Birkenhead, Merseyside
2013 Half Year Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Birkenhead when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Birkenhead when compared to any half year in history.
- May 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Birkenhead when compared to any previous May.
- The first half of 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Birkenhead when compared to any previous first half year.
- The record second quarter for female directors in Birkenhead was in 2013 when 33.0% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Birkenhead when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Birkenhead when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2013 a total of 194 companies were formed in Birkenhead. This figure is 19.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Birkenhead occurred in 2013 when a total of 194 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Birkenhead UK 2013 194 269,432 2012 162 253,150 % change 19.8% 6.4% Record Year 2013 (194) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 90 companies were registered in Birkenhead during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Birkenhead UK 2013 90 134,630 2012 82 121,659 % change 9.8% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (100) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
May 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Birkenhead when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 29 37 24 New companies in 2012 24 30 28 % change 20.8% 23.3% -14.3% Record Year 2007 (35) 2013 (37) 2002 (35)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 81 companies were dissolved in Birkenhead. This figure is 9.0% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Birkenhead occurred in 2009 when a total of 226 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Birkenhead UK 2013 81 155,192 2012 89 147,794 % change -9.0% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (226) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 46 companies were dissolved in Birkenhead during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 9.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Birkenhead UK 2013 46 77,278 2012 42 80,218 % change 9.5% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (130) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 12 19 15 Closed companies in 2012 15 15 12 % change -20.0% 26.7% 25% Record Year 2009 (43) 2009 (54) 2009 (33)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The first half of 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Birkenhead when compared to any previous first half year.
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Birkenhead increased by 113 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Birkenhead UK 2013 113 114,240 2012 73 105,356 Record Year 2013 (113) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Birkenhead during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 44 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Birkenhead UK 2013 44 57,352 2012 40 41,441 Record Year 2007 (61) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 17 18 9 Net growth in 2012 9 15 16 Record Year 2007 (28) 2013 (18) 2002 (31)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Birkenhead formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Birkenhead 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Birkenhead formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Birkenhead 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 1.5% 19.9% -22.4% Record Year 1986 (0.2%) 1994 (0.1%) 2002 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Birkenhead was 2008 when 34.2% of all directors were female.
31.3% of all director appointments in Birkenhead in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Birkenhead was in 2013 when 33.0% of all directors were female.
33.0% of all director appointments in Birkenhead in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage WIRRAL 1.82% CONSULTING 5.25% (WIRRAL) 1.37% MANAGEMENT 4.80% ENERGY 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.41% MANAGEMENT 1.21% PROPERTY 2.48% PROPERTY 1.06% TRADING 2.05% CARE 1.06% ENGINEERING 1.81% MARKETING 0.91% DESIGN 1.79% LEGAL 0.91% LONDON 1.77% PROPERTIES 0.76% BUSINESS 1.77% (NW) 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.68% C 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% LEISURE 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.67% CONSULTING 0.61% GLOBAL 1.59% ELECTRICAL 0.61% MEDIA 1.57% COMMUNITY 0.61% CARE 1.55% MACKIE 0.61% J 1.53% RRG 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.46% MAINTENANCE 0.61% IT 1.40% ENGINEERING 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.40% GROUP 0.61% M 1.26% INSTALLATIONS 0.61% BUILDING 1.22% YOUR 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.19% J 0.61% ENTERPRISES 1.18% NORTHWEST 0.46% CAPITAL 1.16% MUSIC 0.46% TRAINING 1.16%
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 177 257,517 99999 - Dormant Company 43 44,817 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 19 54,555 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 24,324 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 33,633 74990 - Non-trading company 15 14,303 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 5,165 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 10 5,505 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 9 6,140 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 17,095 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 8 25,583 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,212 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 8 5,366 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 7,871 62012 - Business and domestic software development 6 8,590 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 6 5,057 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 6 3,156 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 6 4,768 9999 - Dormant Company 5 2,041 56101 - Licensed restaurants 5 7,148
Recent Companies
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