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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Liverpool UK 2011 999 114,512 2010 906 101,492 % change 10.3% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (999) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 335 329 335 New companies in 2010 315 280 311 % change 6.3% 17.5% 7.7% Record Year 2011 (335) 2011 (329) 2011 (335)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Liverpool UK 2011 631 72,230 2010 727 87,705 % change -13.2% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (1,063) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 212 216 203 Closed companies in 2010 207 292 228 % change 2.4% -26.0% -11% Record Year 2007 (212) 2008 (373) 2009 (556)
Net Company Growth
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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) Liverpool UK 2011 368 42,282 2010 179 13,787 Record Year 2002 (385) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2011 123 113 132 Net growth in 2010 108 -12 83 Record Year 2008 (250) 2011 (113) 2002 (218)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% 2007 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% UK formation share in 2010 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% % change -2.7% -1.1% -2.7% Record Year 1960 (1.8%) 1980 (1.2%) 1967 (1.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LIVERPOOL 1.93% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.82% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PROPERTY 1.75% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTANCY 1.21% PROPERTY 2.41% CIC 1.12% TRADING 2.06% (LIVERPOOL) 1.12% DESIGN 1.94% (NW) 1.10% ASSOCIATES 1.85% TRAINING 0.94% BUSINESS 1.82% MEDIA 0.90% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.74% BUILDING 0.78% MEDIA 1.72% PROPERTIES 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRADING 0.78% LONDON 1.63% DESIGN 0.76% J 1.47% WEST 0.74% GLOBAL 1.46% M 0.72% INVESTMENTS 1.43% COMMUNITY 0.72% CARE 1.42% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% IT 1.38% NORTH 0.67% BUILDING 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.28% SECURITY 0.67% ELECTRICAL 1.27% BUSINESS 0.65% M 1.25% DEVELOPMENTS 0.65% ENERGY 1.22% CONSULTING 0.65% TRAINING 1.21% CARE 0.65% S 1.21%
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 2,086 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 485 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 162 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 138 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 111 18,281 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 109 10,018 9305 - Other service activities 93 10,525 7414 - Business & management consultancy 87 14,755 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 79 6,321 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 79 15,760 5530 - Restaurants 71 5,640 7260 - Other computer related activities 68 8,686 7499 - Non-trading company 56 11,543 5540 - Bars 51 2,379 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 49 8,345 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 47 2,234 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 46 7,551 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 45 10,137 56302 - Public houses and bars 41 1,873 8042 - Adult and other education 38 2,521
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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