Companies in Birmingham

Behind every street in Birmingham sits a business. 9,439 of them, to be exact, all registered in the United Kingdom business register. The biggest single industry is restaurants and eating places with 469 companies, roughly 5% of everything that does business in the city.

9,439 businesses indexed

Hsbc UK Bank PLCHsbc UK Bank PLC
Showing 25 of 9,439 companies
Company NameCountryCityAddress 1State/ProvincePostal CodeWebsiteFounding YearYearly Revenue in U.S. DollarsEmployees TotalBusiness Legal Type - DescriptionNumber of Companies in GroupCompany Registration Number
1
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
1 Centenary Square
Birmingham, West Midlands
B1 1HQ
hsbc.*****
2015
$22,366,116,558
19,841
Corporation
4758
09928412
2
State Oil LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
C/o Teneo Financial Advisory Limited the
Birmingham, West Midlands
B4 6AT
N/A
1990
$10,201,182,000
1,514
Corporation
164
04112423
3
Melrose Industries PLC
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
11th Floor
Birmingham, West Midlands
B4 6AT
melroseplc.*****
2015
$4,746,732,442
13,647
Corporation
156
09800044
4
Gkn LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
11th Floor
Birmingham, West Midlands
B4 6AT
gknaerospace.*****
1947
$3,237,166,895
51,646
Corporation
156
04191106
5
Imi PLC
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
4060 Lakeside
Birmingham, West Midlands
B37 7XZ
processautomation.*****
1862
$3,047,219,712
10,478
Corporation
262
00714275
6
Chl 1 Realisations LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
C/o Teneo Financial Advisory Ltd
Birmingham, West Midlands
B4 6AT
N/A
2020
$1,503,262,360
4,127
Corporation
6
12450682
7
Stars Group Holdings (UK) LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
One Chamberlain Square
Birmingham, West Midlands
B3 3AX
N/A
2018
$1,451,514,331
11
Corporation
427
11316497
8
00150042 PLC
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
3500 Parkside
Birmingham, West Midlands
B37 7YG
N/A
1918
$1,402,741,690
5,702
Corporation
3
00150042
9
Anglo Beef Processors UK
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
Vienna House
Birmingham, West Midlands
B37 7GN
abpbeef.*****
1994
$1,112,663,563
1,994
Corporation
112
02925718
10
Anglo Beef Processors Holdings
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
Vienna House
Birmingham, West Midlands
B37 7GN
N/A
1997
$961,419,696
2,029
Corporation
112
03437107
11
Gkn Aerospace Services LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
11th Floor
Birmingham, West Midlands
B4 6AT
gknaerospace.*****
1759
$899,694,198
3,456
Corporation
156
00355922
12
Rexel UK LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
Ground Floor, Eagle Court 2 Hatchford Brook
Birmingham, West Midlands
B26 3RZ
rexel.*****
1947
$843,466,163
2,330
Corporation
2320
00434724
13
Heart Of England Foundation Trust
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
Heartlands Nhs Hospital
Birmingham, West Midlands
B9 5ST
heartofengland.*****
1996
$778,816,838
10,442
3
N/A
14
Heavy Haul Rail Group LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
6th Floor
Birmingham, West Midlands
B4 6EQ
heavyhaulrail.*****
2004
$652,095,621
2,984
Corporation
35
05313119
15
Wesleyan Assurance Society
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
Colmore Circus Queensway
Birmingham, West Midlands
B4 6AR
wesleyan.*****
2000
$515,059,197
1,387
Corporation
64
ZC000145
16
Betfair Group LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
One Chamberlain Square
Birmingham, West Midlands
B3 3AX
paddypowerbetfair.*****
2008
$504,113,210
2,088
Corporation
427
06489716
17
Eisler Capital Management LTD
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
C/o Bdo Llp
Birmingham, West Midlands
B4 6GA
N/A
2015
$495,463,626
324
Corporation
6
09907826
18
Waterloo Housing
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
Unit 1700
Birmingham, West Midlands
B37 7YD
platformhg.*****
2005
$473,691,343
1
Proprietorship
N/A
N/A
19
Matchesfashion LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
C/o Teneo Financial Advisory Limited, the Colmore Building
Birmingham, West Midlands
B4 6AT
N/A
1982
$457,322,956
678
Corporation
48
02717838
20
Gkn Enterprise LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
11th Floor, the Colmore Building
Birmingham, West Midlands
B4 6AT
gknaerospace.*****
1970
$456,674,209
217
Corporation
156
00984980
21
Imi Precision Engineering LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
4060 Lakeside
Birmingham, West Midlands
B37 7XZ
norgren.*****
1982
$441,780,312
79
Corporation
262
01687068
22
Gwi UK Acquisition Company LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
6th Floor
Birmingham, West Midlands
B4 6EQ
N/A
2015
$432,271,668
2,672
Corporation
35
09449366
23
No Ordinary Designer Label LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
The Colmore Building
Birmingham, West Midlands
B4 6AT
tedbaker.*****
1987
$429,866,330
1,288
Corporation
63
02509755
24
Platform Housing Group
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
Unit 1700
Birmingham, West Midlands
B37 7YD
platformhg.*****
2015
$427,769,092
1,757
2
IP32239R
25
Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Birmingham
1 Centenary Square
Birmingham, West Midlands
B1 1HQ
hsbc.*****
1980
$372,433,562
1,300
Corporation
4758
01503727

