Liverpool, Merseyside
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous September.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous July.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Liverpool when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 1,015 companies were registered in Liverpool during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Liverpool UK 2012 1,015 118,868 2011 999 114,512 % change 1.6% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (1,015) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous September.
July 2012 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 2012 339 328 348 New companies in 2011 335 329 335 % change 1.2% -0.3% 3.9% Record Year 2012 (339) 2011 (329) 2012 (348)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 652 companies were dissolved in Liverpool during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 3.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Liverpool UK 2012 652 74,772 2011 631 72,230 % change 3.3% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (1,063) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Liverpool when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 232 245 175 Closed companies in 2011 212 216 203 % change 9.4% 13.4% -14% Record Year 2012 (232) 2008 (373) 2009 (556)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Liverpool during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 363 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Liverpool UK 2012 363 44,096 2011 368 42,282 Record Year 2002 (385) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 107 83 173 Net growth in 2011 123 113 132 Record Year 2008 (250) 2011 (113) 2002 (218)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Liverpool formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Liverpool 2012 0.9% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (1.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% UK formation share in 2011 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% % change -9.2% 0.5% 2.8% Record Year 1960 (1.8%) 1980 (1.2%) 1967 (1.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Liverpool was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
24.4% of all director appointments in Liverpool in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LIVERPOOL 2.17% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.85% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.59% CONSULTANCY 3.28% (LIVERPOOL) 1.17% PROPERTY 2.35% FINANCIAL 1.06% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 1.02% DESIGN 1.87% (NW) 0.98% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTIES 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.83% J 0.87% CONSULTANTS 1.76% TRADING 0.87% BUSINESS 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.79% MEDIA 1.67% TRAINING 0.72% LONDON 1.67% ASSOCIATES 0.72% J 1.55% MEDIA 0.72% GLOBAL 1.53% BUILDING 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.46% COMMUNITY 0.64% IT 1.43% HOUSE 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.34% DEVELOPMENTS 0.64% CARE 1.32% ELECTRICAL 0.62% M 1.27% CIC 0.62% BUILDING 1.22% BUSINESS 0.59% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CONSULTING 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.20% C 0.55% S 1.17% DESIGN 0.55% SECURITY 1.16%
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 3,192 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 251 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 210 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 148 25,035 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 143 13,716 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 89 19,425 9999 - Dormant Company 74 12,598 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 62 14,774 56302 - Public houses and bars 54 2,823 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 54 4,294 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 50 3,493 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 48 9,891 5530 - Restaurants 46 3,142 9305 - Other service activities 46 6,142 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 45 3,094 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 43 2,891 7414 - Business & management consultancy 43 8,437 7260 - Other computer related activities 42 4,979 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 41 3,160 43210 - Electrical installation 40 3,387
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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