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Merseyside

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 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)MerseysideUK
    20122,041131,491
    20111,712116,391
    % change19.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (4,309) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012614704723
    New companies in 2011479549684
    % change28.2%28.2%5.7%
    Record Year2007 (1,133)2006 (1,046)2007 (2,527)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)MerseysideUK
    20121,01767,576
    20112,05490,986
    % change-50.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (2,261) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012335375307
    Closed companies in 2011501643910
    % change-33.1%-41.7%-66%
    Record Year2011 (501)2011 (643)2009 (1,740)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)MerseysideUK
    20121,02463,915
    2011-34225,405
    Record Year 2007 (3,546) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012279329416
    Net growth in 2011-22-94-226
    Record Year2007 (853)2006 (846)2007 (2,258)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20121.6%
    20111.5%
    20101.5%
    20091.5%
    20081.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (2.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20121.6%1.6%1.5%
    UK formation share in 20111.4%1.5%1.5%
    % change9.9%9.7%-1.1%
    Record Year1966 (3.3%)2006 (3.1%)2007 (3.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.17%CONSULTING5.07%
    BEACH2.12%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    PROPERTY1.56%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.51%PROPERTY2.37%
    LIVERPOOL1.41%TRADING2.07%
    DUNAS1.37%DESIGN1.93%
    HOTEL1.34%ENGINEERING1.86%
    SUITE1.22%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENGINEERING1.19%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    (NW)1.14%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSULTING1.13%MEDIA1.72%
    J1.07%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.96%LONDON1.66%
    DESIGN0.91%J1.54%
    COMMUNITY0.91%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    TRADING0.90%GLOBAL1.50%
    FINANCIAL0.87%IT1.40%
    CONSTRUCTION0.87%CARE1.34%
    CONSULTANTS0.85%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ASSOCIATES0.85%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TRAINING0.84%M1.27%
    MEDIA0.83%BUILDING1.24%
    BUILDING0.80%ENERGY1.20%
    S0.79%S1.20%
    WEST0.73%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,530216,665
    7487 - Other business activities79252,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified48235,233
    99999 - Dormant Company28625,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified22313,637
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management21119,704
    9999 - Dormant Company20418,617
    7450 - Labour recruitment1451,741
    7414 - Business & management consultancy13212,113
    9305 - Other service activities1318,818
    74990 - Non-trading company1289,729
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering1285,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1189,892
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11314,303
    7499 - Non-trading company1009,102
    7260 - Other computer related activities897,154
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate884,427
    56302 - Public houses and bars872,795
    5530 - Restaurants874,633
    43210 - Electrical installation853,573

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07934462 JDH SILVERSMITH LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07940766 PREMIER ACCIDENT REPAIRS LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07957530 TSM PUBS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07962574 NUNORTHERN SOUL LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07936241 CLADDAGH DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07949079 WIRRAL HOMES LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07958854 VERY ECOMMERCE LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07959301 VERY FASHION LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07965716 LEONHARD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07968072 NEW FERRY COMPUTERS LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07941430 LIFE FOUNDATION TRUST 08 Feb 2012
    07944553 BUNDA TAVERNS LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07962149 THE KITCHEN KING LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07933613 MADEBYMOVEMENT LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07937255 SPORTY SPORTS LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07942860 GRAEME MORRISSEY LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07963103 PLUMBING 2 U LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07967728 EUDOKIOU LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07938481 HMG FINANCE EUROPE LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07967358 BROADCAST APPRAISAL LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07945257 AKS (WBW) LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07960759 JUBILEE CHURCH WIRRAL LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07961808 E2E TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07964872 J M KING LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07933452 KEITH ARNOLD SWIM SCHOOLS LTD 02 Feb 2012