Southport, Merseyside
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Southport when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous June.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous May.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Southport when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 347 companies were formed in Southport. This figure is 16.1% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Southport occurred in 2012 when a total of 347 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southport UK 2012 347 253,150 2011 299 228,735 % change 16.1% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (347) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 164 companies were registered in Southport during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 19.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southport UK 2012 164 121,659 2011 137 112,344 % change 19.7% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (164) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
June 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous June.
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 47 61 56 New companies in 2011 51 51 35 % change -7.8% 19.6% 60.0% Record Year 2003 (54) 2012 (61) 2012 (56)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 217 companies were dissolved in Southport. This figure is 7.4% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Southport occurred in 2009 when a total of 364 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southport UK 2012 217 147,793 2011 202 162,310 % change 7.4% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (364) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 114 companies were dissolved in Southport during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 40.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southport UK 2012 114 80,218 2011 81 71,324 % change 40.7% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (223) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 42 45 27 Closed companies in 2011 13 36 32 % change 223.1% 25.0% -16% Record Year 2009 (61) 2009 (109) 2009 (53)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Southport increased by 130 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southport UK 2012 130 105,357 2011 97 66,425 Record Year 2003 (173) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Southport during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 50 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southport UK 2012 50 41,441 2011 56 41,020 Record Year 2003 (87) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 5 16 29 Net growth in 2011 38 15 3 Record Year 2011 (38) 2004 (30) 2008 (38)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Southport formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Southport 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Southport formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Southport 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -22.4% 4.8% 70.8% Record Year 1976 (0.5%) 1969 (0.4%) 1974 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Southport was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.5% of all director appointments in Southport in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Southport was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
24.6% of all director appointments in Southport in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.53% CONSULTING 5.07% SOUTHPORT 1.53% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PROPERTY 0.95% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CARE 0.95% PROPERTY 2.35% BUILDING 0.86% TRADING 2.10% HOUSE 0.86% DESIGN 1.89% CONSULTANCY 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.87% M 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.82% S 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% TRAINING 0.67% BUSINESS 1.70% CONSULTING 0.67% MEDIA 1.69% J 0.57% LONDON 1.68% (SOUTHPORT) 0.57% J 1.57% (NW) 0.57% GLOBAL 1.51% NEWS 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.48% CO 0.57% IT 1.42% MAINTENANCE 0.57% CARE 1.31% MEDIA 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.31% WORLD 0.57% M 1.26% HOME 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.23% R 0.48% BUILDING 1.23% D 0.48% SECURITY 1.19% DEVELOPMENTS 0.48% S 1.18% ELECTRICAL 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 309 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 56 47,029 99999 - Dormant Company 44 26,088 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 34 35,447 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 26 20,390 9305 - Other service activities 16 7,926 9999 - Dormant Company 16 16,469 86210 - General medical practice activities 15 2,657 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 14,220 7414 - Business & management consultancy 13 10,978 5530 - Restaurants 12 4,037 5540 - Bars 11 1,709 8512 - Medical practice activities 10 1,960 41100 - Development of building projects 10 5,149 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 4,535 43210 - Electrical installation 9 3,557 98000 - Residents property management 9 3,001 74990 - Non-trading company 9 9,706 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 10,271 56101 - Licenced restaurants 8 2,540
Recent Companies
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