Southport, Merseyside
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Southport when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Southport when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 183 companies were registered in Southport during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Southport UK 2012 183 131,491 2011 162 116,391 % change 13.0% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (183) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 50 65 68 New companies in 2011 43 53 66 % change 16.3% 22.6% 3.0% Record Year 2012 (50) 2012 (65) 2006 (75)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Southport during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 14.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Southport UK 2012 103 67,576 2011 121 90,987 % change -14.9% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (141) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 35 38 30 Closed companies in 2011 46 43 32 % change -23.9% -11.6% -6% Record Year 2011 (46) 2008 (49) 2009 (90)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Southport during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 80 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Southport UK 2012 80 63,915 2011 41 25,404 Record Year 2006 (101) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 15 27 38 Net growth in 2011 -3 10 34 Record Year 2005 (28) 2007 (33) 2006 (57)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Southport formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Southport 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -0.3% 4.8% -3.7% Record Year 1966 (0.4%) 1967 (0.6%) 1968 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Southport was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.7% of all director appointments in Southport in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.99% CONSULTING 5.07% SOUTHPORT 1.60% MANAGEMENT 4.74% HOUSE 1.10% CONSULTANCY 3.30% BUILDING 1.10% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 1.00% TRADING 2.07% S 0.90% DESIGN 1.93% M 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANCY 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.84% J 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.70% BUSINESS 1.73% TRAINING 0.70% MEDIA 1.72% CARE 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% NEWS 0.60% LONDON 1.66% CONSULTING 0.60% J 1.54% DEVELOPMENTS 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ELECTRICAL 0.60% GLOBAL 1.50% WORLD 0.60% IT 1.40% STREET 0.50% CARE 1.34% ESTATES 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% PROPERTIES 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% TRANSPORT 0.50% M 1.27% WEST) 0.50% BUILDING 1.24% CO 0.50% ENERGY 1.20% D 0.50% S 1.20% (NORTH 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 283 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 59 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 55 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 38 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 27 19,704 9305 - Other service activities 19 8,818 9999 - Dormant Company 19 18,617 86210 - General medical practice activities 17 2,594 7414 - Business & management consultancy 16 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 13,637 5530 - Restaurants 13 4,633 5540 - Bars 13 1,978 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 9,892 8512 - Medical practice activities 10 2,116 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 4,427 74990 - Non-trading company 9 9,729 41100 - Development of building projects 9 4,984 98000 - Residents property management 9 3,050 7260 - Other computer related activities 8 7,154 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 8 2,786
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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