Southport, Merseyside
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous September.
- July 2013 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 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 169 companies were registered in Southport during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Southport UK 2013 169 132,684 2012 163 118,868 % change 3.7% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (169) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous September.
July 2013 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 2013 64 46 59 New companies in 2012 59 60 44 % change 8.5% -23.3% 34.1% Record Year 2013 (64) 2012 (60) 2013 (59)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 149 companies were dissolved in Southport during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 104.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Southport UK 2013 149 86,170 2012 73 75,908 % change 104.1% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 41 26 82 Closed companies in 2012 25 28 20 % change 64.0% -7.1% 310% Record Year 2009 (50) 2008 (83) 2009 (87)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Southport during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 20 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Southport UK 2013 20 46,514 2012 90 42,960 Record Year 2012 (90) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 23 20 -23 Net growth in 2012 34 32 24 Record Year 2008 (37) 2007 (33) 2002 (41)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Southport formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Southport 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change -2.9% -29.6% 17.6% Record Year 1972 (0.3%) 1961 (0.6%) 1973 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Southport was in 2006 when 36.9% of all directors were female.
31.6% of all director appointments in Southport in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SOUTHPORT 1.83% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.37% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.45% MEDICAL 1.10% PROPERTY 2.53% TRADING 0.82% TRADING 2.08% ADVICE 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.83% GREEN 0.73% LONDON 1.79% BUSINESS 0.64% DESIGN 1.78% C 0.64% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSULTANCY 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% WORKPLACE 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.69% ASSOCIATES 0.64% CARE 1.64% BUILDING 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.61% (SOUTHPORT) 0.55% GLOBAL 1.59% ENGINEERING 0.55% J 1.54% PROPERTY 0.55% MEDIA 1.54% HOUSE 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.53% ENERGY 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.45% M 0.55% IT 1.39% DISCOUNT 0.46% M 1.25% (NORTH 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ANDREW 0.46% BUILDING 1.19% WEST) 0.46% CAPITAL 1.19% CONTRACTORS 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% NW 0.46% TRAINING 1.15%
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 306 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 87 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 34 34,970 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 25,547 56101 - Licensed restaurants 24 7,531 41100 - Development of building projects 21 9,271 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 17,715 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 8,312 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 18 5,249 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 17 5,576 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,516 86900 - Other human health activities 15 9,203 56302 - Public houses and bars 15 5,437 86210 - General medical practice activities 15 3,922 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 26,675 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 7,590 49410 - Freight transport by road 12 6,904 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 8,475 43210 - Electrical installation 10 5,724
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08676629 IASIS WEIGHT MANAGEMENT LTD 04 Sep 2013 08676867 A K TRANSPORTATION LIMITED 04 Sep 2013 08684937 K R JONES (NORTH WEST) LTD 10 Sep 2013 08688235 ALPHA247 LIMITED 12 Sep 2013 08690048 M STYLE SECURITY LTD. 13 Sep 2013 08691047 WILSON STEEL LTD 16 Sep 2013 08693899 JOKBOX LIMITED 17 Sep 2013 08694887 SHOMO LIMITED 18 Sep 2013 08705083 CARPETS & RUGS DIRECT LIMITED 25 Sep 2013 08705680 LS1 PROPERTIES LIMITED 25 Sep 2013 08705827 EXECUTIVE ACCOMMODATION SERVICE LIMITED 25 Sep 2013 08710056 MCHALE SAFETY LTD 30 Sep 2013 08676021 ALL SPIK & SPAN CLEANING LTD 04 Sep 2013 08678957 CARE ANYWHERE LIMITED 05 Sep 2013 08679854 WIRRAL CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 06 Sep 2013 08682991 HDM ASSOCIATES LTD 09 Sep 2013 08684545 C & C GALLERY AND FRAMING LTD 10 Sep 2013 08686346 HAMZAH MEDICARE LTD 11 Sep 2013 08687799 TELEHEALTH MANAGER LIMITED 12 Sep 2013 08691295 ZELBIT LIMITED 16 Sep 2013 08694409 HOGHTON STREET LTD 17 Sep 2013 08695791 SOUTHPORT SELF STORE LTD. 18 Sep 2013 08698192 MOTHERKIND (EU) LTD. 19 Sep 2013 08700847 BISTRO21 LTD 23 Sep 2013 08711359 HENKA LTD 30 Sep 2013
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