Merseyside
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 3,949 companies were formed in Merseyside. This figure is 16.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Merseyside occurred in 2007 when a total of 6,630 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Merseyside UK 2012 3,949 253,150 2011 3,394 228,735 % change 16.4% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (6,630) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 1,908 companies were registered in Merseyside during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Merseyside UK 2012 1,908 121,659 2011 1,682 112,344 % change 13.4% 8.3% Record Year 2007 (2,321) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 646 669 593 New companies in 2011 491 594 597 % change 31.6% 12.6% -0.7% Record Year 2007 (876) 2006 (680) 2007 (955)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 2,188 companies were dissolved in Merseyside. This figure is 33.2% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Merseyside occurred in 2009 when a total of 5,341 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Merseyside UK 2012 2,188 147,793 2011 3,276 162,310 % change -33.2% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (5,341) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 1,171 companies were dissolved in Merseyside during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 4.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Merseyside UK 2012 1,171 80,217 2011 1,222 71,324 % change -4.2% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (3,080) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 342 442 387 Closed companies in 2011 400 485 337 % change -14.5% -8.9% 15% Record Year 2009 (1,048) 2010 (2,093) 2007 (868)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Merseyside increased by 1,761 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Merseyside UK 2012 1,761 105,357 2011 118 66,425 Record Year 2007 (4,484) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Merseyside during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 737 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Merseyside UK 2012 737 41,442 2011 460 41,020 Record Year 2008 (1,260) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 304 227 206 Net growth in 2011 91 109 260 Record Year 2007 (687) 2003 (477) 2008 (718)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Merseyside formed 1.6% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2011 figure of 1.5%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Merseyside 2012 1.6% 2011 1.5% 2010 1.5% 2009 1.5% 2008 2.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (2.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Merseyside formed 1.6% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Merseyside 2012 1.6% 2011 1.5% 2010 1.5% 2009 1.5% 2008 2.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1996 (2.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 1.6% 1.5% 1.6% UK formation share in 2011 1.4% 1.6% 1.5% % change 10.8% -1.3% 6.1% Record Year 1996 (3.3%) 1964 (2.3%) 2007 (2.7%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 42.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Merseyside was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.4% of all director appointments in Merseyside in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Merseyside was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
26.0% of all director appointments in Merseyside in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BEACH 2.77% CONSULTING 5.07% HOTEL 1.95% MANAGEMENT 4.74% SUITE 1.88% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 1.80% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTANCY 1.67% TRADING 2.10% DUNAS 1.49% DESIGN 1.89% LIVERPOOL 1.44% ENGINEERING 1.87% PROPERTY 1.34% ASSOCIATES 1.82% ENGINEERING 1.27% CONSULTANTS 1.78% (NW) 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% LLANA 1.19% BUSINESS 1.70% J 1.15% MEDIA 1.69% CONSULTING 1.10% LONDON 1.68% TRADING 0.94% J 1.57% DESIGN 0.94% GLOBAL 1.51% ELECTRICAL 0.90% INVESTMENTS 1.48% FINANCIAL 0.87% IT 1.42% CONSTRUCTION 0.86% CARE 1.31% COMMUNITY 0.84% PROPERTIES 1.31% ASSOCIATES 0.78% M 1.26% TRAINING 0.76% ELECTRICAL 1.23% CONSULTANTS 0.76% BUILDING 1.23% APARTMENT 0.72% SECURITY 1.19% WIRRAL 0.72% S 1.18% (LIVERPOOL) 0.72% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 3,967 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 696 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 464 35,447 99999 - Dormant Company 295 26,088 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 233 14,220 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 211 20,390 9999 - Dormant Company 183 16,469 7450 - Labour recruitment 141 1,553 74990 - Non-trading company 128 9,706 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 122 10,271 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 119 15,280 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 119 4,644 9305 - Other service activities 116 7,926 7414 - Business & management consultancy 108 10,978 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 91 4,535 43210 - Electrical installation 88 3,557 7499 - Non-trading company 86 8,023 7260 - Other computer related activities 83 6,456 56302 - Public houses and bars 82 2,913 5530 - Restaurants 76 4,037
Recent Companies
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