Business Services in Birmingham

Birmingham Company Scorecard

Out of Birmingham's 234,897 total incorporated companies, 20,894 were formed in the last 12 months.

Birmingham's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Birmingham include the 18,943 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, 12,002 companies working in administrative and support service activities, and 10,320 companies working in real estate activities. The business sectors with the least activity include agriculture, forestry and fishing with 176 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 142 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 94 active companies.

Company Trends in Birmingham

Looking at the big changes in Birmingham's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 7.2% of active businesses, a total of 6,550 companies. The next big increase was retail sale via mail order houses or via internet which now makes up 5.14% of active businesses in Birmingham, a change of 173% from the 1.88% percentage share seen in 2018. Buying and selling of own real estate also saw positive growth, currently representing 5.19% of Birmingham's active companies.

Notable changes in Birmingham's business sectors include a rise of 51% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles since 2018, a rise of 73% in real estate activities, and rise of 11% in construction.