Southport, Merseyside
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 158 companies were registered in Southport during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 37.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Southport UK 2010 158 101,492 2009 115 94,671 % change 37.4% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (160) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 57 51 50 New companies in 2009 52 31 32 % change 9.6% 64.5% 56.3% Record Year 2010 (57) 2003 (51) 2003 (54)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Southport during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 25.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Southport UK 2010 133 87,705 2009 179 159,401 % change -25.7% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 44 53 36 Closed companies in 2009 50 42 87 % change -12.0% 26.2% -59% Record Year 2009 (50) 2008 (83) 2009 (87)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Southport during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 25 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Southport UK 2010 25 13,787 2009 -64 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (94) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 13 -2 14 Net growth in 2009 2 -11 -55 Record Year 2008 (37) 2007 (33) 2002 (41)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Southport formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Southport 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change 1.9% 49.4% 49.8% Record Year 1968 (0.4%) 1961 (0.6%) 1977 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Southport was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.8% of all director appointments in Southport in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.91% MANAGEMENT 5.06% SOUTHPORT 1.80% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTING 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.12% MEDICAL 1.27% PROPERTY 2.38% (SOUTHPORT) 1.17% TRADING 2.04% BUSINESS 1.17% ASSOCIATES 2.01% MY 1.06% DESIGN 1.93% CONSTRUCTION 1.06% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONSULTANCY 0.96% BUSINESS 1.80% PROPERTY 0.96% MEDIA 1.75% CARE 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRAINING 0.74% LONDON 1.59% J 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.59% (NORTH 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.49% WEST) 0.64% CARE 1.44% NORTH 0.64% J 1.44% CONSULTANTS 0.64% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% WEST 0.64% GLOBAL 1.42% PROPERTIES 0.64% IT 1.35% ESTATES 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.64% BUILDING 1.32% EVENTS 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SPORTS 0.53% M 1.28% BIRKDALE 0.53% SYSTEMS 1.26% SECURITY 0.53% S 1.24%
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 287 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 70 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 25,053 99999 - Dormant Company 26 14,072 9999 - Dormant Company 25 21,484 9305 - Other service activities 23 9,454 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 14,940 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 7,767 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 6,460 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 14 13,161 7499 - Non-trading company 12 13,408 5540 - Bars 12 2,208 5530 - Restaurants 11 5,181 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 7,634 74990 - Non-trading company 10 7,649 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 8,967 86210 - General medical practice activities 8 1,189 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 3,631 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 8 2,472 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 7 1,602
Recent Companies
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