Merseyside
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 2,041 companies were registered in Merseyside during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 19.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Merseyside UK 2012 2,041 131,491 2011 1,712 116,391 % change 19.2% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (4,309) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 614 704 723 New companies in 2011 479 549 684 % change 28.2% 28.2% 5.7% Record Year 2007 (1,133) 2006 (1,046) 2007 (2,527)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 1,017 companies were dissolved in Merseyside during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 50.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Merseyside UK 2012 1,017 67,576 2011 2,054 90,986 % change -50.5% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (2,261) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 335 375 307 Closed companies in 2011 501 643 910 % change -33.1% -41.7% -66% Record Year 2011 (501) 2011 (643) 2009 (1,740)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Merseyside during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 1,024 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Merseyside UK 2012 1,024 63,915 2011 -342 25,405 Record Year 2007 (3,546) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 279 329 416 Net growth in 2011 -22 -94 -226 Record Year 2007 (853) 2006 (846) 2007 (2,258)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Merseyside formed 1.6% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Merseyside 2012 1.6% 2011 1.5% 2010 1.5% 2009 1.5% 2008 1.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (2.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% UK formation share in 2011 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% % change 9.9% 9.7% -1.1% Record Year 1966 (3.3%) 2006 (3.1%) 2007 (3.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Merseyside was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.3% of all director appointments in Merseyside in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.17% CONSULTING 5.07% BEACH 2.12% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PROPERTY 1.56% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.51% PROPERTY 2.37% LIVERPOOL 1.41% TRADING 2.07% DUNAS 1.37% DESIGN 1.93% HOTEL 1.34% ENGINEERING 1.86% SUITE 1.22% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ENGINEERING 1.19% CONSULTANTS 1.79% (NW) 1.14% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSULTING 1.13% MEDIA 1.72% J 1.07% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.96% LONDON 1.66% DESIGN 0.91% J 1.54% COMMUNITY 0.91% INVESTMENTS 1.51% TRADING 0.90% GLOBAL 1.50% FINANCIAL 0.87% IT 1.40% CONSTRUCTION 0.87% CARE 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.85% PROPERTIES 1.31% ASSOCIATES 0.85% ELECTRICAL 1.27% TRAINING 0.84% M 1.27% MEDIA 0.83% BUILDING 1.24% BUILDING 0.80% ENERGY 1.20% S 0.79% S 1.20% WEST 0.73% ENTERPRISES 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 3,530 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 792 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 482 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 286 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 223 13,637 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 211 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 204 18,617 7450 - Labour recruitment 145 1,741 7414 - Business & management consultancy 132 12,113 9305 - Other service activities 131 8,818 74990 - Non-trading company 128 9,729 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 128 5,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 118 9,892 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 113 14,303 7499 - Non-trading company 100 9,102 7260 - Other computer related activities 89 7,154 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 88 4,427 56302 - Public houses and bars 87 2,795 5530 - Restaurants 87 4,633 43210 - Electrical installation 85 3,573
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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