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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Southport UK 2014 200 150,722 2013 185 134,802 % change 8.1% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (200) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2014 73 42 85 New companies in 2013 68 51 66 % change 7.4% -17.6% 28.8% Record Year 2014 (73) 2012 (65) 2014 (85)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Southport UK 2014 135 82,370 2013 64 77,914 % change 110.9% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (141) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2014 42 53 40 Closed companies in 2013 24 19 21 % change 75.0% 178.9% 90% Record Year 2011 (46) 2014 (53) 2009 (90)
Net Company Growth
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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) Southport UK 2014 65 68,352 2013 121 56,888 Record Year 2013 (121) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 31 -11 45 Net growth in 2013 44 32 45 Record Year 2013 (44) 2007 (33) 2006 (57)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change 0.5% -24.0% 7.5% Record Year 1991 (0.2%) 1998 (0.2%) 1996 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MEDICAL 1.77% CONSULTING 5.22% SOUTHPORT 1.50% MANAGEMENT 4.67% PROPERTY 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.49% MANAGEMENT 1.15% PROPERTY 2.64% (SOUTHPORT) 1.06% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANCY 1.06% LONDON 1.88% BUILDING 0.97% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTING 0.97% CARE 1.79% CONTRACTORS 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% TRADING 0.80% DESIGN 1.75% BUSINESS 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.73% WORKPLACE 0.62% BUSINESS 1.71% J 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.60% MARKETING 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.60% NORTH 0.62% GLOBAL 1.58% ADVICE 0.62% J 1.48% M 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.48% WEST 0.53% MEDIA 1.48% ELECTRICAL 0.53% IT 1.33% CARE 0.53% TRANSPORT 1.30% FINANCIAL 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% DEVELOPMENTS 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% C 0.44% M 1.21% PROPERTIES 0.44% CAPITAL 1.20% SERVICE 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 361 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 78 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 40 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 36 37,882 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 35 26,700 56101 - Licensed restaurants 24 7,965 41100 - Development of building projects 22 9,855 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 22 5,419 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 18,491 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 20 9,284 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 17 5,876 49410 - Freight transport by road 16 8,014 56302 - Public houses and bars 16 5,732 86900 - Other human health activities 16 10,273 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 27,750 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 14 6,236 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 12,813 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 9,358 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 7,313 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 10 5,521
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08841127 ITALDINER LTD 10 Jan 2014 08841959 PREMIER AESTHETICS CLINIC LIMITED 13 Jan 2014 08848532 WINSHAW CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Jan 2014 08848817 ZALINIK LTD 16 Jan 2014 08849588 FACE AESTHETICS CLINIC LTD 17 Jan 2014 08853187 SWERVE BALL.COM LIMITED 20 Jan 2014 08854835 FORTUNE AUTO UK LIMITED 21 Jan 2014 08855349 CROFT TIMBER LTD 21 Jan 2014 08855726 ON MY JOLLIES TRAVEL LIMITED 22 Jan 2014 08862390 POUT LTD 27 Jan 2014 08865085 ALLISTERS LTD 28 Jan 2014 08865292 IN-TIME WATCH & JEWELLERY REPAIRS LIMITED 28 Jan 2014 08865417 RARUS CENTUM LIMITED 28 Jan 2014 08868323 HAZE TRANS LIMITED 30 Jan 2014 08868959 JP SOUTHPORT LTD 30 Jan 2014 08833447 QUCOMBER LIMITED 06 Jan 2014 08834053 MOHDOW LIMITED 07 Jan 2014 08835264 GIOIA RESTAURANT LIMITED 07 Jan 2014 08842996 NORTH WEST WHOLESALE LIMITED 13 Jan 2014 08843443 FIFTY NINE CAMBRIDGE ROAD LIMITED 13 Jan 2014 08845149 ROCKHOUSE TAVERNS LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08850701 JLE ASSOCIATES (WIRRAL) LTD 17 Jan 2014 08855978 REPLACEMYCAR LIMITED 22 Jan 2014 08867480 DOVER POINT FLAT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 29 Jan 2014 08870586 VILIUSPITRENAS LTD. 31 Jan 2014
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