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Southport, Merseyside

Q3 2011 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 154 companies were registered in Southport during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SouthportUK
    2011154114,512
    2010158101,492
    % change-2.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (160) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011574552
    New companies in 2010575150
    % change0.0%-11.8%4.0%
    Record Year2010 (57)2003 (51)2003 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 81 companies were dissolved in Southport during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 39.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SouthportUK
    20118172,230
    201013387,705
    % change-39.1%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011312921
    Closed companies in 2010445336
    % change-29.5%-45.3%-42%
    Record Year2009 (50)2008 (83)2009 (87)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Southport during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 73 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)SouthportUK
    20117342,282
    20102513,787
    Record Year 2003 (94) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011261631
    Net growth in 201013-214
    Record Year2008 (37)2007 (33)2002 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Southport formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Southport
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-8.5%-25.8%-6.1%
    Record Year1968 (0.4%)1961 (0.6%)1977 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Southport was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    32.1% of all director appointments in Southport in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.71%CONSULTING5.11%
    HOUSE1.41%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SOUTHPORT1.31%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MEDICAL1.21%PROPERTY2.41%
    S1.01%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTING1.01%DESIGN1.94%
    DEVELOPMENTS1.01%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    WEST)1.01%BUSINESS1.82%
    (NORTH1.01%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    D0.80%ENGINEERING1.74%
    J0.70%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%LONDON1.63%
    C0.60%J1.47%
    WEST0.60%GLOBAL1.46%
    BUSINESS0.60%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    R20.60%CARE1.42%
    M0.60%IT1.38%
    PROPERTY0.50%BUILDING1.30%
    COMPUTER0.50%PROPERTIES1.28%
    BAR0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    R0.50%M1.25%
    NORTH0.50%ENERGY1.22%
    TRANSPORT0.50%TRAINING1.21%
    LEGAL0.50%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied281204,493
    7487 - Other business activities7865,177
    99999 - Dormant Company3918,281
    9999 - Dormant Company2622,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2629,245
    9305 - Other service activities2310,525
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2215,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2014,755
    5540 - Bars202,379
    5530 - Restaurants165,640
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1510,018
    86210 - General medical practice activities131,986
    74990 - Non-trading company118,064
    8512 - Medical practice activities102,427
    7499 - Non-trading company1011,543
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering106,321
    56101 - Licensed restaurants92,332
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,551
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate93,614
    7260 - Other computer related activities88,686

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07690104 FITTON ESTATES LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07691858 MULLEC LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07692115 OMEGA COMPUTER SERVICES LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07694794 MEDERCO LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07695504 BIRKDALE HIGH SCHOOL 06 Jul 2011
    07697148 ANKEA HOUSE LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07700481 NEWS OF THE WORLD PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07700521 NEWS OF THE WORLD MEDIA LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07701467 THE SUNDAY NEWS OF THE WORLD PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07703121 DWT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07704253 MORGAN & CO (ACCOUNTANTS) LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07704474 ANDY WALKER WALKING AIDS LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07706365 FUSION (UK) LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07710275 ALADIN ROOFING AND BUILDING LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07719484 NEW WAY INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07722612 HOWIE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07692342 HUB SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07697538 DDSM LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07697848 YOSHIMI DIGITAL LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07699098 TECHCORE LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07701201 PORTLAND ANP LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07708941 VAMPIRE.COM LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07710320 THE CANDY SHOP LIVERPOOL LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07715106 BOOKS TO YOU (UK) LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07722256 LONGTON RESTAURANTS LTD. 29 Jul 2011