Birmingham, West Midlands
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Birmingham UK 2014 3,324 143,414 2013 2,918 132,684 % change 13.9% 8.1% Record Year 2006 (4,126) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 1,238 970 1,116 New companies in 2013 1,062 883 973 % change 16.6% 9.9% 14.7% Record Year 2006 (1,360) 2006 (1,367) 2005 (1,402)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Birmingham UK 2014 2,374 101,670 2013 2,091 86,170 % change 13.5% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (4,256) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 840 594 940 Closed companies in 2013 740 569 782 % change 13.5% 4.4% 20% Record Year 2009 (1,198) 2008 (1,702) 2009 (2,201)
Net Company Growth
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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) Birmingham UK 2014 950 41,744 2013 827 46,514 Record Year 2006 (2,976) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 398 376 176 Net growth in 2013 322 314 191 Record Year 2006 (1,032) 2006 (881) 2005 (1,114)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 2.3% 2013 2.2% 2012 2.2% 2011 2.1% 2010 2.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 2.4% 2.2% 2.3% UK formation share in 2013 2.3% 2.1% 2.2% % change 5.9% 4.7% 5.2% Record Year 2006 (4.4%) 2006 (4.3%) 2005 (4.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CO., 3.88% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 2.01% MANAGEMENT 4.63% TRADING 1.63% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CARE 1.32% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTANCY 1.24% ENGINEERING 2.07% BIRMINGHAM 1.09% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% CONSULTING 1.07% TRADING 2.00% S 0.98% LONDON 1.95% INTERNATIONAL 0.98% CARE 1.94% M 0.95% TRANSPORT 1.76% PROPERTY 0.94% DESIGN 1.70% J 0.92% CONSULTANTS 1.70% GROUP 0.92% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRANSPORT 0.87% BUSINESS 1.62% GLOBAL 0.76% J 1.53% MEDICAL 0.73% ELECTRICAL 1.53% K 0.72% GLOBAL 1.51% BUSINESS 0.71% INVESTMENTS 1.50% H 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.48% R 0.70% MEDIA 1.38% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% CO., 1.36% TRADE 0.66% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% SERVICE 0.66% BUILDING 1.30% D 0.66% IT 1.30% HEALTHCARE 0.64% M 1.23%
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 7,529 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,737 57,264 99999 - Dormant Company 1,042 48,286 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 795 7,917 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 455 28,224 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 441 40,717 56101 - Licensed restaurants 378 8,546 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 348 29,313 86900 - Other human health activities 321 11,807 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 217 9,914 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 200 18,890 74990 - Non-trading company 185 14,006 62090 - Other information technology service activities 178 12,795 49410 - Freight transport by road 177 9,960 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 166 10,361 86210 - General medical practice activities 155 4,406 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 153 6,045 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 149 4,492 85600 - Educational support services 132 3,888 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 129 6,327
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09116534 KEEP TALKING SHOP LIMITED 04 Jul 2014 09117546 WE DO GRAFFITI LIMITED 04 Jul 2014 09118158 CHRISTINE LEE & CO (EDUCATION) LIMITED 07 Jul 2014 09119708 MILLGROW LIMITED 07 Jul 2014 09131155 AUTOSPORT GARAGE LIMITED 15 Jul 2014 09135024 AIVYAN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 17 Jul 2014 09139071 TAX DEBT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jul 2014 09110365 WESTPINE LIMITED 01 Jul 2014 09110731 D BEST DATA LIMITED 01 Jul 2014 09110886 E BEST DATA LIMITED 01 Jul 2014 09115008 K BEST DATA LIMITED 03 Jul 2014 09115173 L BEST DATA LIMITED 03 Jul 2014 09116681 F 1268 LIMITED 04 Jul 2014 09116705 FROSTBURY LIMITED 04 Jul 2014 09118052 I-HYDRO LIMITED 07 Jul 2014 09119872 ARCWOOD LIMITED 08 Jul 2014 09126482 L 1268 LIMITED 11 Jul 2014 09127148 Q 1268 LIMITED 11 Jul 2014 09128407 P BEST DATA LIMITED 14 Jul 2014 09128553 R BEST DATA LIMITED 14 Jul 2014 09128875 S BEST DATA LIMITED 14 Jul 2014 09131723 S 1268 LIMITED 15 Jul 2014 09131768 U 1268 LIMITED 15 Jul 2014 09132746 F RED BOX LIMITED 15 Jul 2014 09132914 M RED BOX LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
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