Birmingham, West Midlands

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 2014)

    A total of 3,324 companies were registered in Birmingham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BirminghamUK
    20143,324143,414
    20132,918132,684
    % change13.9%8.1%
    Record Year 2006 (4,126) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20141,2389701,116
    New companies in 20131,062883973
    % change16.6%9.9%14.7%
    Record Year2006 (1,360)2006 (1,367)2005 (1,402)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 2,374 companies were dissolved in Birmingham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BirminghamUK
    20142,374101,670
    20132,09186,170
    % change13.5%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (4,256) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014840594940
    Closed companies in 2013740569782
    % change13.5%4.4%20%
    Record Year2009 (1,198)2008 (1,702)2009 (2,201)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Birmingham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 950 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BirminghamUK
    201495041,744
    201382746,514
    Record Year 2006 (2,976) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014398376176
    Net growth in 2013322314191
    Record Year2006 (1,032)2006 (881)2005 (1,114)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Birmingham formed 2.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Birmingham
    20142.3%
    20132.2%
    20122.2%
    20112.1%
    20102.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20142.4%2.2%2.3%
    UK formation share in 20132.3%2.1%2.2%
    % change5.9%4.7%5.2%
    Record Year2006 (4.4%)2006 (4.3%)2005 (4.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 40.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 2011 when 22.5% of all directors were female.

    21.6% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CO.,3.88%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT2.01%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    TRADING1.63%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CARE1.32%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.24%ENGINEERING2.07%
    BIRMINGHAM1.09%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTING1.07%TRADING2.00%
    S0.98%LONDON1.95%
    INTERNATIONAL0.98%CARE1.94%
    M0.95%TRANSPORT1.76%
    PROPERTY0.94%DESIGN1.70%
    J0.92%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    GROUP0.92%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRANSPORT0.87%BUSINESS1.62%
    GLOBAL0.76%J1.53%
    MEDICAL0.73%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    K0.72%GLOBAL1.51%
    BUSINESS0.71%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    H0.70%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    R0.70%MEDIA1.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%CO.,1.36%
    TRADE0.66%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    SERVICE0.66%BUILDING1.30%
    D0.66%IT1.30%
    HEALTHCARE0.64%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied7,529278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,73757,264
    99999 - Dormant Company1,04248,286
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands7957,917
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified45528,224
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management44140,717
    56101 - Licensed restaurants3788,546
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities34829,313
    86900 - Other human health activities32111,807
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2179,914
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified20018,890
    74990 - Non-trading company18514,006
    62090 - Other information technology service activities17812,795
    49410 - Freight transport by road1779,960
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate16610,361
    86210 - General medical practice activities1554,406
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified1536,045
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes1494,492
    85600 - Educational support services1323,888
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets1296,327

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09161037 BPPL TRADING LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09165450 ADAM ASKEY WARWICK LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09168227 ARK DIMENSIONS LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09172764 SARJAN RECORDS LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09173118 A1 CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09184276 YOUR SKIN CLINIC LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09158832 TOP ORIENTAL LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    OC394649 KEY CAPITAL PARTNERS (INVESTMENTS) VIII LLP 05 Aug 2014
    09165310 K.C. LIU LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09172074 CHINA FONG 123 LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09172103 PCR (GB) LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09181089 H 312 LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09181103 G 312 LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09181169 A 312 LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09181269 B 312 LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09181276 C WEEKDAY LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09181281 L 312 LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09181319 F WEEKDAY LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09183081 R 312 LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09183084 S 312 LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09183090 U 312 LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09184776 Y WEEKDAY LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09184827 R WEEKDAY LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09184896 X WEEKDAY LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09184925 Q WEEKDAY LIMITED 21 Aug 2014