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
New Company Registrations
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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) Liverpool UK 2010 906 101,492 2009 813 94,671 % change 11.4% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (906) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 315 280 311 New companies in 2009 290 238 285 % change 8.6% 17.6% 9.1% Record Year 2010 (315) 2010 (280) 2010 (311)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Liverpool UK 2010 727 87,705 2009 1,063 159,401 % change -31.6% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (1,063) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 207 292 228 Closed companies in 2009 200 307 556 % change 3.5% -4.9% -59% Record Year 2007 (212) 2008 (373) 2009 (556)
Net Company Growth
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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) Liverpool UK 2010 179 13,787 2009 -250 -64,730 Record Year 2002 (385) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 108 -12 83 Net growth in 2009 90 -69 -271 Record Year 2008 (250) 1994 (97) 2002 (218)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% 2007 0.8% 2006 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% UK formation share in 2009 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% % change 1.0% 6.8% 4.6% Record Year 1960 (1.8%) 1980 (1.2%) 1967 (1.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.58% MANAGEMENT 5.06% LIVERPOOL 2.05% CONSULTING 4.99% ARMADA 1.86% CONSULTANCY 3.12% PROPERTY 1.79% PROPERTY 2.38% (LIVERPOOL) 1.52% TRADING 2.04% (NW) 1.35% ASSOCIATES 2.01% ELECTRICAL 1.01% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTIES 0.92% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% BUILDING 0.89% BUSINESS 1.80% TRAINING 0.87% MEDIA 1.75% CONSULTANCY 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.73% COMMUNITY 0.82% LONDON 1.59% J 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.59% M 0.80% INVESTMENTS 1.49% SECURITY 0.75% CARE 1.44% CONSULTING 0.72% J 1.44% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% DEVELOPMENTS 0.70% GLOBAL 1.42% MAINTENANCE 0.70% IT 1.35% CIC 0.68% PROPERTIES 1.35% ESTATES 0.68% BUILDING 1.32% TRADING 0.65% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CARE 0.65% M 1.28% NORTH 0.60% SYSTEMS 1.26% DESIGN 0.58% S 1.24%
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 2,137 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 516 69,802 9999 - Dormant Company 146 21,484 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 129 25,053 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 107 7,634 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 99 7,767 7414 - Business & management consultancy 90 14,940 9305 - Other service activities 87 9,454 99999 - Dormant Company 73 14,072 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 71 13,161 7499 - Non-trading company 71 13,408 7260 - Other computer related activities 60 8,967 5530 - Restaurants 56 5,181 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 49 8,183 4545 - Other building completion 46 2,970 7011 - Development & sell real estate 44 3,743 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 41 2,440 8042 - Adult and other education 39 2,267 5540 - Bars 38 2,208 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 38 6,460
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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