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
New Company Registrations
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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) Southport UK 2015 192 161,156 2014 200 150,722 % change -4.0% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (200) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 50 65 77 New companies in 2014 73 42 85 % change -31.5% 54.8% -9.4% Record Year 2014 (73) 2015 (65) 2014 (85)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Southport UK 2015 115 89,523 2014 135 82,370 % change -14.8% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (141) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 26 54 35 Closed companies in 2014 42 53 40 % change -38.1% 1.9% -13% Record Year 2011 (46) 2015 (54) 2009 (90)
Net Company Growth
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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) Southport UK 2015 77 71,633 2014 65 68,352 Record Year 2013 (121) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 24 11 42 Net growth in 2014 31 -11 45 Record Year 2013 (44) 2007 (33) 2006 (57)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -32.8% 42.5% -17.5% Record Year 1991 (0.2%) 1998 (0.2%) 1996 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SOUTHPORT 2.28% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.69% MANAGEMENT 4.56% PROPERTY 1.60% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTING 1.27% PROPERTY 2.72% DEVELOPMENTS 0.93% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% BUILDING 0.84% CARE 2.13% D 0.84% ENGINEERING 2.12% TRANSPORT 0.76% LONDON 1.91% CONSULTANCY 0.76% TRADING 1.88% (NW) 0.76% TRANSPORT 1.82% CARE 0.76% ELECTRICAL 1.76% GROUP 0.59% DESIGN 1.65% PROPERTIES 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.63% MEDICAL 0.59% CO., 1.58% BUSINESS 0.59% J 1.55% INVESTMENTS 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.54% FINANCIAL 0.51% BUSINESS 1.49% TRAINING 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.49% P 0.51% GLOBAL 1.46% FOR 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.44% ENGINEERING 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% MAINTENANCE 0.51% BUILDING 1.31% C 0.51% IT 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.42% MEDIA 1.28% ELECTRICAL 0.42% M 1.27%
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 386 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 77 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 48 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 48 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 39 29,218 86210 - General medical practice activities 30 4,793 41100 - Development of building projects 23 11,863 56101 - Licensed restaurants 23 8,909 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 19,098 86900 - Other human health activities 20 13,990 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 20 6,154 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 18 10,200 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 11,600 49410 - Freight transport by road 14 12,485 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 14 5,331 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 14 6,238 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 9,080 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 30,825 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 13 6,815 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 13 6,067
Recent Companies
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