Liverpool, Merseyside
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous September.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous July.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Liverpool when compared to any previous July.
- August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 1,150 companies were registered in Liverpool during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Liverpool UK 2013 1,150 132,684 2012 1,015 118,868 % change 13.3% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (1,150) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous September.
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 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 2013 437 341 372 New companies in 2012 339 328 348 % change 28.9% 4.0% 6.9% Record Year 2013 (437) 2013 (341) 2013 (372)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 985 companies were dissolved in Liverpool during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 48.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Liverpool UK 2013 985 86,170 2012 665 75,908 % change 48.1% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (1,067) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 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 2013 267 196 522 Closed companies in 2012 236 244 185 % change 13.1% -19.7% 182% Record Year 2013 (267) 2008 (373) 2009 (559)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Liverpool during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 165 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Liverpool UK 2013 165 46,514 2012 350 42,960 Record Year 2011 (369) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 170 145 -150 Net growth in 2012 103 84 163 Record Year 2008 (250) 2013 (145) 2002 (218)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Liverpool formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Liverpool 2013 0.9% 2012 0.9% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% UK formation share in 2012 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% % change 15.4% -4.6% -6.3% Record Year 1960 (1.8%) 1990 (1.0%) 1941 (2.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Liverpool was in 2006 when 28.8% of all directors were female.
25.8% of all director appointments in Liverpool in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LIVERPOOL 2.68% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 2.08% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.65% CONSULTANCY 3.45% PROPERTY 1.50% PROPERTY 2.53% (NW) 1.29% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTING 1.12% ENGINEERING 1.83% J 1.10% LONDON 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.95% DESIGN 1.78% ENGINEERING 0.84% BUSINESS 1.74% PROPERTIES 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% (LIVERPOOL) 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.69% M 0.77% CARE 1.64% MARKETING 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.61% TRANSPORT 0.75% GLOBAL 1.59% TRADING 0.73% J 1.54% CONSULTANTS 0.73% MEDIA 1.54% FINANCIAL 0.71% INVESTMENTS 1.53% MEDIA 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.45% DEVELOPMENTS 0.69% IT 1.39% S 0.67% M 1.25% NORTH 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.20% BUSINESS 0.62% BUILDING 1.19% BUILDING 0.62% CAPITAL 1.19% WEST 0.60% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% BAR 0.58% TRAINING 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 2,482 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 385 54,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 310 25,547 99999 - Dormant Company 273 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 197 34,970 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 119 8,312 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 115 26,675 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 101 6,651 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 93 17,715 86900 - Other human health activities 93 9,203 56101 - Licensed restaurants 90 7,531 56302 - Public houses and bars 85 5,437 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 81 5,859 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 75 5,576 43210 - Electrical installation 65 5,724 41100 - Development of building projects 63 9,271 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 61 7,590 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 59 5,249 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 58 5,382 49410 - Freight transport by road 58 6,904
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08681816 BEAUTY WONDERLAND LTD 09 Sep 2013 08687000 REVOLUTION CREW LIMITED 12 Sep 2013 08691938 BIG STUDENT DEAL LIMITED 16 Sep 2013 08694490 RSL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 17 Sep 2013 08699573 V1.Q.NER LIMITED 20 Sep 2013 08699657 THE DEVONSHIRE ARMS (SPION KOP) LTD 20 Sep 2013 08701770 SJC CONSULTANCY (NORTH WEST) LIMITED 23 Sep 2013 08703182 ORDINARY STUFF LTD 24 Sep 2013 08670706 ECOSILL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 02 Sep 2013 08676900 MASS PACKAGING LIMITED 04 Sep 2013 08681273 CFRS (UK) LIMITED 09 Sep 2013 08681852 CEF LEGAL LIMITED 09 Sep 2013 08683759 BESA CATERING LIMITED 10 Sep 2013 08685176 CITY BUILDINGS (NORTH WEST) LIMITED 11 Sep 2013 08686768 ACJ TELECOMMS LTD 12 Sep 2013 08689739 OPTIMUM (GROUP) LIMITED 13 Sep 2013 08698964 ICON EVENTS & PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 20 Sep 2013 08711090 APBM LTD. 30 Sep 2013 08672738 PESTROL UK LTD 02 Sep 2013 08676455 LIVERPOOL NATUROPATH LIMITED 04 Sep 2013 08679855 PART MEISTER LIMITED 06 Sep 2013 08688425 SKYLINE DEVELOPMENTS LTD 12 Sep 2013 08692497 SUTOL ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 16 Sep 2013 08693538 PAYYOURBILLS LIMITED 17 Sep 2013 08697351 LIVERPOOL TEACHING ACADEMY LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
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