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

  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 (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)SouthportUK
    2010158101,492
    200911594,671
    % change37.4%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (160) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010575150
    New companies in 2009523132
    % change9.6%64.5%56.3%
    Record Year2010 (57)2003 (51)2003 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SouthportUK
    201013387,705
    2009179159,401
    % change-25.7%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010445336
    Closed companies in 2009504287
    % change-12.0%26.2%-59%
    Record Year2009 (50)2008 (83)2009 (87)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SouthportUK
    20102513,787
    2009-64-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (94) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201013-214
    Net growth in 20092-11-55
    Record Year2008 (37)2007 (33)2002 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change1.9%49.4%49.8%
    Record Year1968 (0.4%)1961 (0.6%)1977 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.91%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    SOUTHPORT1.80%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTING1.27%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MEDICAL1.27%PROPERTY2.38%
    (SOUTHPORT)1.17%TRADING2.04%
    BUSINESS1.17%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    MY1.06%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION1.06%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%BUSINESS1.80%
    PROPERTY0.96%MEDIA1.75%
    CARE0.74%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRAINING0.74%LONDON1.59%
    J0.64%ENGINEERING1.59%
    (NORTH0.64%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    WEST)0.64%CARE1.44%
    NORTH0.64%J1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    WEST0.64%GLOBAL1.42%
    PROPERTIES0.64%IT1.35%
    ESTATES0.64%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%BUILDING1.32%
    EVENTS0.53%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SPORTS0.53%M1.28%
    BIRKDALE0.53%SYSTEMS1.26%
    SECURITY0.53%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied287202,902
    7487 - Other business activities7069,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2925,053
    99999 - Dormant Company2614,072
    9999 - Dormant Company2521,484
    9305 - Other service activities239,454
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2314,940
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified177,767
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified146,460
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1413,161
    7499 - Non-trading company1213,408
    5540 - Bars122,208
    5530 - Restaurants115,181
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering107,634
    74990 - Non-trading company107,649
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,967
    86210 - General medical practice activities81,189
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate83,631
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract82,472
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet71,602

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07393143 ENIMENT PROMOTIONS LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07393052 HOWDIN CONSTRUCTION LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07390783 FLEXI SURFACES NORTHWEST LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07384325 FERRISTONE LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07373544 THE FROZEN FOOD COMPANY LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07370496 R & D SECURITY LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07366534 SGV UROLOGY LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07362852 ARGOSYCAP LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07362185 STYLE EMBROIDERY LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07391377 UK HISTORIC BUILDING CONSERVATION/SUSTAINABILITY TRAINING ACADEMIES LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07390508 BERRY MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07384814 GEMSTONE MEDIA LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07384223 LPL SOUTHPORT LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07383596 FULLCLEAN COMPANY LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07383377 TW DECORATIONS LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07379979 AML WASTE OILS LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379587 ADEPT RETAIL LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07378151 JUST BECAUSE GIFTS LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07378018 HOWARD HOTELS LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07370550 KINETICS PERSONAL TRAINING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07370169 ROSE TREE TEA ROOM AND GIFTS LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07368187 SPARKLE & SHINE (NORTHERN) LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07368012 GREEN PASTURES ESTATES LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07367020 NORTHWEST BI FOLDING DOORS LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07366766 MONTGOMERIE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Sep 2010