Liverpool, Merseyside

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Liverpool when compared to any previous January.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 925 companies were registered in Liverpool during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 14.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)LiverpoolUK
    2010925105,137
    200981091,034
    % change14.2%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (1,050) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010261306358
    New companies in 2009258237315
    % change1.2%29.1%13.7%
    Record Year2008 (280)2007 (320)2007 (454)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 730 companies were dissolved in Liverpool during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)LiverpoolUK
    201073082,677
    2009906108,060
    % change-19.4%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (906) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Liverpool when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010192249289
    Closed companies in 2009120147639
    % change60.0%69.4%-55%
    Record Year2010 (192)2010 (249)2009 (639)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Liverpool during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 195 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)LiverpoolUK
    201019522,460
    2009-96-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (590) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010695769
    Net growth in 200913890-324
    Record Year2009 (138)2007 (192)2007 (285)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Liverpool formed 0.9% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Liverpool
    20100.9%
    20090.9%
    20080.9%
    20070.6%
    20060.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.9%0.9%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20091.0%0.8%0.9%
    % change-6.1%10.6%-5.6%
    Record Year1964 (1.5%)1971 (1.2%)1978 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Liverpool was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.2% of all director appointments in Liverpool in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.24%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    LIVERPOOL2.18%CONSULTING4.60%
    (NW)1.52%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    PROPERTY1.39%PROPERTY2.50%
    (LIVERPOOL)1.34%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    COMMUNITY1.31%TRADING1.93%
    ARMADA1.13%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSULTING1.08%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSULTANCY1.03%MEDIA1.84%
    TRAINING1.03%BUSINESS1.74%
    ELECTRICAL1.00%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    INTEREST0.87%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.85%ENGINEERING1.54%
    J0.80%J1.48%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.80%LONDON1.45%
    ENGINEERING0.77%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    M0.69%GROUP1.37%
    SECURITY0.64%GLOBAL1.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BUILDING0.64%BUILDING1.34%
    PROPERTIES0.64%CARE1.33%
    DESIGN0.62%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    FINANCIAL0.62%M1.28%
    MAINTENANCE0.62%SYSTEMS1.25%
    CAR0.59%S1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,299228,645
    7487 - Other business activities52274,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13426,974
    9999 - Dormant Company12819,948
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering1249,325
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified948,154
    7414 - Business & management consultancy9217,003
    9305 - Other service activities909,038
    7499 - Non-trading company8015,398
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7314,007
    99999 - Dormant Company7113,808
    7260 - Other computer related activities6810,331
    7011 - Development & sell real estate565,300
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply559,659
    5530 - Restaurants524,798
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities519,943
    4545 - Other building completion493,346
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate464,131
    4525 - Other special trades construction432,434
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.412,729

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07168618 3B ONLINE LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07168556 G D M SPECIAL PROJECTS LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07167899 ROCKDOOR DIRECT LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07166457 INFINITE MST MUSIC MACHINE LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07166179 ACCESS MADE SAFE LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07165891 JSM TEAM LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07161991 SILBURY 389 LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07152695 JDR DEVELOPMENTS N/W LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07149150 EVIAM TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    OC352496 AVID PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LLP 19 Feb 2010
    07163667 WORLD OF MOTORS LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07156683 LIVERPOOL BEAUTY ACADEMY LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07149203 DF GROUNDWORKS & CIVILS LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07147450 BARTLETTS SOLICITORS LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07143185 CERAMIC CAFE CHESTER LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07141840 CASA MAMAS LIMITED 01 Feb 2010
    07171773 SPACEWISE LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07171456 STICKIE FINGERS LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07170780 178 QUEENS DRIVE LIVERPOOL LTD 26 Feb 2010
    07170226 ARUMA BAR LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07169873 C E SURVEYING LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07169757 FUNKY SHAKE BAR LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07167670 MF FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07157625 MARMARISE FOODSTORE LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07155793 VALUECHAIN.COM ENTERPRISES LIMITED 12 Feb 2010