Birmingham, West Midlands
2014 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The record first half year for female directors in Birmingham was 2014 when 22.8% of all directors were female.
- The record second quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 2014 when 23.4% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 6,635 companies were formed in Birmingham. This figure is 20.6% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.6%.
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 2014 6,635 300,731 2013 5,500 269,432 % change 20.6% 11.6% Record Year 2006 (8,984) 2014 (300,731) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 3,384 companies were registered in Birmingham during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 20.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Birmingham UK 2014 3,384 150,009 2013 2,811 134,630 % change 20.4% 11.4% Record Year 2006 (4,329) 2014 (150,009) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2014 1,152 1,142 1,090 New companies in 2013 972 1,024 815 % change 18.5% 11.5% 33.7% Record Year 2007 (1,526) 2006 (1,553) 2006 (1,447)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 4,271 companies were dissolved in Birmingham. This figure is 7.4% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 14.2%.
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 2014 4,271 177,207 2013 4,610 155,192 % change -7.4% 14.2% Record Year 2009 (11,316) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 2,428 companies were dissolved in Birmingham during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 3.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 22.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Birmingham UK 2014 2,428 94,837 2013 2,357 77,278 % change 3.0% 22.7% Record Year 2009 (7,610) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2014 533 1,163 732 Closed companies in 2013 951 690 716 % change -44.0% 68.6% 2% Record Year 2010 (1,655) 2009 (3,310) 2009 (2,797)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 the company register for Birmingham increased by 2,364 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Birmingham UK 2014 2,364 123,524 2013 890 114,240 Record Year 2006 (7,255) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
Net company growth for Birmingham during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) was 956 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Birmingham UK 2014 956 55,172 2013 454 57,352 Record Year 2006 (3,392) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2014 619 -21 358 Net growth in 2013 21 334 99 Record Year 2007 (1,213) 2006 (1,306) 2006 (1,071)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 Birmingham formed 2.2% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2013 figure of 2.0%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Birmingham 2014 2.2% 2013 2.0% 2012 2.1% 2011 2.1% 2010 2.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
In the second quarter of 2014, Birmingham formed 2.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Birmingham 2014 2.3% 2013 2.1% 2012 2.2% 2011 2.1% 2010 2.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2014 2.1% 2.4% 2.3% UK formation share in 2013 2.0% 2.3% 2.0% % change 6.9% 2.9% 15.9% Record Year 2005 (3.9%) 2006 (4.4%) 2006 (4.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2014 was 42.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2014 was 41.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The record first half year for female directors in Birmingham was 2014 when 22.8% of all directors were female.
22.8% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the first half of 2014 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 2014)
The record second quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 2014 when 23.4% of all directors were female.
23.4% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the second quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2013-Jun 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CO., 3.25% CONSULTING 5.16% MANAGEMENT 2.04% MANAGEMENT 4.64% TRADING 1.54% CONSULTANCY 3.50% CARE 1.35% PROPERTY 2.66% CONSULTANCY 1.27% TRADING 2.03% BIRMINGHAM 1.12% ENGINEERING 1.99% CONSULTING 1.09% CONSTRUCTION 1.93% PROPERTY 1.03% LONDON 1.93% S 1.02% CARE 1.85% M 0.94% DESIGN 1.75% GLOBAL 0.89% CONSULTANTS 1.73% GROUP 0.88% BUSINESS 1.69% INTERNATIONAL 0.86% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRANSPORT 0.82% TRANSPORT 1.58% J 0.81% GLOBAL 1.55% BUSINESS 0.76% INVESTMENTS 1.55% CONSULTANTS 0.69% J 1.51% MEDICAL 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.48% H 0.68% MEDIA 1.44% R 0.67% ELECTRICAL 1.40% K 0.67% IT 1.33% SERVICE 0.66% DEVELOPMENTS 1.33% G 0.65% BUILDING 1.26% MEDIA 0.64% M 1.24% TECHNOLOGY 0.63% CO., 1.20%
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 7,120 261,557 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,770 57,421 99999 - Dormant Company 938 48,436 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 799 7,840 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 448 28,352 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 425 40,250 56101 - Licensed restaurants 403 8,585 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 351 29,029 86900 - Other human health activities 297 11,292 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 219 9,900 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 191 19,058 74990 - Non-trading company 187 14,351 62090 - Other information technology service activities 179 13,024 49410 - Freight transport by road 178 9,265 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 159 6,043 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 156 10,133 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 141 4,395 86210 - General medical practice activities 134 4,176 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 132 3,928 85600 - Educational support services 126 3,869
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08970578 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 01 Apr 2014 08971650 NASH-NEW ASPIRING SUPPORTED HOUSING LTD 01 Apr 2014 08978607 M.J. (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED 04 Apr 2014 08986876 KENS (DUDLEY) LIMITED 08 Apr 2014 08997506 COTON PARK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED 15 Apr 2014 08997649 UNIQUE CARPETS LIMITED 15 Apr 2014 09009138 ANCROSS LIMITED 24 Apr 2014 09010443 J HOLLAND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 24 Apr 2014 09015018 WHITE HAWK LIMITED 28 Apr 2014 09016789 OPTISPINE PRODUCTS LIMITED 29 Apr 2014 08969771 W GRAND CHAMPION LIMITED 01 Apr 2014 08969782 M GRAND CHAMPION LIMITED 01 Apr 2014 08969959 V GRAND CHAMPION LIMITED 01 Apr 2014 08970065 N GRAND CHAMPION LIMITED 01 Apr 2014 08971793 MARKSIDE LIMITED 01 Apr 2014 08989665 NEW MING'S LTD 10 Apr 2014 08990651 THE FABULOUS BAKIN' BOYS LIMITED 10 Apr 2014 08991811 D HERO LIMITED 11 Apr 2014 08991832 J HERO LIMITED 11 Apr 2014 08992078 C HERO (GB) LIMITED 11 Apr 2014 08993504 P HERO LIMITED 11 Apr 2014 08993505 Q HERO LIMITED 11 Apr 2014 08993709 X HERO LIMITED 11 Apr 2014 09006237 E COURT (GB) LIMITED 23 Apr 2014 09006308 C COURT LIMITED 23 Apr 2014
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