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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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