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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

  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 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)SouthportUK
    2011162116,391
    2010142105,137
    % change14.1%10.7%
    Record Year 2006 (171) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011435366
    New companies in 2010393865
    % change10.3%39.5%1.5%
    Record Year2006 (46)2007 (62)2006 (75)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SouthportUK
    201112190,986
    20109182,677
    % change33.0%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (141) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011464332
    Closed companies in 2010223237
    % change109.1%34.4%-14%
    Record Year2011 (46)2008 (49)2009 (90)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SouthportUK
    20114125,405
    20105122,460
    Record Year 2006 (101) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-31034
    Net growth in 201017628
    Record Year2005 (28)2007 (33)2006 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-4.9%22.7%-3.1%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1967 (0.6%)1968 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MEDICAL1.85%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.56%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    SOUTHPORT1.46%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTING1.46%PROPERTY2.38%
    (SOUTHPORT)1.07%TRADING2.10%
    WEST0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    (NORTH0.88%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSULTANCY0.88%BUSINESS1.87%
    WEST)0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    TRAINING0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    D0.68%MEDIA1.69%
    J0.68%ENGINEERING1.61%
    C0.68%LONDON1.60%
    R20.68%CARE1.45%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.68%J1.45%
    S0.68%GLOBAL1.44%
    CARE0.68%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    NORTH0.68%IT1.41%
    PROPERTY0.68%PROPERTIES1.36%
    HOUSE0.59%BUILDING1.34%
    M0.59%M1.30%
    SECURITY0.59%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    BUSINESS0.59%S1.24%
    P0.49%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    RTM0.49%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied270202,798
    7487 - Other business activities6660,968
    99999 - Dormant Company4018,336
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2830,253
    9999 - Dormant Company2419,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2116,150
    9305 - Other service activities208,740
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1910,085
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1912,916
    5540 - Bars152,075
    5530 - Restaurants154,898
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified147,788
    74990 - Non-trading company118,695
    7499 - Non-trading company1011,316
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate93,895
    7260 - Other computer related activities97,789
    86210 - General medical practice activities91,874
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering96,183
    56101 - Licensed restaurants92,736
    6024 - Freight transport by road82,299

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07585370 BAKHU PHARMA LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07583677 NEW CARVERY HOUSE LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07582810 BENIDORM LIVE LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07581698 PORTSIDE HOUSE (SEEL STREET) LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07576307 RICHARD SKINNER FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07575490 SKYLOUNGE SOUTHPORT LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07570461 GREEN KETTLE FOODS LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07567549 BRITANNIA TRADE SHOWS UK LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07563133 BRADCO LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07556889 RINGTAIL ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07552559 SWIMTASTIC LTD 04 Mar 2011
    07547987 BRITANNIA SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07546785 ALCHEMY VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07583766 CDH INSTALLATIONS LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07574739 PDQ PROPERTY SALES LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07573158 CRAWFORD NATIONWIDE LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07571763 HAIRDRESSERS NORTHWEST LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07569756 D.G.H. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07569647 COVINGTON LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07563815 THE FILLING STATION (AINSDALE) LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07561481 YORKSHIRE CARS LTD. 11 Mar 2011
    07556782 TARGONE LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07554296 THE PIGGIN BEST HOG ROAST COMPANY LTD 07 Mar 2011
    07553864 BEESLEY FABRICATION & WELDING SERVICES LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07550790 NELSON COURT (SOUTHPORT) RTM COMPANY LIMITED 03 Mar 2011