Birmingham, West Midlands
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 3,710 companies were registered in Birmingham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 14.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Birmingham UK 2015 3,710 161,156 2014 3,251 150,722 % change 14.1% 6.9% Record Year 2006 (4,655) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 1,128 1,156 1,426 New companies in 2014 1,050 1,058 1,143 % change 7.4% 9.3% 24.8% Record Year 2006 (1,499) 2006 (1,363) 2006 (1,793)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 2,267 companies were dissolved in Birmingham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 23.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Birmingham UK 2015 2,267 89,523 2014 1,843 82,370 % change 23.0% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (3,706) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 531 849 887 Closed companies in 2014 581 634 628 % change -8.6% 33.9% 41% Record Year 2011 (1,414) 2009 (903) 2009 (2,297)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Birmingham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 1,443 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Birmingham UK 2015 1,443 71,633 2014 1,408 68,352 Record Year 2006 (3,863) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 597 307 539 Net growth in 2014 469 424 515 Record Year 2006 (1,171) 2006 (1,124) 2006 (1,568)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Birmingham formed 2.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Birmingham 2015 2.3% 2014 2.2% 2013 2.0% 2012 2.1% 2011 2.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (4.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 2.4% 2.2% 2.3% UK formation share in 2014 2.2% 2.2% 2.1% % change 5.4% 0.7% 13.7% Record Year 2006 (4.7%) 2006 (4.0%) 2006 (4.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Birmingham was in 2013 when 24.2% of all directors were female.
21.6% of all director appointments in Birmingham in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CO., 5.90% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.66% MANAGEMENT 4.56% TRADING 1.57% CONSULTANCY 3.62% INTERNATIONAL 1.44% PROPERTY 2.72% GROUP 1.34% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CARE 1.30% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANCY 1.12% ENGINEERING 2.12% PROPERTY 1.03% LONDON 1.91% CONSULTING 1.03% TRADING 1.88% M 0.98% TRANSPORT 1.82% BIRMINGHAM 0.98% ELECTRICAL 1.76% BUSINESS 0.89% DESIGN 1.65% TRANSPORT 0.84% PROPERTIES 1.63% J 0.80% CO., 1.58% TRADE 0.77% J 1.55% S 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.54% TPS 0.75% BUSINESS 1.49% CONSTRUCTION 0.75% INVESTMENTS 1.49% TECHNOLOGY 0.71% GLOBAL 1.46% K 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.44% INVESTMENTS 0.68% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% MEDICAL 0.68% BUILDING 1.31% HEALTHCARE 0.67% IT 1.30% R 0.67% MEDIA 1.28% ELECTRICAL 0.65% M 1.27%
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 7,911 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,746 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 1,202 49,474 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 883 8,607 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 478 29,218 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 477 43,081 56101 - Licensed restaurants 391 8,909 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 369 30,825 86900 - Other human health activities 363 13,990 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 231 10,200 49410 - Freight transport by road 223 12,485 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 223 19,098 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 194 11,600 74990 - Non-trading company 185 13,794 62090 - Other information technology service activities 183 12,862 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 169 4,917 86210 - General medical practice activities 166 4,793 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 155 6,238 86101 - Hospital activities 153 5,043 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 152 5,014
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09466325 JLS (MIDLANDS) LTD 02 Mar 2015 09466916 BANBURY STORAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Mar 2015 09467111 COSTA DESIGN LTD 03 Mar 2015 09469092 ENCOM LIMITED 03 Mar 2015 09476575 SUTTON CARTER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 09 Mar 2015 09485508 SIMON FRIEND LIMITED 12 Mar 2015 09490815 J.M.HOLLIER LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09499381 EUROPLAS PLASTIC PRODUCTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09502252 HUBBALL HOLDINGS LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 09508466 ALL EARZ MARKETING LTD 25 Mar 2015 09510215 BAG HEAVEN LIMITED 25 Mar 2015 09513812 DJW ELECTRICAL LTD 27 Mar 2015 09520401 WARMFLAME HEATING & PLUMBING SERVICES LTD 31 Mar 2015 09466866 YASM4 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015 09474810 BOXESHIRE LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09479637 AQUA CLUB LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09479813 STAR AGENT LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09479925 YOUTHFUL LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09480701 NOBLE TAKEAWAY LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09480737 NOBLE HOUSE (98) LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09482634 EDWARD (2015) LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09487473 12 B LIMITED 12 Mar 2015 09490922 EASTFIELD (2018) LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09491837 SHCL SAC HOLDCO LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09491860 SHCL MANUFACTURING LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
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