Wirral, Merseyside

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 201 companies were registered in Wirral during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 26.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WirralUK
    2010201105,137
    200915991,034
    % change26.4%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (412) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010466689
    New companies in 2009465360
    % change0.0%24.5%48.3%
    Record Year2008 (62)2007 (154)2007 (198)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 109 companies were dissolved in Wirral during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 40.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WirralUK
    201010982,677
    2009184108,060
    % change-40.8%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (184) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010333145
    Closed companies in 20093931114
    % change-15.4%0.0%-61%
    Record Year2009 (39)2008 (47)2009 (114)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Wirral during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 92 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)WirralUK
    20109222,460
    2009-25-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (329) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010133544
    Net growth in 2009722-54
    Record Year2004 (32)2007 (135)2007 (166)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Wirral formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Wirral
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-7.2%6.7%23.2%
    Record Year1976 (0.3%)1987 (0.4%)2007 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Wirral was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.3% of all director appointments in Wirral in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.47%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.56%CONSULTING4.60%
    DESIGN1.31%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTANCY1.31%PROPERTY2.50%
    RTM1.15%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSTRUCTION0.99%TRADING1.93%
    WIRRAL0.99%DESIGN1.91%
    ELECTRICAL0.99%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    WATERLOO0.90%MEDIA1.84%
    PROPERTY0.90%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTING0.82%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    QUAY0.82%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    TRAINING0.82%ENGINEERING1.54%
    (NOS.0.82%J1.48%
    CONTRACTORS0.74%LONDON1.45%
    S0.74%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    M0.74%GROUP1.37%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%GLOBAL1.35%
    (WIRRAL)0.66%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PROPERTIES0.58%BUILDING1.34%
    (NW)0.58%CARE1.33%
    HOUSE0.49%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    D0.49%M1.28%
    J0.49%SYSTEMS1.25%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied325228,645
    7487 - Other business activities26274,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14426,974
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering1029,325
    71129 - Other engineering activities1012,152
    74990 - Non-trading company528,149
    7499 - Non-trading company4015,398
    7260 - Other computer related activities3310,331
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified287,143
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2514,007
    9999 - Dormant Company2419,948
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities219,943
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1917,003
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply189,659
    9305 - Other service activities159,038
    62090 - Other information technology service activities156,340
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified141,746
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified148,154
    7440 - Advertising121,918
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities113,077

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07136934 RK GLASS CONSULTANT LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07139683 ROLAND ENT SURGERY LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07136788 CCM DESIGN & BUILD LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07134498 SFX INTERNATIONAL LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07134479 HOME (HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADE EASY) LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07139886 A1 WEB SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07138868 LJK CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138304 OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07133268 SARAH GIBSON APSA LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07133067 SHELLBYMARKETING LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07119346 CUSTODIAN GLOBAL LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07130247 THE ANDREW BUTTERWORTH COLLECTION LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07128878 CHES CONSULTANTS LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07129546 WIRRAL AUCTION CENTER LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07120914 PURESWIM LIMITED 09 Jan 2010
    07119790 B&K INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07116412 TCK ENGINES LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07141064 T S R (UK) LIMITED 30 Jan 2010
    07135259 SYSTEM 6 LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07133725 XTRINSIC LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07133045 ANTONY EDGE CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07133021 KGH DESIGN LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07130416 GSC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07130314 GRAND PRIX ART LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07119605 MNS MEDIA LTD 08 Jan 2010