Liverpool, Merseyside

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 906 companies were registered in Liverpool during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 11.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)LiverpoolUK
    2010906101,492
    200981394,671
    % change11.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (906) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous September.

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous August.

    July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010315280311
    New companies in 2009290238285
    % change8.6%17.6%9.1%
    Record Year2010 (315)2010 (280)2010 (311)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 727 companies were dissolved in Liverpool during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 31.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)LiverpoolUK
    201072787,705
    20091,063159,401
    % change-31.6%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (1,063) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010207292228
    Closed companies in 2009200307556
    % change3.5%-4.9%-59%
    Record Year2007 (212)2008 (373)2009 (556)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Liverpool during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 179 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)LiverpoolUK
    201017913,787
    2009-250-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (385) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010108-1283
    Net growth in 200990-69-271
    Record Year2008 (250)1994 (97)2002 (218)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Liverpool
    20100.9%
    20090.9%
    20080.9%
    20070.8%
    20060.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.9%0.9%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20090.9%0.8%0.8%
    % change1.0%6.8%4.6%
    Record Year1960 (1.8%)1980 (1.2%)1967 (1.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Liverpool was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.9% of all director appointments in Liverpool in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.58%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    LIVERPOOL2.05%CONSULTING4.99%
    ARMADA1.86%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    PROPERTY1.79%PROPERTY2.38%
    (LIVERPOOL)1.52%TRADING2.04%
    (NW)1.35%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    ELECTRICAL1.01%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTIES0.92%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    BUILDING0.89%BUSINESS1.80%
    TRAINING0.87%MEDIA1.75%
    CONSULTANCY0.84%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    COMMUNITY0.82%LONDON1.59%
    J0.82%ENGINEERING1.59%
    M0.80%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    SECURITY0.75%CARE1.44%
    CONSULTING0.72%J1.44%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.70%GLOBAL1.42%
    MAINTENANCE0.70%IT1.35%
    CIC0.68%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ESTATES0.68%BUILDING1.32%
    TRADING0.65%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CARE0.65%M1.28%
    NORTH0.60%SYSTEMS1.26%
    DESIGN0.58%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,137202,902
    7487 - Other business activities51669,802
    9999 - Dormant Company14621,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12925,053
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering1077,634
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified997,767
    7414 - Business & management consultancy9014,940
    9305 - Other service activities879,454
    99999 - Dormant Company7314,072
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7113,161
    7499 - Non-trading company7113,408
    7260 - Other computer related activities608,967
    5530 - Restaurants565,181
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply498,183
    4545 - Other building completion462,970
    7011 - Development & sell real estate443,743
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.412,440
    8042 - Adult and other education392,267
    5540 - Bars382,208
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified386,460

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07361028 LIVERPOOL THEATRES MANAGEMENT 31 Aug 2010
    07352093 MHL SUPPORT LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07348680 ALLWOOD STAIRCASES AND JOINERY LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07344562 G8 SECURITY LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07344529 BAILEY ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07342991 FIND YOUR MOJO LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07355463 VANTAGE LAW SOLICITORS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07352267 NEW EMBRACE LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07349845 LAYER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07346285 BOUTIQUE SKIN CLINIC LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07332847 PALIANT 104 LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07332818 PALIANT 205 LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07332817 PALIANT 301 LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07332780 PALIANT 305 LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07359264 PICTURE HOMES (BALBY) LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07357613 ZAC COLDICUTT LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07351532 INTERSKY CARE LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07351511 PATIENTS SAFETY FIRST ENTERPRISE LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07350579 L1 CHIPPY LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07345683 CONSIDERATE CONSTRUCTION LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07343744 KOZY'S WHITECHAPEL LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07338791 PICTURE HOMES LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07335541 COMPANY CATERING (WIRRAL) LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07355782 DANCE PASSION COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 24 Aug 2010
    07338298 OFF YOUR CAKE LTD 06 Aug 2010