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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
    07534651 YACHTSTRIP LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07544064 UK CLAIMS ORGANISATION LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07535870 CONELLIA LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07532759 IZY SERVICES LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07516055 POCKET PRESS LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07546166 CORDIS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07540082 HOUDINI MASTER LOCKSMITHS LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07539328 CONDER BURKE LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07536090 MEET THE PEOPLE LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07534925 POINT EIGHT SYSTEMS LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07534289 IHOMES CHESHIRE LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07533436 BAYVISION LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07532854 BEE JAY ELECTRICAL LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07525975 HILL DICKINSON BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07525879 GPR CONSULTANTS LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07524950 MPH LIVERPOOL LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07522781 EXCELERATED SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07520185 PROLIFIC IT LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07518666 OQIBO LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07518090 THE NLP WORKS FOUNDATION CIC 04 Feb 2011
    07515225 TCS CLAIMS LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07538952 COUNTY DISCOUNT FURNITURE LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07538613 SHUMNY BUILDERS LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07540895 MENS SANA (UK) LTD 24 Feb 2011