Liverpool, Merseyside
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous January.
- March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous March.
- March 2013 was a record month for net growth in Liverpool when compared to any month in history.
- February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,206 companies were registered in Liverpool during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 17.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Liverpool UK 2013 1,206 134,802 2012 1,026 131,491 % change 17.5% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (1,206) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 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 2013 407 387 412 New companies in 2012 315 350 361 % change 29.2% 10.6% 14.1% Record Year 2013 (407) 2013 (387) 2007 (454)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 488 companies were dissolved in Liverpool during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 16.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Liverpool UK 2013 488 77,914 2012 587 67,576 % change -16.9% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (907) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 212 157 119 Closed companies in 2012 191 225 171 % change 11.0% -30.2% -30% Record Year 2011 (292) 2010 (249) 2009 (640)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Liverpool during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 718 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Liverpool UK 2013 718 56,888 2012 439 63,915 Record Year 2013 (718) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous March.
March 2013 was a record month for net growth in Liverpool when compared to any month in history.
February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 195 230 293 Net growth in 2012 124 125 190 Record Year 2013 (195) 2013 (230) 2013 (293)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Liverpool formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Liverpool 2013 0.9% 2012 0.8% 2011 0.8% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% UK formation share in 2012 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% % change 15.8% 9.8% 18.0% Record Year 1985 (1.0%) 1931 (3.9%) 1990 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Liverpool was in 2008 when 29.2% of all directors were female.
22.4% of all director appointments in Liverpool in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LIVERPOOL 2.52% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 2.32% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTANCY 1.51% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.27% PROPERTY 2.44% (NW) 1.25% TRADING 2.06% J 1.05% DESIGN 1.79% (LIVERPOOL) 0.97% ENGINEERING 1.78% CONSULTING 0.93% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSTRUCTION 0.89% ASSOCIATES 1.75% PROPERTIES 0.89% LONDON 1.72% TRAINING 0.81% CONSULTANTS 1.71% ENGINEERING 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% MEDIA 0.77% MEDIA 1.63% CONSULTANTS 0.68% GLOBAL 1.57% FINANCIAL 0.64% J 1.56% NORTH 0.64% CARE 1.46% HOUSE 0.62% IT 1.43% DEVELOPMENTS 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.41% MEDICAL 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.36% STREET 0.60% M 1.25% TRADING 0.58% BUILDING 1.21% LEGAL 0.58% ENTERPRISES 1.19% WEST 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.18% M 0.58% TRAINING 1.17% DESIGN 0.58% SECURITY 1.15%
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 2,448 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 385 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 262 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 257 23,532 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 169 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 109 24,894 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 106 7,507 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 86 16,448 56302 - Public houses and bars 85 4,952 86900 - Other human health activities 85 8,465 56101 - Licensed restaurants 84 6,894 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 79 5,629 43210 - Electrical installation 72 5,625 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 68 5,062 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 65 5,248 41100 - Development of building projects 60 8,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 60 12,664 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 58 5,104 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 58 5,059 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 57 6,954
Recent Companies
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