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Liverpool, Merseyside

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 931 companies were registered in Liverpool during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)LiverpoolUK
    2011931116,391
    2010925105,137
    % change0.6%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (1,050) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011275278378
    New companies in 2010261306358
    % change5.4%-9.2%5.6%
    Record Year2008 (280)2007 (320)2007 (454)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 747 companies were dissolved in Liverpool during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 2.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)LiverpoolUK
    201174790,986
    201073082,677
    % change2.3%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (906) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Liverpool when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011291211245
    Closed companies in 2010192249289
    % change51.6%-15.3%-15%
    Record Year2011 (291)2010 (249)2009 (639)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Liverpool during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 184 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)LiverpoolUK
    201118425,405
    201019522,460
    Record Year 2007 (590) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-1667133
    Net growth in 2010695769
    Record Year2009 (138)2007 (192)2007 (285)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Liverpool formed 0.8% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Liverpool
    20110.8%
    20100.9%
    20090.9%
    20080.9%
    20070.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.7%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20100.9%0.9%0.8%
    % change-9.1%-20.1%0.7%
    Record Year1964 (1.5%)1971 (1.2%)1978 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    22.6% of all director appointments in Liverpool in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.01%CONSULTING5.04%
    PROPERTY1.92%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    LIVERPOOL1.83%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    (LIVERPOOL)1.31%PROPERTY2.38%
    (NW)1.22%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTIES1.05%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    BUILDING1.05%BUSINESS1.87%
    ARMADA1.03%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    CIC1.01%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.87%MEDIA1.69%
    TRAINING0.87%ENGINEERING1.61%
    WEST0.80%LONDON1.60%
    NORTH0.80%CARE1.45%
    SECURITY0.77%J1.45%
    J0.77%GLOBAL1.44%
    M0.75%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%IT1.41%
    CARE0.68%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.68%BUILDING1.34%
    CENTRE0.68%M1.30%
    MAINTENANCE0.66%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    COMMUNITY0.66%S1.24%
    TRANSPORT0.66%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    P0.61%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,099202,798
    7487 - Other business activities46560,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14630,253
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified12310,085
    9999 - Dormant Company11819,765
    99999 - Dormant Company10318,336
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering916,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8216,150
    9305 - Other service activities798,740
    7414 - Business & management consultancy7812,916
    7499 - Non-trading company6011,316
    5530 - Restaurants564,898
    7260 - Other computer related activities517,789
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified497,788
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply457,000
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.442,072
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4410,246
    56302 - Public houses and bars391,825
    5540 - Bars382,075
    4545 - Other building completion372,483

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07545537 SURELOCK HOMES SECURITY LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07540181 HYPOLIPO LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07532352 GOLDEN DINNER TAKEAWAY LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07531506 MARKER MOTORS LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07525206 G.B FLEET FINANCE & LEASING LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07521332 ARMOURED HOME SECURITIES LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07517089 G.B FLEET HIRE LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07545249 BELVEDERE ENERGY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07543038 ABBEYFIELD HOUSE LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07542675 PROACTIVE BUILDING SOLUTIONS (NW) LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07535092 GILMORE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07532759 IZY SERVICES LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07525272 SCOTT BREWSTER LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07512417 CARTER BRADLEY LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07543835 ELB SERVICES (UK) LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07543728 ARRIVE SERVICES LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07531722 CORE DESIGN (NW) LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07526319 APPLEBY HOSPITALITY LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07523638 LOGIKA SECURITY LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07523448 CHESTER ON DEE LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07518090 THE NLP WORKS FOUNDATION CIC 04 Feb 2011
    07541541 QUICKSALE PROPERTIES LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07538613 SHUMNY BUILDERS LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07526382 BEM ENGINEERING LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07540895 MENS SANA (UK) LTD 24 Feb 2011