Liverpool, Merseyside
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 1,026 companies were registered in Liverpool during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 10.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Liverpool UK 2012 1,026 131,491 2011 931 116,391 % change 10.2% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (1,050) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 315 350 361 New companies in 2011 275 278 378 % change 14.5% 25.9% -4.5% Record Year 2012 (315) 2012 (350) 2007 (454)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 590 companies were dissolved in Liverpool during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 21.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Liverpool UK 2012 590 67,576 2011 747 90,987 % change -21.0% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (906) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 194 225 171 Closed companies in 2011 291 211 245 % change -33.3% 6.6% -30% Record Year 2011 (291) 2010 (249) 2009 (639)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Liverpool during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 436 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Liverpool UK 2012 436 63,915 2011 184 25,404 Record Year 2007 (590) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 121 125 190 Net growth in 2011 -16 67 133 Record Year 2009 (138) 2007 (192) 2007 (285)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Liverpool formed 0.8% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Liverpool 2012 0.8% 2011 0.8% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% UK formation share in 2011 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% % change -1.8% 7.7% -10.7% Record Year 1964 (1.5%) 1971 (1.2%) 1978 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Liverpool was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.6% of all director appointments in Liverpool in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.97% CONSULTING 5.07% LIVERPOOL 1.95% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PROPERTY 1.40% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.32% PROPERTY 2.37% TRADING 1.10% TRADING 2.07% (LIVERPOOL) 1.05% DESIGN 1.93% (NW) 0.92% ENGINEERING 1.86% FINANCIAL 0.90% ASSOCIATES 1.84% MEDIA 0.88% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CIC 0.88% BUSINESS 1.73% TRAINING 0.86% MEDIA 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.81% LONDON 1.66% CONSTRUCTION 0.79% J 1.54% COMMUNITY 0.77% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CONSULTANTS 0.77% GLOBAL 1.50% ASSOCIATES 0.75% IT 1.40% DESIGN 0.72% CARE 1.34% J 0.70% PROPERTIES 1.31% BUILDING 0.70% ELECTRICAL 1.27% DEVELOPMENTS 0.70% M 1.27% PROPERTIES 0.68% BUILDING 1.24% CARE 0.68% ENERGY 1.20% CONSULTING 0.66% S 1.20% BUSINESS 0.66% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 2,179 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 388 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 221 35,233 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 149 13,637 99999 - Dormant Company 143 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 110 18,617 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 95 19,704 9305 - Other service activities 74 8,818 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 70 5,169 7414 - Business & management consultancy 66 12,113 5530 - Restaurants 66 4,633 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 60 14,303 56302 - Public houses and bars 58 2,795 7260 - Other computer related activities 56 7,154 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 54 4,427 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 49 9,892 5540 - Bars 47 1,978 43210 - Electrical installation 44 3,573 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 41 3,052 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 41 1,815
Recent Companies
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