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
    07318331 STOCKTONS LIVERPOOL LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07311726 LIVERBIRDS INC LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07305878 HAND PAINTED STUDIOS LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07305847 HAND MADE STUDIOS LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07304843 I-WASTE LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07326633 NORTH WEST SALT SUPPLIES LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07326566 THE SALT DEPOT LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07303516 A & A MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07301652 PANTHEON ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    OC356360 THE DURES PARTNERSHIP LLP 09 Jul 2010
    07331001 SUPERSLOTS (BOOTLE) LTD 30 Jul 2010
    07327532 IAN ANDAIN ASSOCIATES LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07324967 BAKED IN HOOLE LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07319652 KPS LAW LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07316317 POWELL BATESON HOLDINGS LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07315329 SANBROS (NORTH WEST) LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07314803 CLP DESIGNS LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07313368 ALEXANDER INVESTMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07312379 MISS FRANCESCA COUTURE LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07308341 NATURAL ENERGY SOURCES LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07305940 UNIQUE PAVINGS & LANDSCAPES LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07303711 PILGRIM SALES LTD 05 Jul 2010
    07301352 WINDSTAR LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    OC356490 LC ACQUISITION FINANCE LLP 16 Jul 2010
    07312165 AGORAGATE LTD. 13 Jul 2010