Southport, Merseyside

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Southport when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Southport when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Southport when compared to any previous February.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Southport when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 200 companies were registered in Southport during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 8.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SouthportUK
    2014200150,722
    2013185134,802
    % change8.1%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (200) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Southport when compared to any month in history.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Southport when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014734285
    New companies in 2013685166
    % change7.4%-17.6%28.8%
    Record Year2014 (73)2012 (65)2014 (85)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 135 companies were dissolved in Southport during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 110.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SouthportUK
    201413582,370
    20136477,914
    % change110.9%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (141) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Southport when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014425340
    Closed companies in 2013241921
    % change75.0%178.9%90%
    Record Year2011 (46)2014 (53)2009 (90)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Southport during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 65 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)SouthportUK
    20146568,352
    201312156,888
    Record Year 2013 (121) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201431-1145
    Net growth in 2013443245
    Record Year2013 (44)2007 (33)2006 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Southport formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Southport
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change0.5%-24.0%7.5%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    29.1% of all director appointments in Southport in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MEDICAL1.77%CONSULTING5.22%
    SOUTHPORT1.50%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    PROPERTY1.15%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    MANAGEMENT1.15%PROPERTY2.64%
    (SOUTHPORT)1.06%TRADING2.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.06%LONDON1.88%
    BUILDING0.97%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTING0.97%CARE1.79%
    CONTRACTORS0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    TRADING0.80%DESIGN1.75%
    BUSINESS0.71%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    WORKPLACE0.62%BUSINESS1.71%
    J0.62%PROPERTIES1.60%
    MARKETING0.62%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    NORTH0.62%GLOBAL1.58%
    ADVICE0.62%J1.48%
    M0.62%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    WEST0.53%MEDIA1.48%
    ELECTRICAL0.53%IT1.33%
    CARE0.53%TRANSPORT1.30%
    FINANCIAL0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    C0.44%M1.21%
    PROPERTIES0.44%CAPITAL1.20%
    SERVICE0.44%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied361280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company7847,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4056,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3637,882
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3526,700
    56101 - Licensed restaurants247,965
    41100 - Development of building projects229,855
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis225,419
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2218,491
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate209,284
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified175,876
    49410 - Freight transport by road168,014
    56302 - Public houses and bars165,732
    86900 - Other human health activities1610,273
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1527,750
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment146,236
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,813
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet119,358
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities117,313
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing105,521

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08877474 FYT CONVENIENCE LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08882176 VICTORIA ROSE (NORTH WEST) LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08883387 GENETIC & FERTILITY RESEARCH LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08883643 PARRYLANDS LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08884105 CLUBARCADE LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08885372 ROXBURG MARKETING LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08894413 MOSS MILMAN LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08896701 LS MEDICAL LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08899398 DELI AT THE CAFE BAR LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08902837 P&C BARS LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08906063 M CLEMENTS LTD 21 Feb 2014
    08906519 SOUTHPORT DRIVING SCHOOL LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08915040 THE CRIB SOUTHPORT C.I.C. 27 Feb 2014
    08916331 JUST DESSERTS AND PATISSERIE LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08876456 ROBERT'S BOOKS LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08882204 EAST LANCS WASTE LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08885400 LMP IT SERVICES LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08894447 P A JOINERY AND BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08897581 MAD PENGUIN RECORDS LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08905248 TAYLORMADE MATS LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08905336 AMS REEL MEDIA LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08914598 JULIE'S DELI LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08914781 JESSOP MARITIME LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08915167 STROM HAIR DESIGN LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08917298 SOCON MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Feb 2014