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
    09161321 HIREAPERSON LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09162606 B.C.T. AUTOS LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09163075 BEAUTY ONE 2 ONE LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09163680 MARKSAWAY CLEANING COMPANY LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09166084 BODRUM DENIZ COMPANY LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09172091 R M BARIATRICS LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09173588 TDM SYSTEMS LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09173855 RB PHOENIX EUROPE LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09173938 PEARSON FLOORINGS PROPERTY LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09178019 SKYLINEY LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09178366 TRM PROCESS CONTROL LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09186942 SIVIN LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09189047 BEST FOOD SELFIE LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09191376 THE FITNESS LAB LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09194482 BRIGHTLANDS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09195402 MGF ACCESS LTD 29 Aug 2014
    09157823 OAKHURST (UK) LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09159053 PARKES SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Aug 2014
    09159252 GATEHOUSE SAFETY SOLUTIONS LTD. 04 Aug 2014
    09159385 C2ALL LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09161181 RHYS & ROSE MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09165362 MUIR P D LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09166748 G HUGHES MARQUEE EVENTS LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09168648 CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY CARES LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09180902 WAREFIELDS LTD 19 Aug 2014