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.

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 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)SouthportUK
    2013169132,684
    2012163118,868
    % change3.7%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (169) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013644659
    New companies in 2012596044
    % change8.5%-23.3%34.1%
    Record Year2013 (64)2012 (60)2013 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SouthportUK
    201314986,170
    20127375,908
    % change104.1%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013412682
    Closed companies in 2012252820
    % change64.0%-7.1%310%
    Record Year2009 (50)2008 (83)2009 (87)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SouthportUK
    20132046,514
    20129042,960
    Record Year 2012 (90) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20132320-23
    Net growth in 2012343224
    Record Year2008 (37)2007 (33)2002 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-2.9%-29.6%17.6%
    Record Year1972 (0.3%)1961 (0.6%)1973 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SOUTHPORT1.83%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.37%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.19%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    MEDICAL1.10%PROPERTY2.53%
    TRADING0.82%TRADING2.08%
    ADVICE0.82%ENGINEERING1.83%
    GREEN0.73%LONDON1.79%
    BUSINESS0.64%DESIGN1.78%
    C0.64%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    WORKPLACE0.64%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%CARE1.64%
    BUILDING0.55%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    (SOUTHPORT)0.55%GLOBAL1.59%
    ENGINEERING0.55%J1.54%
    PROPERTY0.55%MEDIA1.54%
    HOUSE0.55%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    ENERGY0.55%PROPERTIES1.45%
    M0.55%IT1.39%
    DISCOUNT0.46%M1.25%
    (NORTH0.46%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ANDREW0.46%BUILDING1.19%
    WEST)0.46%CAPITAL1.19%
    CONTRACTORS0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    NW0.46%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied306260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company8746,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4954,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3434,970
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3225,547
    56101 - Licensed restaurants247,531
    41100 - Development of building projects219,271
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1817,715
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate188,312
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis185,249
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified175,576
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,516
    86900 - Other human health activities159,203
    56302 - Public houses and bars155,437
    86210 - General medical practice activities153,922
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1426,675
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified127,590
    49410 - Freight transport by road126,904
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet118,475
    43210 - Electrical installation105,724

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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