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Prescot, Merseyside

2012 Half Year 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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 121 companies were formed in Prescot. This figure is 19.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Prescot occurred in 2007 when a total of 962 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)PrescotUK
    2012121253,150
    2011101228,735
    % change19.8%10.7%
    Record Year2007 (962)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 47 companies were registered in Prescot during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 30.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly 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)PrescotUK
    201247121,659
    201168112,344
    % change-30.9%8.3%
    Record Year 2008 (530) 2012 (121,659)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2012161219
    New companies in 2011251330
    % change-36.0%-7.7%-36.7%
    Record Year2008 (207)2006 (104)2007 (313)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 a total of 54 companies were dissolved in Prescot. This figure is 95.1% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Prescot occurred in 2010 when a total of 1,702 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)PrescotUK
    201254147,793
    20111,101162,310
    % change-95.1%-8.9%
    Record Year2010 (1,702)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    A total of 30 companies were dissolved in Prescot during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 89.2% 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)PrescotUK
    20123080,218
    201127971,324
    % change-89.2%12.5%
    Record Year 2010 (1,678) 2009 (181,177)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 201210713
    Closed companies in 2011207693
    % change-95.2%-89.9%333%
    Record Year2011 (207)2010 (1,636)2010 (34)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 the company register for Prescot increased by 67 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)PrescotUK
    201267105,357
    2011-1,00066,425
    Record Year2007 (933)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    Net company growth for Prescot during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 17 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)PrescotUK
    20121741,441
    2011-21141,020
    Record Year 2008 (523) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 2012656
    Net growth in 2011-182-5627
    Record Year2008 (204)2006 (98)2008 (309)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    In the first half of 2012 Prescot formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.0%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Prescot
    20120.0%
    20110.0%
    20100.0%
    20090.0%
    20080.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    In the second quarter of 2012, Prescot formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012)Prescot
    20120.0%
    20110.1%
    20100.0%
    20090.1%
    20080.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20120.0%0.0%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.0%0.1%
    % change-46.1%-19.1%-32.3%
    Record Year2008 (0.6%)2006 (0.3%)2008 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 41.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 40.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 12.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)

    The record first half year for female directors in Prescot was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.3% of all director appointments in Prescot 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
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Prescot was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.

    31.4% of all director appointments in Prescot 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (NW)2.03%CONSULTING5.07%
    ENGINEERING1.58%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.58%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    J1.35%PROPERTY2.35%
    ELECTRICAL1.35%TRADING2.10%
    DESIGN1.13%DESIGN1.89%
    CONSULTING1.13%ENGINEERING1.87%
    S0.90%ASSOCIATES1.82%
    HEATING0.90%CONSULTANTS1.78%
    CAR0.90%CONSTRUCTION1.71%
    SECURITY0.90%BUSINESS1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.90%MEDIA1.69%
    SOLICITORS0.68%LONDON1.68%
    E0.68%J1.57%
    CIC0.68%GLOBAL1.51%
    ESTATES0.68%INVESTMENTS1.48%
    SYSTEMS0.68%IT1.42%
    P0.68%CARE1.31%
    NW0.68%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ETG0.68%M1.26%
    LEGAL0.68%ELECTRICAL1.23%
    ACADEMY0.68%BUILDING1.23%
    REPAIRS0.68%SECURITY1.19%
    FINANCIAL0.68%S1.18%
    WEST0.68%ENTERPRISES1.17%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied144244,457
    7450 - Labour recruitment1261,553
    7470 - Other cleaning activities381,095
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering254,644
    7487 - Other business activities1647,029
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1120,390
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified710,271
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified735,447
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified74,091
    4525 - Other special trades construction61,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities615,280
    99999 - Dormant Company626,088
    86900 - Other human health activities65,222
    43210 - Electrical installation53,557
    9999 - Dormant Company416,469
    71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities41,179
    7414 - Business & management consultancy410,978
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing43,241
    69102 - Solicitors41,431
    8512 - Medical practice activities31,960

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08021215 TILBRIDGE LIMITED 05 Apr 2012
    08036882 ROB HILL ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 19 Apr 2012
    08040543 JF CONSTRUCTION (ST HELENS) LIMITED 23 Apr 2012
    08044999 FRACTAL CREATIVE DESIGN LTD 25 Apr 2012
    08045228 SPEAKMAN CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD 25 Apr 2012
    08016282 P NYAMU LTD 02 Apr 2012
    08016437 P J NIBLOCK LTD 02 Apr 2012
    08016471 JAY SUMNER DESIGN LTD 02 Apr 2012
    08016702 RAPTOR STRESS ENGINEERING LTD 03 Apr 2012
    08018413 TEIKO MARINE SERVICES LTD 03 Apr 2012
    08018428 THE WHITE DOOR MAN LTD 03 Apr 2012
    08033840 EURO SUPPER BAR (UK) LTD 17 Apr 2012
    08035917 PERKINS MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 18 Apr 2012
    08038612 FAIRYDUST IT LIMITED 19 Apr 2012
    08039428 PATHLAB SUPPORT CIC 20 Apr 2012
    08042583 MERIT (NW) LTD 24 Apr 2012

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