Southport, Merseyside

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Southport when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Southport when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Southport when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 185 companies were registered in Southport during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 1.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SouthportUK
    2013185134,802
    2012183131,491
    % change1.1%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (185) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013685166
    New companies in 2012506568
    % change36.0%-21.5%-2.9%
    Record Year2013 (68)2012 (65)2006 (75)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 64 companies were dissolved in Southport during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 37.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SouthportUK
    20136477,914
    201210367,576
    % change-37.9%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (141) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013241921
    Closed companies in 2012353830
    % change-31.4%-50.0%-30%
    Record Year2011 (46)2008 (49)2009 (90)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Southport during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 121 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)SouthportUK
    201312156,888
    20128063,915
    Record Year 2013 (121) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Southport when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013443245
    Net growth in 2012152738
    Record Year2013 (44)2007 (33)2006 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Southport formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Southport
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change21.9%-22.1%0.4%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 50.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 10.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Southport was in 2006 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

    26.9% of all director appointments in Southport in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SOUTHPORT1.89%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.62%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.81%PROPERTY2.44%
    (SOUTHPORT)0.81%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTING0.81%DESIGN1.79%
    MEDIA0.72%ENGINEERING1.78%
    WEST0.63%BUSINESS1.77%
    BUILDING0.63%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CARE0.63%LONDON1.72%
    BAR0.54%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    LEGAL0.45%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    (NORTH0.45%MEDIA1.63%
    ENGINEERING0.45%GLOBAL1.57%
    SUPPLIES0.45%J1.56%
    TRAINING0.45%CARE1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.45%IT1.43%
    CLUB0.45%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    GREEN0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SALES0.45%M1.25%
    BUSINESS0.45%BUILDING1.21%
    RTM0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    CENTRE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    NW0.45%TRAINING1.17%
    DESIGN0.45%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied316249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company8443,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5054,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3332,624
    86210 - General medical practice activities264,062
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2623,532
    56101 - Licensed restaurants216,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1916,448
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate167,507
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified165,062
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis155,104
    56302 - Public houses and bars154,952
    41100 - Development of building projects148,637
    49410 - Freight transport by road135,834
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1324,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,664
    43210 - Electrical installation125,625
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified126,954
    98000 - Residents property management124,579
    68310 - Real estate agencies113,382

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08348065 MATIX SALES LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08350478 PARIAH LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08353200 SKY VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08354706 THE TRAINING ACADEMY NATIONWIDE LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08355039 ASHLEY SHAW LEGAL LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08356296 BIRKDALE TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08356398 ELECTRICWISE LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08357432 APPLIANCE COVER DIRECT LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08363337 M MAY CONSULTING LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08366703 GREG MORRIS PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08369503 SUEOTY LIMITED 22 Jan 2013
    08369756 AXIOM SURVEYING LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08373473 ANTREC (UK) LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08382386 NEXT GENERATION ROOFING LTD 30 Jan 2013
    08345102 LEWBEE-D CONSULTANCY LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08345937 BRIDGE-IT JONES LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08346754 BLU KANGAROO (FORMBY) LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08348532 AIRD SECURITY LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08351428 DW TAXATION SERVICES LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352528 SJC APARTMENTS RTM COMPANY LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08362407 E-STUDI LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08364458 INCINER8 HOLDINGS LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08366828 RAMADAN CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08371269 ARROWFLEX DESIGN LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08372073 SAVI NORTHWEST C.I.C. 23 Jan 2013