Merseyside
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 2,511 companies were registered in Merseyside during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Merseyside UK 2015 2,511 161,156 2014 2,354 150,722 % change 6.7% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (4,309) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 758 826 927 New companies in 2014 810 691 853 % change -6.4% 19.5% 8.7% Record Year 2007 (1,133) 2006 (1,046) 2007 (2,527)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 1,304 companies were dissolved in Merseyside during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 5.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Merseyside UK 2015 1,304 89,523 2014 1,241 82,370 % change 5.1% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (2,260) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 327 456 521 Closed companies in 2014 408 427 406 % change -19.9% 6.8% 28% Record Year 2011 (501) 2011 (643) 2009 (1,739)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Merseyside during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 1,207 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Merseyside UK 2015 1,207 71,633 2014 1,113 68,352 Record Year 2007 (3,546) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 431 370 406 Net growth in 2014 402 264 447 Record Year 2007 (853) 2006 (846) 2007 (2,258)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Merseyside formed 1.6% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Merseyside 2015 1.6% 2014 1.6% 2013 1.7% 2012 1.6% 2011 1.5% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (2.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% UK formation share in 2014 1.7% 1.4% 1.5% % change -8.2% 10.1% -0.9% Record Year 2007 (2.8%) 2006 (3.1%) 2007 (3.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Merseyside was in 2007 when 34.3% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Merseyside in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HOTEL 2.41% CONSULTING 5.23% WHITE 2.28% MANAGEMENT 4.56% SPA 2.21% CONSULTANCY 3.62% SANDS 2.13% PROPERTY 2.72% MANAGEMENT 2.00% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% TRANSPORT 1.74% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANCY 1.69% ENGINEERING 2.12% LIVERPOOL 1.42% LONDON 1.91% PROPERTY 1.39% TRADING 1.88% CONSULTING 1.27% TRANSPORT 1.82% ELECTRICAL 1.22% ELECTRICAL 1.76% (NW) 1.12% DESIGN 1.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.00% PROPERTIES 1.63% CARE 0.93% CO., 1.58% ENGINEERING 0.89% J 1.55% DEVELOPMENTS 0.88% CONSULTANTS 1.54% BUILDING 0.81% BUSINESS 1.49% WEST 0.79% INVESTMENTS 1.49% NORTH 0.76% GLOBAL 1.46% PROPERTIES 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.44% FINANCIAL 0.71% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% J 0.70% BUILDING 1.31% C 0.69% IT 1.30% MARKETING 0.67% MEDIA 1.28% BEACH 0.67% M 1.27%
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 4,687 288,953 74990 - Non-trading company 899 13,794 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 829 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 610 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 566 49,474 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 564 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 277 19,098 86900 - Other human health activities 255 13,990 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 248 11,600 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 236 30,825 49410 - Freight transport by road 202 12,485 41100 - Development of building projects 179 11,863 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 172 8,607 56302 - Public houses and bars 166 6,355 56101 - Licensed restaurants 163 8,909 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 162 6,815 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 155 9,080 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 133 10,200 62090 - Other information technology service activities 124 12,862 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 124 6,238
Recent Companies
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