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
New Company Registrations
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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) Liverpool UK 2010 925 105,137 2009 810 91,034 % change 14.2% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (1,050) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 261 306 358 New companies in 2009 258 237 315 % change 1.2% 29.1% 13.7% Record Year 2008 (280) 2007 (320) 2007 (454)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Liverpool UK 2010 730 82,677 2009 906 108,060 % change -19.4% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (906) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 192 249 289 Closed companies in 2009 120 147 639 % change 60.0% 69.4% -55% Record Year 2010 (192) 2010 (249) 2009 (639)
Net Company Growth
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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) Liverpool UK 2010 195 22,460 2009 -96 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (590) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 69 57 69 Net growth in 2009 138 90 -324 Record Year 2009 (138) 2007 (192) 2007 (285)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% 2007 0.6% 2006 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% UK formation share in 2009 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% % change -6.1% 10.6% -5.6% Record Year 1964 (1.5%) 1971 (1.2%) 1978 (1.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.24% MANAGEMENT 5.01% LIVERPOOL 2.18% CONSULTING 4.60% (NW) 1.52% CONSULTANCY 2.87% PROPERTY 1.39% PROPERTY 2.50% (LIVERPOOL) 1.34% ASSOCIATES 2.04% COMMUNITY 1.31% TRADING 1.93% ARMADA 1.13% DESIGN 1.91% CONSULTING 1.08% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CONSULTANCY 1.03% MEDIA 1.84% TRAINING 1.03% BUSINESS 1.74% ELECTRICAL 1.00% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% INTEREST 0.87% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.54% J 0.80% J 1.48% DEVELOPMENTS 0.80% LONDON 1.45% ENGINEERING 0.77% INVESTMENTS 1.45% M 0.69% GROUP 1.37% SECURITY 0.64% GLOBAL 1.35% ASSOCIATES 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.35% BUILDING 0.64% BUILDING 1.34% PROPERTIES 0.64% CARE 1.33% DESIGN 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.30% FINANCIAL 0.62% M 1.28% MAINTENANCE 0.62% SYSTEMS 1.25% CAR 0.59% S 1.23%
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 2,299 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 522 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 134 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 128 19,948 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 124 9,325 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 94 8,154 7414 - Business & management consultancy 92 17,003 9305 - Other service activities 90 9,038 7499 - Non-trading company 80 15,398 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 73 14,007 99999 - Dormant Company 71 13,808 7260 - Other computer related activities 68 10,331 7011 - Development & sell real estate 56 5,300 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 55 9,659 5530 - Restaurants 52 4,798 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 51 9,943 4545 - Other building completion 49 3,346 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 46 4,131 4525 - Other special trades construction 43 2,434 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 41 2,729
Recent Companies
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