Southport, Merseyside
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 163 companies were registered in Southport during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 5.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Southport UK 2012 163 118,868 2011 154 114,512 % change 5.8% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (163) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 59 60 44 New companies in 2011 57 45 52 % change 3.5% 33.3% -15.4% Record Year 2012 (59) 2012 (60) 2003 (54)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 72 companies were dissolved in Southport during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 11.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Southport UK 2012 72 74,772 2011 81 72,230 % change -11.1% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 25 28 19 Closed companies in 2011 31 29 21 % change -19.4% -3.4% -10% Record Year 2009 (50) 2008 (83) 2009 (87)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Southport during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 91 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Southport UK 2012 91 44,096 2011 73 42,282 Record Year 2003 (94) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 34 32 25 Net growth in 2011 26 16 31 Record Year 2008 (37) 2007 (33) 2002 (41)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Southport formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Southport 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -7.1% 34.4% -16.3% Record Year 1968 (0.4%) 1961 (0.6%) 1977 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Southport was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
22.4% of all director appointments in Southport in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.78% CONSULTING 5.05% SOUTHPORT 1.68% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CARE 1.31% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PROPERTY 1.12% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTANCY 1.03% TRADING 2.08% BUILDING 1.03% DESIGN 1.87% (SOUTHPORT) 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.84% TRAINING 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.83% MEDIA 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.76% S 0.65% BUSINESS 1.72% M 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSULTING 0.56% MEDIA 1.67% MAINTENANCE 0.56% LONDON 1.67% SUPPLIES 0.56% J 1.55% (NW) 0.47% GLOBAL 1.53% BAR 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.46% J 0.47% IT 1.43% ELECTRICAL 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.34% ENGINEERING 0.47% CARE 1.32% CENTRE 0.47% M 1.27% WEST 0.47% BUILDING 1.22% ASSOCIATES 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CO 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.20% COMMUNITY 0.47% S 1.17% SYSTEMS 0.47% SECURITY 1.16%
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 421 331,455 99999 - Dormant Company 43 25,035 7487 - Other business activities 39 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 34 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 25 19,425 9999 - Dormant Company 15 12,598 86210 - General medical practice activities 14 2,544 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 13,716 9305 - Other service activities 12 6,142 5540 - Bars 11 1,331 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 8,437 8512 - Medical practice activities 10 1,509 41100 - Development of building projects 10 4,965 43210 - Electrical installation 9 3,387 5530 - Restaurants 9 3,142 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 9,891 56101 - Licenced restaurants 8 2,563 98000 - Residents property management 8 2,786 74990 - Non-trading company 8 9,203 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 4,294
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08127777 KATE SMITH REFERRALS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08136473 YOUWILL NEVER WALK ALONE LTD 10 Jul 2012 08140734 A COAKLEY HEATING & PLUMBING LTD 12 Jul 2012 08143217 OSCORP SYSTEMS LTD 13 Jul 2012 08147917 MYCHAIRSROCK LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08148433 FREE FROM BAKER LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08148721 TA HERON LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08149695 AKUDA LTD. 19 Jul 2012 08151117 CHRIS DWYER LTD 20 Jul 2012 08151433 SIENA AESTHETICS LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08154656 GSS1 LTD 24 Jul 2012 08154721 GSS5 LIMITED 24 Jul 2012 08154788 GSS4 LIMITED 24 Jul 2012 08154895 GSS6 LIMITED 24 Jul 2012 08157152 BEMAND INTERIORS LIMITED 26 Jul 2012 08159806 ORCHARD ACCOUNTS, TAXATION AND TRAINING SERVICES LTD 27 Jul 2012 08162293 EVOKE CREATIONS LIMITED 31 Jul 2012 08127440 KEITH STOPFORTH CONSULTANCY LTD. 03 Jul 2012 08134495 BITENS LTD 09 Jul 2012 08139929 THE CROFT (BICKERSHAW) LIMITED 12 Jul 2012 08142089 ALVES FOOD LTD 13 Jul 2012 08147716 THRUTCHMATIC LTD 18 Jul 2012 08148207 DH DEVELOPMENT LTD. 18 Jul 2012 08149696 ALLIUM RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY LTD 19 Jul 2012 08156689 NORWOOD CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 25 Jul 2012
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