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Largest companies in Birmingham

Which company is the largest in Birmingham depends on how you measure. You can look at valuation, at revenue or at how many people work there. Valuations are private for most companies, so here we stick to revenue and headcount.

By revenue, Hsbc UK Bank PLC comes first in Birmingham. It is part of a group with $22.4 billion in yearly revenue. By headcount, National Highways LIMITED comes first with 6,866 employees. We only looked at the 6,750 corporations in Birmingham for this; sole traders, foundations and other legal forms are left out.

The two tables below show how all 9,439 companies in Birmingham are spread across revenue and headcount bands.

Yearly revenue

41.6%of companies have less than $100,000 in yearly revenue

Revenue (USD)CountShare
up to $100,0003,927
$100,000 to $500,0002,593
$500,000 to $1M489
$1M to $5M543
$5M to $10M117
$10M to $50M153
$50M to $100M46
$100M to $500M54
$500M to $1B7
$1B or more9
Unknown1,501

Headcount

67.7%of companies have 1 to 4 employees

EmployeesCountShare
1-46,392
5-9762
10-19379
20-49272
50-99104
100-19957
200-49952
500-99922
1,000-4,99928
5,000-9,9993
10,000+1
Unknown1,367

Source: business register and CompanyData. "Unknown" means no published figure.

Largest industries in Birmingham

The biggest industry groups in Birmingham by registered company count, with the top five companies by revenue in each.

Restaurants and eating places

469 companies

SIC 5812

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Property developers

436 companies

SIC 6552

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General business services

421 companies

SIC 7389

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Real estate agents and managers

409 companies

SIC 6531

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Holding firms

310 companies

SIC 6719

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Property lessors

286 companies

SIC 6519

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IT services

253 companies

SIC 7379

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E-commerce and mail-order retail

252 companies

SIC 5961

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All industries in Birmingham

Together, restaurants and eating places, property developers and general business services make up the top three industries in Birmingham, accounting for 14% of the city's commercial activity. The oldest company we can find in Birmingham is Gkn Aerospace Services LIMITED, founded in 1759, with Birmingham City University not far behind. They are still here, along with 9,437 other businesses in Birmingham.

Once called the workshop of the world, Birmingham still makes things, from Jewellery Quarter workbenches to car plants, alongside one of Britain's largest professional services scenes. All of them are in our data. Look up a company in the table at the top of this page, get the full list delivered as an Excel file, or pull the records straight into your own systems through our API.

9,439companies
  • Nonclassifiable Establishments830
  • Eating Places469
  • Land Subdividers and Developers, Except Cemeteries436
  • Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified421
  • Real Estate Agents and Managers409
  • Offices of Holding Companies, Not Elsewhere Classified310
  • Lessors of Real Property, Not Elsewhere Classified286
  • Computer Related Services, Not Elsewhere Classified253
  • Catalog and Mail-Order Houses252
  • Management Consulting Services244
  • Other industries5,529

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