Southport, Merseyside
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Southport when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 167 companies were registered in Southport during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Southport UK 2014 167 143,414 2013 169 132,684 % change -1.2% 8.1% Record Year 2013 (169) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 60 48 59 New companies in 2013 64 46 59 % change -6.3% 4.3% 0.0% Record Year 2013 (64) 2012 (60) 2013 (59)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 156 companies were dissolved in Southport during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 4.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Southport UK 2014 156 101,670 2013 149 86,170 % change 4.7% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Southport when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 54 47 55 Closed companies in 2013 41 26 82 % change 31.7% 80.8% -33% Record Year 2014 (54) 2008 (83) 2009 (87)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Southport during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 11 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Southport UK 2014 11 41,744 2013 20 46,514 Record Year 2012 (90) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 6 1 4 Net growth in 2013 23 20 -23 Record Year 2008 (37) 2007 (33) 2002 (41)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Southport formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Southport 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -14.8% -0.5% -8.3% Record Year 1972 (0.3%) 1961 (0.6%) 1973 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Southport was in 2006 when 36.9% of all directors were female.
28.6% of all director appointments in Southport in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SOUTHPORT 1.78% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 1.69% MANAGEMENT 4.63% PROPERTY 1.61% CONSULTANCY 3.55% BUILDING 1.18% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTANCY 1.18% ENGINEERING 2.07% MEDICAL 1.10% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% DEVELOPMENTS 0.93% TRADING 2.00% (SOUTHPORT) 0.93% LONDON 1.95% CONSULTING 0.93% CARE 1.94% BUSINESS 0.68% TRANSPORT 1.76% D 0.68% DESIGN 1.70% CONTRACTORS 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.70% CARE 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.63% MARKETING 0.59% BUSINESS 1.62% TRADING 0.51% J 1.53% CAPITAL 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.53% WEST 0.51% GLOBAL 1.51% B 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.50% NORTH 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SYSTEMS 0.51% MEDIA 1.38% FINANCIAL 0.42% CO., 1.36% M 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% J 0.42% BUILDING 1.30% STREET 0.42% IT 1.30% GREEN 0.42% M 1.23%
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 355 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 75 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 40,717 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 39 28,224 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 57,264 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 18,890 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 23 5,749 41100 - Development of building projects 22 10,604 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 21 10,361 86210 - General medical practice activities 21 4,406 56101 - Licensed restaurants 20 8,546 86900 - Other human health activities 18 11,807 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 17 6,045 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 15 5,083 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 29,313 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 13 6,630 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 12,795 49410 - Freight transport by road 13 9,960 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 13 9,914 56302 - Public houses and bars 13 6,056
Recent Companies
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