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Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 1,461 companies were registered in Liverpool during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 7.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LiverpoolUK
    20151,461161,156
    20141,355150,722
    % change7.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (1,461) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015429494538
    New companies in 2014464403488
    % change-7.5%22.6%10.2%
    Record Year2014 (464)2015 (494)2015 (538)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 744 companies were dissolved in Liverpool during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LiverpoolUK
    201574489,523
    201470082,370
    % change6.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (907) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015185258301
    Closed companies in 2014220244236
    % change-15.9%5.7%28%
    Record Year2011 (292)2015 (258)2009 (640)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Liverpool during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 717 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)LiverpoolUK
    201571771,633
    201465568,352
    Record Year 2013 (718) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Liverpool when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015244236237
    Net growth in 2014244159252
    Record Year2014 (244)2015 (236)2013 (293)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Liverpool formed 0.9% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Liverpool
    20150.9%
    20140.9%
    20130.9%
    20120.8%
    20110.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.9%0.9%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20141.0%0.8%0.9%
    % change-9.3%12.9%0.5%
    Record Year1985 (1.0%)1931 (3.9%)1990 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Liverpool was in 2008 when 29.2% of all directors were female.

    25.8% of all director appointments in Liverpool in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT2.03%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.95%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    LIVERPOOL1.76%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.50%PROPERTY2.72%
    PROPERTY1.34%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ELECTRICAL1.17%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTING1.15%ENGINEERING2.12%
    (NW)1.00%LONDON1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION0.97%TRADING1.88%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.84%TRANSPORT1.82%
    MARKETING0.79%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CARE0.78%DESIGN1.65%
    PROPERTIES0.73%PROPERTIES1.63%
    (LIVERPOOL)0.73%CO.,1.58%
    C.I.C.0.70%J1.55%
    WEST0.70%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    J0.69%BUSINESS1.49%
    NORTH0.67%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUILDING0.65%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRADING0.64%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    FINANCIAL0.64%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    TRAINING0.64%BUILDING1.31%
    C0.61%IT1.30%
    S0.59%MEDIA1.28%
    CIC0.59%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,806288,953
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified40029,218
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified38658,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management33643,081
    99999 - Dormant Company29649,474
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate16211,600
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified14819,098
    86900 - Other human health activities13313,990
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands1278,607
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12730,825
    49410 - Freight transport by road12112,485
    56101 - Licensed restaurants1118,909
    56302 - Public houses and bars1046,355
    41100 - Development of building projects10211,863
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment936,815
    74990 - Non-trading company8313,794
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis806,154
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified779,080
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate757,450
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified716,238

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09417617 CREATIVE XPOSURE LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09418251 SIGNATURE LIVING LIFESTYLES LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09418371 SIGNATURE SHANKLY LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09418537 SIGNATURE CORE OFFICES LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09420130 THE LIQUID EMPORIUM LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09422854 2G1V MARKETING LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09428204 SGQC LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09432412 UNITED RANELAGH STREET LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09436063 PHEASANT (ST HELENS) LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09436857 EXIT STRATEGY GAME LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09437791 MASH TUB LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09439438 ALCHEMY LIVERPOOL LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09440137 ROKOPOD LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09447308 FURDEZE LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09448205 CHEAPSIDE LIVERPOOL LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09456382 UPPERDELL LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09462327 B. ORR CONSULTANTS LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09462829 ALCES MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09424959 HIROKITIA LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09428729 WWSAFETYSERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09438930 APEX ENERGY GOUP UK LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09458276 JACKSON CANTER BILLING LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09416493 PP CONSULTING AND ADVICES LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09418382 SWINSCOE SITE INSPECTION LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09424279 FILFOR LIMITED 05 Feb 2015

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