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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07238172 DERWANT LTD 29 Apr 2010 07229763 TCN DIGITAL LTD 21 Apr 2010 07240232 HEILOO DEVELOPMENTS LTD 30 Apr 2010 07239749 PROPERTY NEEDS LIMITED 29 Apr 2010 07225052 31 MEOLS DRIVE HOYLAKE LIMITED 15 Apr 2010 07239842 MCPUBLISH LTD 30 Apr 2010 07226566 CREATING FUTURES NORTH WEST LIMITED 17 Apr 2010 07217390 BLUWALE LIMITED 08 Apr 2010 07213496 LOYNS SKIPS LTD 06 Apr 2010 07236061 LAW 4U SERVICES LTD 27 Apr 2010 07237127 DIAL CP LIMITED 28 Apr 2010 07219628 J BECK EQUESTRIAN TRAINING LIMITED 12 Apr 2010 07212978 HH FRACTIONAL H LIMITED 06 Apr 2010 07212010 C L HENSLEY LIMITED 06 Apr 2010 07238128 IRBY SERVICES LTD 29 Apr 2010 07235300 LAVENDER BLUE (WIRRAL) LIMITED 26 Apr 2010 07221501 REID-FOTHERINGHAM INVESTMENT STRATEGIES LIMITED 13 Apr 2010 07212773 JAFFRI PROPERTY LTD 06 Apr 2010 07237878 GMH DESIGN SERVICES LIMITED 28 Apr 2010 07231888 MASON MCLEAN LTD 22 Apr 2010 07231629 PR AURORA BORALIS UK LTD 22 Apr 2010 07231077 APICARE LIMITED 21 Apr 2010 07224823 EASYLET (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED 15 Apr 2010 07224238 INTELLIGENT SECURITY AND PROTECTION SERVICES LIMITED 15 Apr 2010 07221768 BLUESTREAK CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Apr 2010
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