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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.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)LiverpoolUK
    20141,355150,722
    20131,206134,802
    % change12.4%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (1,355) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014464403488
    New companies in 2013407387412
    % change14.0%4.1%18.4%
    Record Year2014 (464)2014 (403)2014 (488)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LiverpoolUK
    201470082,370
    201348877,914
    % change43.4%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (907) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014220244236
    Closed companies in 2013212157119
    % change3.8%55.4%98%
    Record Year2011 (292)2010 (249)2009 (640)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LiverpoolUK
    201465568,352
    201371856,888
    Record Year 2013 (718) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014244159252
    Net growth in 2013195230293
    Record Year2014 (244)2013 (230)2013 (293)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.9%
    20130.9%
    20120.8%
    20110.8%
    20100.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20141.0%0.8%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20130.9%0.9%0.9%
    % change6.7%-3.9%-1.2%
    Record Year1985 (1.0%)1931 (3.9%)1990 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LIVERPOOL2.82%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT2.14%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    PROPERTY1.52%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTANCY1.52%PROPERTY2.64%
    (NW)1.42%TRADING2.05%
    TRANSPORT1.10%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTING0.99%ENGINEERING1.86%
    J0.97%CARE1.79%
    PROPERTIES0.92%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    (LIVERPOOL)0.92%DESIGN1.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.87%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRADING0.87%BUSINESS1.71%
    MARKETING0.81%PROPERTIES1.60%
    FINANCIAL0.80%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    M0.78%GLOBAL1.58%
    S0.76%J1.48%
    BUSINESS0.73%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    BUILDING0.69%MEDIA1.48%
    ENGINEERING0.66%IT1.33%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.66%TRANSPORT1.30%
    TRAINING0.64%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    DESIGN0.64%BUILDING1.24%
    CIC0.62%M1.21%
    ENERGY0.60%CAPITAL1.20%
    C.I.C.0.60%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,656280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified39356,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified33726,700
    99999 - Dormant Company28947,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management24837,882
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1359,284
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified12018,491
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11727,750
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands1137,300
    86900 - Other human health activities10910,273
    56101 - Licensed restaurants1017,965
    56302 - Public houses and bars855,732
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment846,236
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified755,876
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified748,155
    49410 - Freight transport by road748,014
    41100 - Development of building projects739,855
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis685,419
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing625,521
    43210 - Electrical installation595,885

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08872620 GANT SHELDON LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08877128 SPECIALIST FAMILY LAW LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08880589 ZEST COUTURE UK LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08882775 SEFTON LANE SPORTS CENTRE LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08882845 TECHSTORIES LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08886697 SEDGERTON LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08887143 LIVGROW LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08892997 NEWTON PARK LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08893176 BUSBY SUTTON COLDFIELD LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08899789 MDN8190 LTD 18 Feb 2014
    08900978 MALINKI COSMETICS LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08904194 KDP CARE LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08907710 21STCENTURYSKILLS.COM LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08912379 VANGUARD ELEC LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08916844 R&R SOOD PROPERTIES (NEW BUILD) LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08885676 HEXAGON CARE SERVICES LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08903671 HYDROLECTRIX IP LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08877415 BLUEPRINT INC LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08877444 MOORCROFT BECKETT LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08877751 GRAHAM & GRAHAM INTERIORS LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08878600 MURPHY PROPERTY ESTATES LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08880303 IK 3 TRADING LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08882462 GCM LETTINGS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08884375 GAINSBOROUGH PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08894341 K & P AUTOS LTD 13 Feb 2014

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