Wirral, 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 351 companies were formed in Wirral. This figure is 19.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Wirral occurred in 2007 when a total of 760 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wirral UK 2010 351 203,749 2009 295 182,021 % change 19.0% 11.9% Record Year 2007 (760) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 150 companies were registered in Wirral during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 10.3% 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) Wirral UK 2010 150 98,612 2009 136 90,987 % change 10.3% 8.4% Record Year 2007 (348) 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 62 38 50 New companies in 2009 48 51 37 % change 29.2% -25.5% 35.1% Record Year 2007 (161) 2007 (94) 2007 (93)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 262 companies were dissolved in Wirral. This figure is 40.9% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Wirral occurred in 2009 when a total of 443 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wirral UK 2010 262 177,631 2009 443 289,236 % change -40.9% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (443) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 153 companies were dissolved in Wirral during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 40.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly 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) Wirral UK 2010 153 94,954 2009 259 181,176 % change -40.9% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (259) 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 29 57 67 Closed companies in 2009 64 124 71 % change -54.7% -54.0% -6% Record Year 2009 (64) 2009 (124) 2009 (71)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Wirral increased by 89 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wirral UK 2010 89 26,118 2009 -148 -107,215 Record Year 2007 (591) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Wirral during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was -3 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Wirral UK 2010 -3 3,658 2009 -123 -90,189 Record Year 2007 (262) 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 33 -19 -17 Net growth in 2009 -16 -73 -34 Record Year 2007 (144) 2006 (69) 2007 (61)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Wirral formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wirral 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Wirral formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Wirral 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.3%) 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 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change 18.8% -29.0% 21.6% Record Year 2007 (0.4%) 2006 (0.3%) 1962 (0.4%)
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 45.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% 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 45.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% 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 Wirral was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Wirral 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 Wirral was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in Wirral 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 ENGINEERING 2.42% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.77% CONSULTING 4.79% RTM 1.13% CONSULTANCY 3.02% DESIGN 1.13% PROPERTY 2.40% WIRRAL 0.97% ASSOCIATES 2.02% WATERLOO 0.89% TRADING 2.01% ELECTRICAL 0.89% DESIGN 1.91% PROPERTY 0.89% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% (WIRRAL) 0.81% MEDIA 1.80% CONSULTANCY 0.81% BUSINESS 1.75% (NOS. 0.81% CONSULTANTS 1.71% QUAY 0.81% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% S 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.56% CONSULTING 0.72% LONDON 1.52% CONSTRUCTION 0.72% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CONSULTANTS 0.64% J 1.46% M 0.64% CARE 1.41% (NW) 0.56% GLOBAL 1.39% NORTH 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.35% TRAINING 0.48% BUILDING 1.33% CONTRACTORS 0.48% M 1.29% SYSTEMS 0.48% IT 1.28% WEST 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SUPPLIES 0.40% GROUP 1.25% CHESHIRE 0.40% 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 296 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 227 68,525 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 92 25,942 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 61 8,262 74990 - Non-trading company 55 7,893 7499 - Non-trading company 41 13,997 7260 - Other computer related activities 33 9,122 9999 - Dormant Company 26 19,842 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 6,684 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 19 8,590 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 18 13,490 9305 - Other service activities 16 8,822 7414 - Business & management consultancy 15 14,598 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 7,922 4534 - Other building installation 12 2,652 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 5,854 7440 - Advertising 12 1,886 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 8,285 5530 - Restaurants 11 4,879 86900 - Other human health activities 10 3,450
Recent Companies
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