Liverpool, Merseyside
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any quarter in history.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous September.
- August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous August.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous July.
- July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any month in history.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Liverpool when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,413 companies were registered in Liverpool during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 22.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Liverpool UK 2014 1,413 143,414 2013 1,150 132,684 % change 22.9% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (1,413) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous September.
August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous August.
July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous July.
July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 521 445 447 New companies in 2013 437 341 372 % change 19.2% 30.5% 20.2% Record Year 2014 (521) 2014 (445) 2014 (447)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 1,038 companies were dissolved in Liverpool during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Liverpool UK 2014 1,038 101,670 2013 985 86,170 % change 5.4% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (1,067) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 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 2014 315 346 377 Closed companies in 2013 267 196 522 % change 18.0% 76.5% -28% Record Year 2014 (315) 2008 (373) 2009 (559)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Liverpool during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 375 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Liverpool UK 2014 375 41,744 2013 165 46,514 Record Year 2014 (375) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 206 99 70 Net growth in 2013 170 145 -150 Record Year 2008 (250) 2013 (145) 2002 (218)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Liverpool formed 1.0% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Liverpool 2014 1.0% 2013 0.9% 2012 0.9% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% UK formation share in 2013 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% % change 8.3% 24.4% 10.2% Record Year 1960 (1.8%) 1990 (1.0%) 1941 (2.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 41.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Liverpool was in 2006 when 28.8% of all directors were female.
26.2% of all director appointments in Liverpool in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LIVERPOOL 2.35% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 2.12% MANAGEMENT 4.63% PROPERTY 1.46% CONSULTANCY 3.55% TRANSPORT 1.44% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTANCY 1.41% ENGINEERING 2.07% (NW) 1.04% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% CONSULTING 0.97% TRADING 2.00% CONSTRUCTION 0.92% LONDON 1.95% PROPERTIES 0.87% CARE 1.94% ELECTRICAL 0.87% TRANSPORT 1.76% (LIVERPOOL) 0.84% DESIGN 1.70% CARE 0.83% CONSULTANTS 1.70% TRAINING 0.81% PROPERTIES 1.63% J 0.79% BUSINESS 1.62% TRADING 0.79% J 1.53% C.I.C. 0.70% ELECTRICAL 1.53% MARKETING 0.68% GLOBAL 1.51% BUSINESS 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.50% ENGINEERING 0.65% ASSOCIATES 1.48% S 0.62% MEDIA 1.38% FINANCIAL 0.62% CO., 1.36% BUILDING 0.62% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% CIC 0.60% BUILDING 1.30% M 0.60% IT 1.30% COMMUNITY 0.58% M 1.23%
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 2,656 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 387 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 375 28,224 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 309 40,717 99999 - Dormant Company 289 48,286 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 142 10,361 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 133 18,890 86900 - Other human health activities 131 11,807 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 122 29,313 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 114 7,917 56101 - Licensed restaurants 107 8,546 56302 - Public houses and bars 98 6,056 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 93 6,630 49410 - Freight transport by road 88 9,960 41100 - Development of building projects 88 10,604 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 78 8,501 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 77 5,749 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 65 6,045 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 62 6,595 62090 - Other information technology service activities 62 12,795
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09161306 PELL BERG LIMITED 05 Aug 2014 09161357 TRIMIX LIMITED 05 Aug 2014 09166003 CREASE PFLEIGGER LIMITED 07 Aug 2014 09170113 MATTHEW LAWLER LTD 11 Aug 2014 09170273 BOWSHER STEPHENSON LIMITED 11 Aug 2014 09180623 ECE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 18 Aug 2014 09181951 KENYONS PLACE LYDIATE LIMITED 19 Aug 2014 09182175 BUTTERFIELD CROMETY LIMITED 19 Aug 2014 09182219 FENGSING LIMITED 19 Aug 2014 09182277 NIGEL DUGGAN LIMITED 19 Aug 2014 09187462 E&F 199 LIMITED 22 Aug 2014 09191556 HANGOUT (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED 28 Aug 2014 09192188 WARP LIVERPOOL 29 Aug 2014 09194800 HAPPIBO LIMITED 29 Aug 2014 09195836 ICARUS UAV LIMITED 30 Aug 2014 09158074 AIGBURTH ROAD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 01 Aug 2014 09160645 PLUS ASUK LIMITED 05 Aug 2014 09161077 BUFFALO PHILLS LTD 05 Aug 2014 09161638 KENSINGTON BROOK LIMITED 05 Aug 2014 09163257 GRANGE P&D HOLDINGS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014 09179177 ASIX.T NZ LIMITED 18 Aug 2014 09196211 HAVAL PIZZA LTD 30 Aug 2014 09158432 HOLIDAYBOOKINGS.COM LIMITED 01 Aug 2014 09158660 CHUFFY.COM LIMITED 01 Aug 2014 09158882 ROCKET MOTORS LTD 04 Aug 2014
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