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IM Software Ltd in Birmingham

0121 numbering ranges allocated by Ofcom

About IM Software Ltd’s Birmingham allocation

When IM Software Ltd is the range holder for +44 121 it means Ofcom recorded IM Software Ltd as the provider entitled to issue numbers from these blocks when they were first allocated under the UK National Telephone Numbering Plan. 2 Birmingham-facing blocks sit against IM Software Ltd in the current Ofcom snapshot, each of which can carry up to ten thousand individual digits available for assignment to end customers.

Birmingham’s West Midlands telecoms estate is shaped by Birmingham's catchment of roughly 1,140,000 residents: a dense urban exchange typically hosts allocations from several national operators in parallel, which is why you see IM Software Ltd’s blocks alongside other range holders on the same 0121 code. Local switching capacity, historic Openreach exchange footprints, and IM Software Ltd’s wholesale routing arrangements all influence which blocks land in Birmingham rather than elsewhere on the national plan.

Treat this allocation as a starting point, not a verdict on any specific caller. UK numbers are portable, so the current carrier on a given 0121 digit string may differ from the range holder shown — read Range Holder vs current provider for the distinction, and How Ofcom allocates UK phone numbers for the wider context behind the table below.

IM Software Ltd on 0121: by the numbers

Birmingham blocks: 2
In active service: 100%
Share of 0121: 0%
Holders on code: 182

Of the 2 blocks IM Software Ltd runs on the 0121 code, 2 (100%) are marked as actively allocated in the current Ofcom snapshot.

By number family these blocks are 100% geographic (01 / 02) — a profile that tells you what kind of caller a Birmingham IM Software Ltd number is likely to be before you even dial it back.

IM Software Ltd runs 2 of the 2,000 allocated blocks on the 0121 dialling code — roughly 0% of Birmingham’s mapped allocation, shared with 181 other range holders. Most are listed as "Allocated", which means the block is currently in active service with a communications provider.

Allocated ranges

IM Software Ltd blocks on the 0121 (Birmingham) dialling code.

Prefix	Status
+44 121562	Allocated
+44 121562	Allocated

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FAQs about IM Software Ltd on 0121

Why does IM Software Ltd appear on Birmingham (0121) numbers?

IM Software Ltd is listed in Ofcom's UK Numbering Data feed as the originally-allocated range holder for 2 number blocks on the 0121 dialling code, which covers Birmingham. That allocation pre-dates any individual customer — it simply means Ofcom recognised IM Software Ltd as the wholesale operator entitled to issue those digits when the block was first allocated.

Are calls from a Birmingham IM Software Ltd-allocated number safe?

An Ofcom allocation only tells you which provider the block was issued to; it is not a safety verdict. UK numbers can be ported between networks, and any UK area code can be spoofed by an overseas caller. Paste the specific 0121 number into the lookup above to combine the IM Software Ltd range data with a live AI internet check for forum reports, scam databases, and business listings.

Has IM Software Ltd's 0121 block been updated recently?

Yes — the table above is sourced from Ofcom's public UK Numbering Data feed, which we re-ingest every week (typically Wednesday). Any block that has been re-assigned, withdrawn or marked free will appear with its new status on the next refresh. Numbers within an allocated block can still be ported to another carrier in between Ofcom updates; see our range-holder-vs-current-provider guide for the distinction.