aug 2013
    08655031 SIKH COACHING LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08661464 FOREX WEAL LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08661705 TRS HC LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08665482 SUCCESS FUEL FOR BUSINESS LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08666530 QUOTA FILMS LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08670508 UPSTART COMMUNITY LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08646940 FIRST ENTERTAINMENT LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08648006 A 798 LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08648051 D 798 LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08648063 J 798 LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08648107 C 798 LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08648177 G 798 LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08648901 X 798 LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08649073 A 8680 LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08651690 G 8680 LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08652125 L 8680 LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08652397 V 8680 LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08654370 CHI LAM ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08656758 CZERO HOME LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08657051 H 333 LIMITED 20 Aug 2013