Merseyside

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 1,881 companies were registered in Merseyside during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)MerseysideUK
    20121,881118,868
    20111,769114,512
    % change6.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2006 (2,524) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012594617670
    New companies in 2011594603572
    % change0.0%2.3%17.1%
    Record Year2006 (772)2007 (782)2006 (996)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 1,069 companies were dissolved in Merseyside during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)MerseysideUK
    20121,06974,772
    20111,06372,230
    % change0.6%3.5%
    Record Year 2008 (3,856) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012381406282
    Closed companies in 2011368373322
    % change3.5%8.8%-12%
    Record Year2007 (595)2006 (1,102)2008 (3,100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Merseyside during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 812 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)MerseysideUK
    201281244,096
    201170642,282
    Record Year 2006 (894) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012213211388
    Net growth in 2011226230250
    Record Year2006 (560)2011 (230)2006 (680)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Merseyside formed 1.6% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Merseyside
    20121.6%
    20111.5%
    20101.6%
    20091.7%
    20081.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (2.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.4%1.6%1.7%
    UK formation share in 20111.6%1.6%1.5%
    % change-10.2%3.1%15.9%
    Record Year1960 (2.6%)2007 (2.5%)2006 (3.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Merseyside was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.3% of all director appointments in Merseyside in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BEACH3.31%CONSULTING5.06%
    HOTEL2.09%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    MANAGEMENT2.04%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    SUITE2.03%PROPERTY2.36%
    DUNAS1.86%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY1.69%DESIGN1.87%
    LIVERPOOL1.51%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    PROPERTY1.45%ENGINEERING1.83%
    LLANA1.36%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (NW)1.27%BUSINESS1.72%
    ENGINEERING1.21%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTING1.13%MEDIA1.68%
    J1.07%LONDON1.67%
    APARTMENT0.96%J1.55%
    FINANCIAL0.94%GLOBAL1.54%
    (LIVERPOOL)0.85%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    TRAINING0.85%IT1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.85%PROPERTIES1.34%
    PROPERTIES0.80%CARE1.32%
    TRADING0.78%M1.27%
    BUILDING0.77%BUILDING1.22%
    ASSOCIATES0.76%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    ELECTRICAL0.76%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CARE0.74%S1.17%
    DESIGN0.72%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,715228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified70450,446
    99999 - Dormant Company44037,912
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified35420,742
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management30228,990
    7487 - Other business activities24116,361
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities18121,969
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified17814,809
    74990 - Non-trading company17713,641
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1396,519
    43210 - Electrical installation1285,151
    56302 - Public houses and bars1254,262
    56101 - Licensed restaurants1146,004
    86900 - Other human health activities1117,550
    62090 - Other information technology service activities11011,950
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment1084,426
    7450 - Labour recruitment106578
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified1034,361
    41100 - Development of building projects1027,545
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis964,786

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08199842 TRAINING, SUPPORT & CARE LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08218721 C L HAIR & BEAUTY LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    OC378657 MSL LEGAL SERVICES (WEST) LLP 20 Sep 2012
    08225130 MDIS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08233117 CI RESEARCH LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08203639 TRANSFER WINDOW LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08228698 HEYWOOD AVIATION LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08212784 CTC PROJECTS LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08214459 TANKARDS BEER LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08216258 MAJESTY CLOTHING LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08228068 IRONGATE PROTECTION SERVICES LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08233128 DR RICHARD AZURDIA LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08217594 SIBS TRAINING LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08212067 TIGER EXPRESS LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08224688 MORTON CAR REPAIRS & MOT LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08201880 SPRINGFIELDS HEALTHCARE LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08204860 KINGDOMS LAW LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08212491 COSA LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08225347 HARDING ROBERTS LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08198345 WHYTE ADMIRAL LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08224285 THEGIFTSHOP UK LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08233053 PS&LP LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08203416 CCUK (NW) LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08203417 SEAVIEW MOT CENTRE & CAR SALES LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08227921 CMON CONSULTANCY LIMITED 25 Sep 2012