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
New Company Registrations
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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) Liverpool UK 2011 931 116,391 2010 925 105,137 % change 0.6% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (1,050) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 275 278 378 New companies in 2010 261 306 358 % change 5.4% -9.2% 5.6% Record Year 2008 (280) 2007 (320) 2007 (454)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Liverpool UK 2011 747 90,986 2010 730 82,677 % change 2.3% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (906) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 291 211 245 Closed companies in 2010 192 249 289 % change 51.6% -15.3% -15% Record Year 2011 (291) 2010 (249) 2009 (639)
Net Company Growth
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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) Liverpool UK 2011 184 25,405 2010 195 22,460 Record Year 2007 (590) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -16 67 133 Net growth in 2010 69 57 69 Record Year 2009 (138) 2007 (192) 2007 (285)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.8% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% 2007 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% UK formation share in 2010 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% % change -9.1% -20.1% 0.7% Record Year 1964 (1.5%) 1971 (1.2%) 1978 (1.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.01% CONSULTING 5.04% PROPERTY 1.92% MANAGEMENT 4.97% LIVERPOOL 1.83% CONSULTANCY 3.16% (LIVERPOOL) 1.31% PROPERTY 2.38% (NW) 1.22% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANCY 1.15% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTIES 1.05% ASSOCIATES 1.92% BUILDING 1.05% BUSINESS 1.87% ARMADA 1.03% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% CIC 1.01% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.87% MEDIA 1.69% TRAINING 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.61% WEST 0.80% LONDON 1.60% NORTH 0.80% CARE 1.45% SECURITY 0.77% J 1.45% J 0.77% GLOBAL 1.44% M 0.75% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% IT 1.41% CARE 0.68% PROPERTIES 1.36% DEVELOPMENTS 0.68% BUILDING 1.34% CENTRE 0.68% M 1.30% MAINTENANCE 0.66% ELECTRICAL 1.28% COMMUNITY 0.66% S 1.24% TRANSPORT 0.66% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% P 0.61% SYSTEMS 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 2,099 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 465 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 146 30,253 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 123 10,085 9999 - Dormant Company 118 19,765 99999 - Dormant Company 103 18,336 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 91 6,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 82 16,150 9305 - Other service activities 79 8,740 7414 - Business & management consultancy 78 12,916 7499 - Non-trading company 60 11,316 5530 - Restaurants 56 4,898 7260 - Other computer related activities 51 7,789 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 49 7,788 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 45 7,000 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 44 2,072 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 10,246 56302 - Public houses and bars 39 1,825 5540 - Bars 38 2,075 4545 - Other building completion 37 2,483
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07536352 BABA ASSOCIATES LTD 21 Feb 2011 07533662 A1 CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD 17 Feb 2011 07517089 G.B FLEET HIRE LIMITED 04 Feb 2011 07514307 FRENDER LTD 02 Feb 2011 OC361840 VERMONT PROPERTY LLP 15 Feb 2011 07544064 UK CLAIMS ORGANISATION LTD 28 Feb 2011 07539955 GOOD IDEA (UK) LIMITED 23 Feb 2011 07532759 IZY SERVICES LIMITED 17 Feb 2011 07516055 POCKET PRESS LIMITED 03 Feb 2011 07514911 DOYLE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2011 07512417 CARTER BRADLEY LIMITED 01 Feb 2011 07543835 ELB SERVICES (UK) LTD 25 Feb 2011 07543728 ARRIVE SERVICES LTD 25 Feb 2011 07543620 LB CAR SERVICES (UK) LTD 25 Feb 2011 07525975 HILL DICKINSON BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2011 07525381 MOLLY MOON LIMITED 10 Feb 2011 07521604 WILEM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 08 Feb 2011 07518666 OQIBO LIMITED 07 Feb 2011 07516231 EGO COLWYN BAY LTD 03 Feb 2011 07513592 TYSON'S GREEN INSULATION COMPANY LTD 02 Feb 2011 07511701 D & P GROUNDWORKS LIMITED 01 Feb 2011 07541541 QUICKSALE PROPERTIES LIMITED 24 Feb 2011 07538613 SHUMNY BUILDERS LTD 22 Feb 2011 07526382 BEM ENGINEERING LTD 11 Feb 2011 07546044 OMC RETAIL LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
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