St Helens, Merseyside
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 178 companies were formed in St Helens. This figure is 27.1% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in St Helens occurred in 2007 when a total of 211 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) St Helens UK 2010 178 203,749 2009 140 182,021 % change 27.1% 11.9% Record Year 2007 (211) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 85 companies were registered in St Helens during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) St Helens UK 2010 85 98,612 2009 75 90,987 % change 13.3% 8.4% Record Year 2007 (100) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 33 22 30 New companies in 2009 23 22 30 % change 43.5% 0.0% 0.0% Record Year 2007 (43) 2008 (34) 2010 (30)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 129 companies were dissolved in St Helens. This figure is 38.9% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in St Helens occurred in 2009 when a total of 211 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) St Helens UK 2010 129 177,631 2009 211 289,236 % change -38.9% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (211) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 67 companies were dissolved in St Helens during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 52.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) St Helens UK 2010 67 94,954 2009 141 181,176 % change -52.5% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (141) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 9 32 26 Closed companies in 2009 39 51 51 % change -76.9% -37.3% -49% Record Year 2009 (39) 2009 (51) 2009 (51)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for St Helens increased by 49 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) St Helens UK 2010 49 26,118 2009 -71 -107,215 Record Year 2007 (136) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for St Helens during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 18 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) St Helens UK 2010 18 3,658 2009 -66 -90,189 Record Year 2003 (63) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 24 -10 4 Net growth in 2009 -16 -29 -21 Record Year 2007 (38) 2003 (26) 2008 (25)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 St Helens formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) St Helens 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, St Helens formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) St Helens 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 32.0% -4.7% -10.1% Record Year 1961 (0.3%) 1964 (0.4%) 1976 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in St Helens was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.9% of all director appointments in St Helens in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in St Helens was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
27.4% of all director appointments in St Helens in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRAINING 1.40% MANAGEMENT 5.01% DESIGN 1.05% CONSULTING 4.79% S 1.05% CONSULTANCY 3.02% (NW) 0.88% PROPERTY 2.40% COMMUNITY 0.88% ASSOCIATES 2.02% HELENS 0.88% TRADING 2.01% LEISURE 0.88% DESIGN 1.91% SYSTEMS 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% (ST 0.88% MEDIA 1.80% HELENS) 0.88% BUSINESS 1.75% BUILDERS 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.71% ST 0.70% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% PROPERTY 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.56% ELECTRICAL 0.70% LONDON 1.52% WEST 0.70% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% J 1.46% CONSULTANTS 0.70% CARE 1.41% J 0.70% GLOBAL 1.39% PLUMBING 0.70% PROPERTIES 1.35% C 0.70% BUILDING 1.33% PROJECT 0.53% M 1.29% SUPPORT 0.53% IT 1.28% I 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.27% HIRE 0.53% GROUP 1.25% DEVELOPMENTS 0.53% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 157 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 41 68,525 9305 - Other service activities 14 8,822 99999 - Dormant Company 12 14,342 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 11 13,490 7414 - Business & management consultancy 10 14,598 7499 - Non-trading company 10 13,997 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 9 25,942 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 9 8,590 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 8,285 9999 - Dormant Company 8 19,842 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 8,262 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 7 2,504 6024 - Freight transport by road 6 2,960 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 6 7,922 43210 - Electrical installation 5 2,859 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 5 2,417 41100 - Development of building projects 5 3,945 4545 - Other building completion 5 3,057 7260 - Other computer related activities 5 9,122
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