Wirral, Merseyside
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Wirral UK 2010 201 105,137 2009 159 91,034 % change 26.4% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (412) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 46 66 89 New companies in 2009 46 53 60 % change 0.0% 24.5% 48.3% Record Year 2008 (62) 2007 (154) 2007 (198)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wirral UK 2010 109 82,677 2009 184 108,060 % change -40.8% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (184) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 33 31 45 Closed companies in 2009 39 31 114 % change -15.4% 0.0% -61% Record Year 2009 (39) 2008 (47) 2009 (114)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wirral UK 2010 92 22,460 2009 -25 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (329) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 13 35 44 Net growth in 2009 7 22 -54 Record Year 2004 (32) 2007 (135) 2007 (166)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -7.2% 6.7% 23.2% Record Year 1976 (0.3%) 1987 (0.4%) 2007 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 2.47% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.56% CONSULTING 4.60% DESIGN 1.31% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTANCY 1.31% PROPERTY 2.50% RTM 1.15% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSTRUCTION 0.99% TRADING 1.93% WIRRAL 0.99% DESIGN 1.91% ELECTRICAL 0.99% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% WATERLOO 0.90% MEDIA 1.84% PROPERTY 0.90% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSULTING 0.82% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% QUAY 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.63% TRAINING 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.54% (NOS. 0.82% J 1.48% CONTRACTORS 0.74% LONDON 1.45% S 0.74% INVESTMENTS 1.45% M 0.74% GROUP 1.37% CONSULTANTS 0.66% GLOBAL 1.35% (WIRRAL) 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.35% PROPERTIES 0.58% BUILDING 1.34% (NW) 0.58% CARE 1.33% HOUSE 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.30% D 0.49% M 1.28% J 0.49% SYSTEMS 1.25% ASSOCIATES 0.49% S 1.23%
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 325 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 262 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 144 26,974 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 102 9,325 71129 - Other engineering activities 101 2,152 74990 - Non-trading company 52 8,149 7499 - Non-trading company 40 15,398 7260 - Other computer related activities 33 10,331 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 7,143 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 25 14,007 9999 - Dormant Company 24 19,948 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 9,943 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 17,003 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 9,659 9305 - Other service activities 15 9,038 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 6,340 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 14 1,746 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 14 8,154 7440 - Advertising 12 1,918 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 3,077
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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