Merseyside
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07934462 JDH SILVERSMITH LIMITED 02 Feb 2012 07938713 THE CUT PLASTIC CO. LTD 07 Feb 2012 07941776 THE ADMIRAL REFRESHMENT ROOMS LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07962940 DREAMING SPIRES NASITRA (NW) LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07943407 HESS AND WEBSTER LTD 09 Feb 2012 07949079 WIRRAL HOMES LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 07944635 CLICKNSAVE LTD 10 Feb 2012 07956171 BIRCH INVESTMENTS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012 07961051 SUSANNE BURNS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 22 Feb 2012 07951892 NORTHERN RENAISSANCE C.I.C. 16 Feb 2012 07957948 TP PLUMBING AND HEATING ENGINEERS NW LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07933613 MADEBYMOVEMENT LIMITED 02 Feb 2012 07935629 REGENCY WINDOW SYSTEMS LTD 03 Feb 2012 07949959 BMG FASADE (UK) LTD 14 Feb 2012 07970025 DAVID JAMES SWIFT LTD 29 Feb 2012 07945617 LJP SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Feb 2012 07937255 SPORTY SPORTS LTD 06 Feb 2012 07942233 PCLP LTD 08 Feb 2012 07942860 GRAEME MORRISSEY LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07936642 JDCK LTD 06 Feb 2012 07943767 ACS HEALTHSOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07945257 AKS (WBW) LIMITED 10 Feb 2012 07952451 UPTON HALL SCHOOL FCJ 16 Feb 2012 07930757 AMYEVE LTD 01 Feb 2012 07931312 SAMRA BAY MARINA & SPA RESORT H417 LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
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