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Liverpool, Merseyside

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 999 companies were registered in Liverpool during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 10.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LiverpoolUK
    2011999114,512
    2010906101,492
    % change10.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (999) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011335329335
    New companies in 2010315280311
    % change6.3%17.5%7.7%
    Record Year2011 (335)2011 (329)2011 (335)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 631 companies were dissolved in Liverpool during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LiverpoolUK
    201163172,230
    201072787,705
    % change-13.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (1,063) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011212216203
    Closed companies in 2010207292228
    % change2.4%-26.0%-11%
    Record Year2007 (212)2008 (373)2009 (556)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Liverpool during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 368 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LiverpoolUK
    201136842,282
    201017913,787
    Record Year 2002 (385) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011123113132
    Net growth in 2010108-1283
    Record Year2008 (250)2011 (113)2002 (218)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Liverpool formed 0.9% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Liverpool
    20110.9%
    20100.9%
    20090.9%
    20080.9%
    20070.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.9%0.9%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20100.9%0.9%0.9%
    % change-2.7%-1.1%-2.7%
    Record Year1960 (1.8%)1980 (1.2%)1967 (1.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Liverpool was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.4% of all director appointments in Liverpool in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LIVERPOOL1.93%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.82%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.75%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.21%PROPERTY2.41%
    CIC1.12%TRADING2.06%
    (LIVERPOOL)1.12%DESIGN1.94%
    (NW)1.10%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    TRAINING0.94%BUSINESS1.82%
    MEDIA0.90%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.83%ENGINEERING1.74%
    BUILDING0.78%MEDIA1.72%
    PROPERTIES0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRADING0.78%LONDON1.63%
    DESIGN0.76%J1.47%
    WEST0.74%GLOBAL1.46%
    M0.72%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    COMMUNITY0.72%CARE1.42%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%IT1.38%
    NORTH0.67%BUILDING1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SECURITY0.67%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    BUSINESS0.65%M1.25%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%ENERGY1.22%
    CONSULTING0.65%TRAINING1.21%
    CARE0.65%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,086204,493
    7487 - Other business activities48565,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified16229,245
    9999 - Dormant Company13822,587
    99999 - Dormant Company11118,281
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10910,018
    9305 - Other service activities9310,525
    7414 - Business & management consultancy8714,755
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering796,321
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7915,760
    5530 - Restaurants715,640
    7260 - Other computer related activities688,686
    7499 - Non-trading company5611,543
    5540 - Bars512,379
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply498,345
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.472,234
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified467,551
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4510,137
    56302 - Public houses and bars411,873
    8042 - Adult and other education382,521

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07730863 DREAM WAVER LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07732615 THE PROPERTY CLAIM MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07736200 NORTH WEST AMAA LTD 10 Aug 2011
    07742154 NEW ROSE GARDEN LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07743504 ILIAD (STUDENT PROJECTS) LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07750333 LEVEL CREATIVE COLLECTIVE LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07755505 LFC REDS LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07728564 THRIVE TRAFFORD LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07729414 ENHANCE LASER TREATMENTS LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07731567 COASTAL BARR MARINE LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07736722 OLYMPUS TYRES LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07741143 SEFTON GROUP MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07744623 TUBE TRADING LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07744645 OLD TRADING LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07745224 ARCADY MEDIA LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07745794 SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07735098 OUTFIT SHOP AND STORE FITTING LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07739656 WINCHESTER PUB LTD 15 Aug 2011
    07744229 FARLEY'S HEALTH MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07744556 LOCK KEEPERS INN LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07744717 LYTHAM CARE LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07745129 CAMP & FURNACE LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07747862 DIGITAL POLISH LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07748396 THE DEAL DEVIL LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07754706 KEEPOINT LTD 26 Aug 2011