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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

  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 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)LiverpoolUK
    20121,026131,491
    2011931116,391
    % change10.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (1,050) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012315350361
    New companies in 2011275278378
    % change14.5%25.9%-4.5%
    Record Year2012 (315)2012 (350)2007 (454)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LiverpoolUK
    201259067,576
    201174790,987
    % change-21.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (906) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012194225171
    Closed companies in 2011291211245
    % change-33.3%6.6%-30%
    Record Year2011 (291)2010 (249)2009 (639)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LiverpoolUK
    201243663,915
    201118425,404
    Record Year 2007 (590) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012121125190
    Net growth in 2011-1667133
    Record Year2009 (138)2007 (192)2007 (285)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.8%
    20110.8%
    20100.9%
    20090.9%
    20080.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.8%0.8%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.7%0.8%
    % change-1.8%7.7%-10.7%
    Record Year1964 (1.5%)1971 (1.2%)1978 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.97%CONSULTING5.07%
    LIVERPOOL1.95%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    PROPERTY1.40%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.32%PROPERTY2.37%
    TRADING1.10%TRADING2.07%
    (LIVERPOOL)1.05%DESIGN1.93%
    (NW)0.92%ENGINEERING1.86%
    FINANCIAL0.90%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MEDIA0.88%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CIC0.88%BUSINESS1.73%
    TRAINING0.86%MEDIA1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.81%LONDON1.66%
    CONSTRUCTION0.79%J1.54%
    COMMUNITY0.77%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%GLOBAL1.50%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%IT1.40%
    DESIGN0.72%CARE1.34%
    J0.70%PROPERTIES1.31%
    BUILDING0.70%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.70%M1.27%
    PROPERTIES0.68%BUILDING1.24%
    CARE0.68%ENERGY1.20%
    CONSULTING0.66%S1.20%
    BUSINESS0.66%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,179216,665
    7487 - Other business activities38852,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified22135,233
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified14913,637
    99999 - Dormant Company14325,084
    9999 - Dormant Company11018,617
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9519,704
    9305 - Other service activities748,818
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering705,169
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6612,113
    5530 - Restaurants664,633
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6014,303
    56302 - Public houses and bars582,795
    7260 - Other computer related activities567,154
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate544,427
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified499,892
    5540 - Bars471,978
    43210 - Electrical installation443,573
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings413,052
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.411,815

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07897433 THE RARE TRUST 04 Jan 2012
    07899528 MIANDA ENTERPRISES LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07905891 LIVERPOOL THERAPEUTIC SERVICES 11 Jan 2012
    07908571 DBCO 104 LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07917191 L&E LEISURE QS LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07921132 SING PING RESTAURANT LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    OC371531 DAS PDP LLP 18 Jan 2012
    07901246 J. W. ULTRASONICS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07916239 THE WENNA PROJECT LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07917057 ELDERBERRY CLOTHING LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07918009 HANDS OFFSHORE LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07898721 VINTAGE WONDERLAND LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07901215 SMOKING ACES LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07902916 GRAHAM JAY PROPERTIES LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07904778 ELITE PUBLICATIONS (UK) LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07907031 EPRESS LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07921343 OWENS 2 JONES OPTOMETRY AND ORTHOPTICS LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07928873 OPTIMUM NEWS LTD 30 Jan 2012
    OC371463 CRAIG PROPERTIES (2012) LLP 16 Jan 2012
    07917899 EIGHTEEN78 LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07920665 PARR FINANCE LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07899945 DISTINCT SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07915013 ESSENTIALS MOBILE VALETING LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07916098 WEATHERFORD BUILDING AND ROOFING CONTRACTORS LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07910860 SMART RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Jan 2012