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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
    07971987 WILL HALLIGAN LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07979893 AMRS RETAIL UK LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07987251 FOUNDATION UTILITIES (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07987583 CARPETCARE UK LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07992418 MICHAEL O'GRADY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07999636 SKL BUFFALO LTD 21 Mar 2012
    08000742 LUCHA PACIFICO LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08009010 CBL SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08013454 KMS RENTALS LIMITED 30 Mar 2012
    OC373732 EUROPA WAY (LICHFIELD) LLP 26 Mar 2012
    07984058 THE MODERN SMOKE LTD 09 Mar 2012
    08001214 QUALITY HOME CARE (NW) LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08009045 LANHIL LTD 28 Mar 2012
    08009388 EXCEL OVEN CLEANING LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    OC373300 DOUGLAS FORESTRY LLP 13 Mar 2012
    OC373610 MASON PARTNERS LLP 21 Mar 2012
    07973291 HATCHBIZ (NORTH WEST) LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07976445 ROOF SOL LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07980943 TOWNSEND BARS LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07981068 SECURITY SAINTS LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07984751 G&A SALES, RECOVERY AND STORAGE LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07990051 WILLOW PARK INNS LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07991412 JD ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Mar 2012
    08000386 U & I HEALTHCARE LTD 21 Mar 2012
    08005248 TRU-FORM DEVELOPMENTS LTD 26 Mar 2012