Southport, Merseyside

Q1 2010 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 (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)SouthportUK
    2010142105,137
    200914291,034
    % change0.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2006 (171) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010393865
    New companies in 2009424456
    % change-7.1%-13.6%16.1%
    Record Year2006 (46)2007 (62)2006 (75)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SouthportUK
    20109182,677
    2009141108,060
    % change-35.5%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (141) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010223237
    Closed companies in 2009203190
    % change10.0%3.2%-59%
    Record Year2007 (37)2008 (49)2009 (90)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SouthportUK
    20105122,460
    20091-17,026
    Record Year 2006 (101) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201017628
    Net growth in 20092213-34
    Record Year2005 (28)2007 (33)2006 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-13.8%-26.1%-3.6%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1967 (0.6%)1968 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BUSINESS2.28%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MY2.05%CONSULTING4.60%
    MANAGEMENT1.48%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    SOUTHPORT1.14%PROPERTY2.50%
    PROPERTY1.14%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSTRUCTION1.02%TRADING1.93%
    SYSTEMS0.80%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSULTING0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    ENERGY0.80%MEDIA1.84%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%BUSINESS1.74%
    SECURITY0.68%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    S0.68%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    FINANCIAL0.68%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CARE0.68%J1.48%
    P0.57%LONDON1.45%
    CARBON0.57%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    B0.57%GROUP1.37%
    ANTROBUS0.57%GLOBAL1.35%
    EDUCATION0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ESTATES0.57%BUILDING1.34%
    PROPERTIES0.57%CARE1.33%
    HOUSE0.57%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HEALTHCARE0.57%M1.28%
    NORTH0.57%SYSTEMS1.25%
    WEST0.57%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied288228,645
    7487 - Other business activities6974,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3126,974
    9999 - Dormant Company2719,948
    99999 - Dormant Company2313,808
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2217,003
    9305 - Other service activities229,038
    7499 - Non-trading company1715,398
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified167,143
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1514,007
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering149,325
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified138,154
    5540 - Bars132,070
    7260 - Other computer related activities1310,331
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities109,943
    7011 - Development & sell real estate95,300
    74990 - Non-trading company98,149
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract82,355
    98000 - Residents property management83,892
    5530 - Restaurants84,798

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07168343 CAFE JULES LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167332 SEARS H.R. CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07163539 M.E.N.U. SOUTHPORT LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07161934 INPUT TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Feb 2010
    07158519 BRASHFORD MEDIA PROPERTIES LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07158107 STONELEIGH COURT (SOUTHPORT) RTM COMPANY LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07157852 ALLOI UK LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07157629 DEXTER PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07156323 LUXUSUK LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07155058 ALLERTECH LTD 11 Feb 2010
    07152682 TINALI LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07150109 DESIGN2CONSTRUCT LTD 08 Feb 2010
    07149062 SOUTHPORT CRAFT CENTRE LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07148599 WEST LANCASHIRE HEALTH PARTNERSHIP (2009) COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 05 Feb 2010
    07147679 LG2HEALTH LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07146606 ORMSKIRK FRYERS LTD 04 Feb 2010
    OC352294 CUBIC9 LLP 12 Feb 2010
    07171520 GRIMES SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07171435 J & J AGRICULTURAL SERVICES LTD 26 Feb 2010
    07166571 DREAMS & LIFESTYLE HOME TEXTILES (EUROPE) LTD. 23 Feb 2010
    07161383 RAIDLEASE 2010 LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07161134 SO THAI SPA LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07158286 ACCIDENT GUARDIAN LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07156031 GNOME & CO LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07151836 CAFE MONUMENT LIMITED 09 Feb 2010