Southport, Merseyside

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2015 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 2015)

    A total of 192 companies were registered in Southport during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SouthportUK
    2015192161,156
    2014200150,722
    % change-4.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (200) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015506577
    New companies in 2014734285
    % change-31.5%54.8%-9.4%
    Record Year2014 (73)2015 (65)2014 (85)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 115 companies were dissolved in Southport during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SouthportUK
    201511589,523
    201413582,370
    % change-14.8%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (141) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Southport when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015265435
    Closed companies in 2014425340
    % change-38.1%1.9%-13%
    Record Year2011 (46)2015 (54)2009 (90)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Southport during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 77 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SouthportUK
    20157771,633
    20146568,352
    Record Year 2013 (121) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015241142
    Net growth in 201431-1145
    Record Year2013 (44)2007 (33)2006 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Southport formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Southport
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-32.8%42.5%-17.5%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    27.9% of all director appointments in Southport in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SOUTHPORT2.28%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.69%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PROPERTY1.60%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTING1.27%PROPERTY2.72%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.93%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    BUILDING0.84%CARE2.13%
    D0.84%ENGINEERING2.12%
    TRANSPORT0.76%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%TRADING1.88%
    (NW)0.76%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CARE0.76%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    GROUP0.59%DESIGN1.65%
    PROPERTIES0.59%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MEDICAL0.59%CO.,1.58%
    BUSINESS0.59%J1.55%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    FINANCIAL0.51%BUSINESS1.49%
    TRAINING0.51%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    P0.51%GLOBAL1.46%
    FOR0.51%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ENGINEERING0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    MAINTENANCE0.51%BUILDING1.31%
    C0.51%IT1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.42%MEDIA1.28%
    ELECTRICAL0.42%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied386288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company7749,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4858,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4843,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3929,218
    86210 - General medical practice activities304,793
    41100 - Development of building projects2311,863
    56101 - Licensed restaurants238,909
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2219,098
    86900 - Other human health activities2013,990
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis206,154
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1810,200
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1511,600
    49410 - Freight transport by road1412,485
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation145,331
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified146,238
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified139,080
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1330,825
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment136,815
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified136,067

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09374226 BIRKDALE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09374501 THE OLD SHIP (2015) LTD. 06 Jan 2015
    09381958 BLIND INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09382790 MTP PRESTON LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09383184 SWUGY LTD. 12 Jan 2015
    09387064 SMB (NW) LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09387546 PPJ TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09387754 MILANOS HOUSE OF PIZZA LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09398821 NP FLOORING LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09409075 MICROBE LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09410373 SVH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09412109 TRANSPAY LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09413269 WILLOW GARTH CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09414279 WINDRUNNER ESTATES LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09373233 OR NW LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09373975 SUPERBONDZ LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09374506 THE SHRIMPER (2015) LTD. 06 Jan 2015
    09377606 THE OLD MEXICAN LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09384106 OLD SCHOOL GAMES LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09390422 BROWN OWL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09394448 PETIZO LTD. 19 Jan 2015
    09404927 EMC TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09408237 R CLYNE BUILDING AND PLASTERING SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09413730 MOO MOO MARTS (UK) LTD. 30 Jan 2015
    09415507 RUDDOCK IT LIMITED 30 Jan 2015