Southport, Merseyside
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 142 companies were registered in Southport during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Southport UK 2010 142 105,137 2009 142 91,034 % change 0.0% 15.5% Record Year 2006 (171) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 39 38 65 New companies in 2009 42 44 56 % change -7.1% -13.6% 16.1% Record Year 2006 (46) 2007 (62) 2006 (75)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 91 companies were dissolved in Southport during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 35.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Southport UK 2010 91 82,677 2009 141 108,060 % change -35.5% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (141) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 22 32 37 Closed companies in 2009 20 31 90 % change 10.0% 3.2% -59% Record Year 2007 (37) 2008 (49) 2009 (90)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Southport during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 51 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Southport UK 2010 51 22,460 2009 1 -17,026 Record Year 2006 (101) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 17 6 28 Net growth in 2009 22 13 -34 Record Year 2005 (28) 2007 (33) 2006 (57)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Southport formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Southport 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -13.8% -26.1% -3.6% Record Year 1966 (0.4%) 1967 (0.6%) 1968 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Southport was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.7% of all director appointments in Southport in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BUSINESS 2.28% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MY 2.05% CONSULTING 4.60% MANAGEMENT 1.48% CONSULTANCY 2.87% SOUTHPORT 1.14% PROPERTY 2.50% PROPERTY 1.14% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSTRUCTION 1.02% TRADING 1.93% SYSTEMS 0.80% DESIGN 1.91% CONSULTING 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% ENERGY 0.80% MEDIA 1.84% CONSULTANCY 0.80% BUSINESS 1.74% SECURITY 0.68% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% S 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.63% FINANCIAL 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.54% CARE 0.68% J 1.48% P 0.57% LONDON 1.45% CARBON 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.45% B 0.57% GROUP 1.37% ANTROBUS 0.57% GLOBAL 1.35% EDUCATION 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.35% ESTATES 0.57% BUILDING 1.34% PROPERTIES 0.57% CARE 1.33% HOUSE 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.30% HEALTHCARE 0.57% M 1.28% NORTH 0.57% SYSTEMS 1.25% WEST 0.57% S 1.23%
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 288 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 69 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 31 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 27 19,948 99999 - Dormant Company 23 13,808 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 17,003 9305 - Other service activities 22 9,038 7499 - Non-trading company 17 15,398 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,143 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 15 14,007 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 9,325 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 8,154 5540 - Bars 13 2,070 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 10,331 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 9,943 7011 - Development & sell real estate 9 5,300 74990 - Non-trading company 9 8,149 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 8 2,355 98000 - Residents property management 8 3,892 5530 - Restaurants 8 4,798
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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