Birmingham, West Midlands
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 3,251 companies were registered in Birmingham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 20.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Birmingham UK 2014 3,251 150,722 2013 2,689 134,802 % change 20.9% 11.8% Record Year 2006 (4,655) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 1,050 1,058 1,143 New companies in 2013 904 864 921 % change 16.2% 22.5% 24.1% Record Year 2006 (1,499) 2006 (1,363) 2006 (1,793)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 1,843 companies were dissolved in Birmingham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 18.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Birmingham UK 2014 1,843 82,370 2013 2,253 77,914 % change -18.2% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (3,706) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 581 634 628 Closed companies in 2013 967 666 620 % change -39.9% -4.8% 1% Record Year 2011 (1,414) 2009 (903) 2009 (2,297)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Birmingham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 1,408 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Birmingham UK 2014 1,408 68,352 2013 436 56,888 Record Year 2006 (3,863) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 469 424 515 Net growth in 2013 -63 198 301 Record Year 2006 (1,171) 2006 (1,124) 2006 (1,568)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Birmingham formed 2.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Birmingham 2014 2.2% 2013 2.0% 2012 2.1% 2011 2.1% 2010 2.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 2.2% 2.2% 2.1% UK formation share in 2013 2.1% 1.9% 2.0% % change 8.7% 13.1% 3.6% Record Year 2006 (4.7%) 2006 (4.0%) 2006 (4.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 2013 when 24.2% of all directors were female.
22.3% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CO., 2.46% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 2.02% MANAGEMENT 4.67% TRADING 1.47% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CARE 1.33% PROPERTY 2.64% BIRMINGHAM 1.23% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANCY 1.23% LONDON 1.88% CONSULTING 1.22% ENGINEERING 1.86% S 1.06% CARE 1.79% M 0.95% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% PROPERTY 0.93% DESIGN 1.75% GLOBAL 0.91% CONSULTANTS 1.73% GROUP 0.90% BUSINESS 1.71% BUSINESS 0.82% PROPERTIES 1.60% J 0.78% INVESTMENTS 1.60% INTERNATIONAL 0.77% GLOBAL 1.58% H 0.73% J 1.48% CONSULTANTS 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.48% INVESTMENTS 0.68% MEDIA 1.48% R 0.67% IT 1.33% TRANSPORT 0.66% TRANSPORT 1.30% PROPERTIES 0.66% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% MEDIA 0.65% BUILDING 1.24% G 0.63% M 1.21% K 0.63% CAPITAL 1.20% TECHNOLOGY 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 7,493 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,831 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 845 47,084 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 774 7,300 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 429 26,700 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 384 37,882 56101 - Licensed restaurants 380 7,965 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 353 27,750 86900 - Other human health activities 253 10,273 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 207 9,358 74990 - Non-trading company 189 14,135 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 181 18,491 62090 - Other information technology service activities 173 12,813 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 155 5,876 49410 - Freight transport by road 153 8,014 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 152 9,284 86210 - General medical practice activities 145 3,987 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 129 3,708 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 121 4,039 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 119 7,313
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08831195 LEGACY MARKETING LIMITED 03 Jan 2014 08840933 GLOBAL-TRADE IN LTD 10 Jan 2014 08844029 INTERCITY CONSTRUCTION LTD 14 Jan 2014 08844756 PROFILE PROSPECTING LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08854053 TAAKS (UK) LTD 21 Jan 2014 08862444 JUICY FRUITY LTD. 27 Jan 2014 08867689 COSMOS DESIGN LIMITED 29 Jan 2014 08833555 STOCKLAND GREEN HOUSING OPPORTUNITY & TRAINING LIMITED 06 Jan 2014 08836620 C (3018) LIMITED 08 Jan 2014 08837744 H (3018) LIMITED 09 Jan 2014 08840430 HOLLOWGREEN LTD 10 Jan 2014 08842119 FINSURE LIMITED 13 Jan 2014 08843592 OAKWOOD (2018) LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08843676 K (3018) LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08843683 M (3018) LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08843719 Q (3018) LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08844757 T (3018) LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08844788 X (3018) LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08850416 SCHL 140114 TOPCO LIMITED 17 Jan 2014 08854723 BARRY (20) LIMITED 21 Jan 2014 08854899 8 (E) LIMITED 21 Jan 2014 08855217 FERRY (20) LIMITED 21 Jan 2014 08856045 FLIP IT LIMITED 22 Jan 2014 08856651 YELLOW 2020 LIMITED 22 Jan 2014 08856694 WATER (20) LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
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