St Helens, Merseyside
2013 Half Year Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Helens when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in St Helens when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Helens when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Helens when compared to any previous June.
- April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Helens when compared to any previous April.
- April 2013 was a record month for company registrations in St Helens when compared to any month in history.
- The first half of 2013 saw a new record in net growth in St Helens when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for net growth in St Helens when compared to any half year in history.
- May 2013 saw a new record in net growth in St Helens when compared to any previous May.
- April 2013 saw a new record in net growth in St Helens when compared to any previous April.
- April 2013 was a record month for net growth in St Helens when compared to any month in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Helens when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in St Helens when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2013 a total of 264 companies were formed in St Helens. This figure is 18.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in St Helens occurred in 2013 when a total of 264 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) St Helens UK 2013 264 269,432 2012 223 253,150 % change 18.4% 6.4% Record Year 2013 (264) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Helens when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 137 companies were registered in St Helens during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 23.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) St Helens UK 2013 137 134,630 2012 111 121,659 % change 23.4% 10.7% Record Year 2013 (137) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
June 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Helens when compared to any previous June.
April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Helens when compared to any previous April.
April 2013 was a record month for company registrations in St Helens when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 54 36 47 New companies in 2012 44 40 27 % change 22.7% -10.0% 74.1% Record Year 2013 (54) 2012 (40) 2013 (47)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 103 companies were dissolved in St Helens. This figure is 20.2% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
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 2013 103 155,192 2012 129 147,794 % change -20.2% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (211) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 42 companies were dissolved in St Helens during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 38.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) St Helens UK 2013 42 77,278 2012 68 80,218 % change -38.2% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (141) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 10 9 23 Closed companies in 2012 10 31 27 % change 0.0% -71.0% -15% Record Year 2009 (39) 2009 (51) 2009 (51)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The first half of 2013 saw a new record in net growth in St Helens when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for net growth in St Helens when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2013 the company register for St Helens increased by 161 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) St Helens UK 2013 161 114,240 2012 94 105,356 Record Year 2013 (161) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for St Helens during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 95 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) St Helens UK 2013 95 57,352 2012 43 41,441 Record Year 2013 (95) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
May 2013 saw a new record in net growth in St Helens when compared to any previous May.
April 2013 saw a new record in net growth in St Helens when compared to any previous April.
April 2013 was a record month for net growth in St Helens when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 44 27 24 Net growth in 2012 34 9 0 Record Year 2013 (44) 2013 (27) 2011 (27)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 St Helens formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) St Helens 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, St Helens formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) St Helens 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 3.2% -12.6% 57.4% Record Year 1973 (0.3%) 2008 (0.1%) 1982 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in St Helens was 2006 when 34.5% of all directors were female.
27.4% of all director appointments in St Helens in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in St Helens was in 2006 when 36.9% of all directors were female.
26.9% of all director appointments in St Helens in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 2.75% CONSULTING 5.25% TRAINING 1.49% MANAGEMENT 4.80% ST 1.49% CONSULTANCY 3.41% HELENS 1.38% PROPERTY 2.48% HAULAGE 1.38% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTANCY 1.03% ENGINEERING 1.81% ENERGY 1.03% DESIGN 1.79% ELECTRICAL 1.03% LONDON 1.77% S 0.92% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSULTANTS 0.92% CONSULTANTS 1.68% TRADING 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% (NW) 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.67% NORTH 0.80% GLOBAL 1.59% R 0.80% MEDIA 1.57% WEST 0.80% CARE 1.55% SECURITY 0.69% J 1.53% CARE 0.69% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CONSULTING 0.69% IT 1.40% PROPERTIES 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.40% COMMUNITY 0.57% M 1.26% IN 0.57% BUILDING 1.22% HIRE 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.19% BUILDING 0.57% ENTERPRISES 1.18% M 0.57% CAPITAL 1.16% PIZZA 0.46% TRAINING 1.16%
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 240 257,517 99999 - Dormant Company 26 44,817 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 26 24,324 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 33,633 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 16 54,555 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 17,095 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,212 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 25,583 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 12 4,768 43210 - Electrical installation 11 5,611 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 7,793 49410 - Freight transport by road 10 6,273 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 8 4,452 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 8 5,505 56101 - Licensed restaurants 8 7,148 86210 - General medical practice activities 7 3,882 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 7 3,250 47730 - Dispensing chemist in specialised stores 7 565 93199 - Other sports activities 7 3,487 43290 - Other construction installation 6 3,015
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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