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

  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 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)SouthportUK
    2014167143,414
    2013169132,684
    % change-1.2%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (169) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014604859
    New companies in 2013644659
    % change-6.3%4.3%0.0%
    Record Year2013 (64)2012 (60)2013 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)SouthportUK
    2014156101,670
    201314986,170
    % change4.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (179) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014544755
    Closed companies in 2013412682
    % change31.7%80.8%-33%
    Record Year2014 (54)2008 (83)2009 (87)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)SouthportUK
    20141141,744
    20132046,514
    Record Year 2012 (90) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014614
    Net growth in 20132320-23
    Record Year2008 (37)2007 (33)2002 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-14.8%-0.5%-8.3%
    Record Year1972 (0.3%)1961 (0.6%)1973 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SOUTHPORT1.78%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.69%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    PROPERTY1.61%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    BUILDING1.18%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%ENGINEERING2.07%
    MEDICAL1.10%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.93%TRADING2.00%
    (SOUTHPORT)0.93%LONDON1.95%
    CONSULTING0.93%CARE1.94%
    BUSINESS0.68%TRANSPORT1.76%
    D0.68%DESIGN1.70%
    CONTRACTORS0.68%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CARE0.59%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MARKETING0.59%BUSINESS1.62%
    TRADING0.51%J1.53%
    CAPITAL0.51%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    WEST0.51%GLOBAL1.51%
    B0.51%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    NORTH0.51%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    SYSTEMS0.51%MEDIA1.38%
    FINANCIAL0.42%CO.,1.36%
    M0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    J0.42%BUILDING1.30%
    STREET0.42%IT1.30%
    GREEN0.42%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied355278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company7548,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4340,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3928,224
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3957,264
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2618,890
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis235,749
    41100 - Development of building projects2210,604
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2110,361
    86210 - General medical practice activities214,406
    56101 - Licensed restaurants208,546
    86900 - Other human health activities1811,807
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified176,045
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation155,083
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1429,313
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment136,630
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,795
    49410 - Freight transport by road139,960
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet139,914
    56302 - Public houses and bars136,056

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09202420 BRAND BRUNO LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09205151 D P JOINERY & BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09207956 CHURCHTOWN CHOCOLATE SHOP LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09212872 ERELD LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09220808 FORMBY BUBBLE LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09225066 WILEMAN TRANSPORT LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09226158 KOI CAPITAL LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09232948 B2A DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09234371 NATURALLY DIGITAL LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09235039 MEDNIEKIS LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09236019 UPVC REPAIRS LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09238259 FXWAVETRADER LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09241044 DG HALLAGE LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09218074 PURPLE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09220309 GREEN LETTINGS (NORTHWEST) LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09221303 FILEXPERTS LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09223136 R2 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09227000 MARINE DRIVE SOUTHPORT LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09227913 SAB MANAGEMENT & CONSULTANCY LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09232297 LIBBY'S LOUNGE LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09232465 BEAM BUILDING MAINTENANCE LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09233289 FUMBLETRON LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09234812 MILLARS PACE1968 LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09235579 RADO ORIGINAL LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09232333 DALESTONE (NW) LIMITED 23 Sep 2014