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.

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 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)SouthportUK
    2012163118,868
    2011154114,512
    % change5.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (163) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012596044
    New companies in 2011574552
    % change3.5%33.3%-15.4%
    Record Year2012 (59)2012 (60)2003 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SouthportUK
    20127274,772
    20118172,230
    % change-11.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012252819
    Closed companies in 2011312921
    % change-19.4%-3.4%-10%
    Record Year2009 (50)2008 (83)2009 (87)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SouthportUK
    20129144,096
    20117342,282
    Record Year 2003 (94) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012343225
    Net growth in 2011261631
    Record Year2008 (37)2007 (33)2002 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-7.1%34.4%-16.3%
    Record Year1968 (0.4%)1961 (0.6%)1977 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.78%CONSULTING5.05%
    SOUTHPORT1.68%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CARE1.31%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    PROPERTY1.12%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANCY1.03%TRADING2.08%
    BUILDING1.03%DESIGN1.87%
    (SOUTHPORT)0.75%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    TRAINING0.75%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MEDIA0.75%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    S0.65%BUSINESS1.72%
    M0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTING0.56%MEDIA1.67%
    MAINTENANCE0.56%LONDON1.67%
    SUPPLIES0.56%J1.55%
    (NW)0.47%GLOBAL1.53%
    BAR0.47%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    J0.47%IT1.43%
    ELECTRICAL0.47%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ENGINEERING0.47%CARE1.32%
    CENTRE0.47%M1.27%
    WEST0.47%BUILDING1.22%
    ASSOCIATES0.47%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CO0.47%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    COMMUNITY0.47%S1.17%
    SYSTEMS0.47%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied421331,455
    99999 - Dormant Company4325,035
    7487 - Other business activities3935,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3433,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2519,425
    9999 - Dormant Company1512,598
    86210 - General medical practice activities142,544
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1213,716
    9305 - Other service activities126,142
    5540 - Bars111,331
    7414 - Business & management consultancy118,437
    8512 - Medical practice activities101,509
    41100 - Development of building projects104,965
    43210 - Electrical installation93,387
    5530 - Restaurants93,142
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified99,891
    56101 - Licenced restaurants82,563
    98000 - Residents property management82,786
    74990 - Non-trading company89,203
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate74,294

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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