Liverpool, Merseyside
2013 Half Year 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
- The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous June.
- May 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous May.
- April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous April.
- The first half of 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for net growth in Liverpool when compared to any half year in history.
- May 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous May.
- April 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous April.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2013 a total of 2,402 companies were formed in Liverpool. This figure is 18.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Liverpool occurred in 2013 when a total of 2,402 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Liverpool UK 2013 2,402 269,432 2012 2,022 253,150 % change 18.8% 6.4% Record Year 2013 (2,402) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 1,196 companies were registered in Liverpool during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 20.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Liverpool UK 2013 1,196 134,630 2012 996 121,659 % change 20.1% 10.7% Record Year 2013 (1,196) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
June 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous June.
May 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous May.
April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 437 389 370 New companies in 2012 340 367 289 % change 28.5% 6.0% 28.0% Record Year 2013 (437) 2013 (389) 2013 (370)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 1,053 companies were dissolved in Liverpool. This figure is 19.1% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Liverpool occurred in 2009 when a total of 2,430 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Liverpool UK 2013 1,053 155,192 2012 1,301 147,794 % change -19.1% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (2,430) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 565 companies were dissolved in Liverpool during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 20.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Liverpool UK 2013 565 77,278 2012 714 80,218 % change -20.9% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (1,523) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 183 168 214 Closed companies in 2012 220 256 238 % change -16.8% -34.4% -10% Record Year 2009 (544) 2009 (623) 2009 (356)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The first half of 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for net growth in Liverpool when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Liverpool increased by 1,349 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Liverpool UK 2013 1,349 114,240 2012 721 105,356 Record Year 2013 (1,349) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Liverpool during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 631 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Liverpool UK 2013 631 57,352 2012 282 41,441 Record Year 2013 (631) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
May 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous May.
April 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous April.
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 254 221 156 Net growth in 2012 120 111 51 Record Year 2013 (254) 2013 (221) 2008 (252)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Liverpool formed 0.9% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2012 figure of 0.8%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) 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 Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Liverpool formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Liverpool 2013 0.9% 2012 0.8% 2011 0.8% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% UK formation share in 2012 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% % change 8.0% 3.0% 15.8% Record Year 1965 (1.3%) 2010 (1.0%) 1941 (2.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Liverpool was 2004 when 28.9% of all directors were female.
24.9% of all director appointments in Liverpool in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Liverpool was in 2004 when 28.9% of all directors were female.
25.5% of all director appointments in Liverpool in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LIVERPOOL 2.64% CONSULTING 5.25% MANAGEMENT 2.37% MANAGEMENT 4.80% CONSULTANCY 1.65% CONSULTANCY 3.41% PROPERTY 1.59% PROPERTY 2.48% (NW) 1.17% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTING 1.07% ENGINEERING 1.81% J 1.01% DESIGN 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.95% LONDON 1.77% (LIVERPOOL) 0.91% BUSINESS 1.77% PROPERTIES 0.91% CONSULTANTS 1.68% ENGINEERING 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% MEDIA 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.67% CONSULTANTS 0.76% GLOBAL 1.59% NORTH 0.76% MEDIA 1.57% M 0.72% CARE 1.55% FINANCIAL 0.72% J 1.53% WEST 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.46% TRADING 0.68% IT 1.40% BUILDING 0.68% PROPERTIES 1.40% ASSOCIATES 0.66% M 1.26% DEVELOPMENTS 0.66% BUILDING 1.22% CENTRE 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.19% TRAINING 0.62% ENTERPRISES 1.18% HOUSE 0.58% CAPITAL 1.16% CIC 0.58% TRAINING 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 2,437 257,517 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 377 54,555 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 283 24,324 99999 - Dormant Company 271 44,817 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 185 33,633 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 112 7,871 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 105 25,583 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 91 6,140 86900 - Other human health activities 91 8,687 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 89 17,095 56101 - Licensed restaurants 87 7,148 56302 - Public houses and bars 84 5,165 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 73 5,505 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 72 5,319 43210 - Electrical installation 65 5,611 41100 - Development of building projects 65 8,876 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 60 5,184 49410 - Freight transport by road 59 6,273 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 59 7,212 62090 - Other information technology service activities 57 12,578
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE OC384816 IJ PROPERTY SERVICES LLP 01 May 2013 08513190 DHS EFES CATERING LTD 01 May 2013 08516235 MONSAL PROPERTY LIMITED 03 May 2013 08516936 SHINY HEAD LIMITED 07 May 2013 08524570 LOCAL PRIDE LIMITED 10 May 2013 08527090 BLEACH COLLECTIVE LTD 13 May 2013 08550042 WAVERTON LIMITED 30 May 2013 08514571 COMMUNITY SUPPORT MEDIA LTD 02 May 2013 08517550 PASS CENTRE LTD 07 May 2013 08522364 THE LIVERPOOL FASHION DESIGN CO LTD 09 May 2013 08525463 HUSH GENTLEMENS CLUB LIMITED 13 May 2013 08531590 CURZON ROSE LIMITED 16 May 2013 08539507 HERLINE LIMITED 22 May 2013 08541984 D. O. & N. JONES (WALKDEN) LIMITED 23 May 2013 08549840 THE PARADISO BAR (LIVERPOOL) LTD 30 May 2013 08512124 CATERTECH (MERSEYSIDE) LIMITED 01 May 2013 08519762 NORTH WEST ACCESS & SALES LTD 08 May 2013 08522768 RODNEY STREET HOTEL LTD 09 May 2013 08523772 S.M.K. ENGINEERING (UK) LIMITED 10 May 2013 08524096 TERRETTE LIMITED 10 May 2013 08527916 SATR CONSULTING LTD 14 May 2013 08529547 KFSB LIMITED 15 May 2013 08543226 ADEXIO LTD 24 May 2013 08543547 PROPERTY SURE LTD 24 May 2013 08545116 M A CATERING LIMITED 28 May 2013
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