Southport, Merseyside
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Southport when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 162 companies were registered in Southport during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 14.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Southport UK 2011 162 116,391 2010 142 105,137 % change 14.1% 10.7% Record Year 2006 (171) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 43 53 66 New companies in 2010 39 38 65 % change 10.3% 39.5% 1.5% Record Year 2006 (46) 2007 (62) 2006 (75)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 121 companies were dissolved in Southport during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 33.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Southport UK 2011 121 90,986 2010 91 82,677 % change 33.0% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (141) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Southport when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 46 43 32 Closed companies in 2010 22 32 37 % change 109.1% 34.4% -14% Record Year 2011 (46) 2008 (49) 2009 (90)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Southport during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 41 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Southport UK 2011 41 25,405 2010 51 22,460 Record Year 2006 (101) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -3 10 34 Net growth in 2010 17 6 28 Record Year 2005 (28) 2007 (33) 2006 (57)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Southport formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Southport 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change -4.9% 22.7% -3.1% Record Year 1966 (0.4%) 1967 (0.6%) 1968 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Southport was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in Southport in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MEDICAL 1.85% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 1.56% MANAGEMENT 4.97% SOUTHPORT 1.46% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTING 1.46% PROPERTY 2.38% (SOUTHPORT) 1.07% TRADING 2.10% WEST 0.88% DESIGN 1.93% (NORTH 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CONSULTANCY 0.88% BUSINESS 1.87% WEST) 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% TRAINING 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.76% D 0.68% MEDIA 1.69% J 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.61% C 0.68% LONDON 1.60% R2 0.68% CARE 1.45% DEVELOPMENTS 0.68% J 1.45% S 0.68% GLOBAL 1.44% CARE 0.68% INVESTMENTS 1.43% NORTH 0.68% IT 1.41% PROPERTY 0.68% PROPERTIES 1.36% HOUSE 0.59% BUILDING 1.34% M 0.59% M 1.30% SECURITY 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.28% BUSINESS 0.59% S 1.24% P 0.49% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% RTM 0.49% SYSTEMS 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 270 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 66 60,968 99999 - Dormant Company 40 18,336 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 28 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 24 19,765 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 21 16,150 9305 - Other service activities 20 8,740 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 10,085 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 12,916 5540 - Bars 15 2,075 5530 - Restaurants 15 4,898 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,788 74990 - Non-trading company 11 8,695 7499 - Non-trading company 10 11,316 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 3,895 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 7,789 86210 - General medical practice activities 9 1,874 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 6,183 56101 - Licensed restaurants 9 2,736 6024 - Freight transport by road 8 2,299
Recent Companies
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