Liverpool, Merseyside
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous March.
- March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any month in history.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous January.
- January 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any month in history.
- January 2014 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 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,355 companies were registered in Liverpool during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 12.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Liverpool UK 2014 1,355 150,722 2013 1,206 134,802 % change 12.4% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (1,355) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous March.
March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any month in history.
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.
January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous January.
January 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 464 403 488 New companies in 2013 407 387 412 % change 14.0% 4.1% 18.4% Record Year 2014 (464) 2014 (403) 2014 (488)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 700 companies were dissolved in Liverpool during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 43.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Liverpool UK 2014 700 82,370 2013 488 77,914 % change 43.4% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (907) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 220 244 236 Closed companies in 2013 212 157 119 % change 3.8% 55.4% 98% Record Year 2011 (292) 2010 (249) 2009 (640)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Liverpool during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 655 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Liverpool UK 2014 655 68,352 2013 718 56,888 Record Year 2013 (718) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 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 2014 244 159 252 Net growth in 2013 195 230 293 Record Year 2014 (244) 2013 (230) 2013 (293)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Liverpool formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Liverpool 2014 0.9% 2013 0.9% 2012 0.8% 2011 0.8% 2010 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% UK formation share in 2013 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% % change 6.7% -3.9% -1.2% Record Year 1985 (1.0%) 1931 (3.9%) 1990 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Liverpool was in 2008 when 29.2% of all directors were female.
25.1% of all director appointments in Liverpool in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LIVERPOOL 2.82% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 2.14% MANAGEMENT 4.67% PROPERTY 1.52% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTANCY 1.52% PROPERTY 2.64% (NW) 1.42% TRADING 2.05% TRANSPORT 1.10% LONDON 1.88% CONSULTING 0.99% ENGINEERING 1.86% J 0.97% CARE 1.79% PROPERTIES 0.92% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% (LIVERPOOL) 0.92% DESIGN 1.75% CONSTRUCTION 0.87% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRADING 0.87% BUSINESS 1.71% MARKETING 0.81% PROPERTIES 1.60% FINANCIAL 0.80% INVESTMENTS 1.60% M 0.78% GLOBAL 1.58% S 0.76% J 1.48% BUSINESS 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.48% BUILDING 0.69% MEDIA 1.48% ENGINEERING 0.66% IT 1.33% DEVELOPMENTS 0.66% TRANSPORT 1.30% TRAINING 0.64% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% DESIGN 0.64% BUILDING 1.24% CIC 0.62% M 1.21% ENERGY 0.60% CAPITAL 1.20% C.I.C. 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 2,656 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 393 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 337 26,700 99999 - Dormant Company 289 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 248 37,882 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 135 9,284 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 120 18,491 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 117 27,750 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 113 7,300 86900 - Other human health activities 109 10,273 56101 - Licensed restaurants 101 7,965 56302 - Public houses and bars 85 5,732 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 84 6,236 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 75 5,876 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 74 8,155 49410 - Freight transport by road 74 8,014 41100 - Development of building projects 73 9,855 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 68 5,419 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 62 5,521 43210 - Electrical installation 59 5,885
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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