Wirral, Merseyside
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous July.
- August 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Wirral when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 208 companies were registered in Wirral during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 8.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Wirral UK 2010 208 101,492 2009 226 94,671 % change -8.0% 7.2% Record Year 2009 (226) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 75 58 75 New companies in 2009 60 73 93 % change 25.0% -20.5% -19.4% Record Year 2010 (75) 2009 (73) 2009 (93)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 175 companies were dissolved in Wirral during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 16.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Wirral UK 2010 175 87,705 2009 209 159,401 % change -16.3% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
August 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Wirral when compared to any previous August.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 36 85 54 Closed companies in 2009 45 54 110 % change -20.0% 57.4% -51% Record Year 2009 (45) 2010 (85) 2009 (110)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Wirral during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 33 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Wirral UK 2010 33 13,787 2009 17 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (112) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 39 -27 21 Net growth in 2009 15 19 -17 Record Year 2008 (66) 2007 (37) 2003 (68)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Wirral formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Wirral 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change 16.2% -27.9% -22.7% Record Year 1965 (0.4%) 1963 (0.3%) 1975 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wirral was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
31.2% of all director appointments in Wirral in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 2.31% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.82% CONSULTING 4.99% DESIGN 1.24% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTING 1.07% PROPERTY 2.38% WIRRAL 1.07% TRADING 2.04% (WIRRAL) 0.99% ASSOCIATES 2.01% PROPERTY 0.99% DESIGN 1.93% ELECTRICAL 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONSULTANCY 0.83% BUSINESS 1.80% CONSULTANTS 0.74% MEDIA 1.75% (NW) 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.73% S 0.66% LONDON 1.59% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.59% TRAINING 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.49% WEST 0.50% CARE 1.44% ASSOCIATES 0.50% J 1.44% BUILDING 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% CONTRACTORS 0.50% GLOBAL 1.42% M 0.50% IT 1.35% SUPPLIES 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.35% SYSTEMS 0.50% BUILDING 1.32% PARK 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.30% BUSINESS 0.41% M 1.28% NORTH 0.41% SYSTEMS 1.26% DEVELOPMENTS 0.41% S 1.24%
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 308 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 217 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 90 25,053 74990 - Non-trading company 64 7,649 7499 - Non-trading company 42 13,408 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 40 7,634 9999 - Dormant Company 27 21,484 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 6,460 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 8,967 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 8,292 7414 - Business & management consultancy 18 14,940 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 13,161 9305 - Other service activities 17 9,454 4534 - Other building installation 16 2,623 9800 - Residents Property Management 13 1,908 7440 - Advertising 12 1,997 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 8,183 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 7,767 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 2,861 5530 - Restaurants 10 5,181
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07349555 A K ANGLING CENTRE LIMITED 18 Aug 2010 07355191 YANNIS FISH BAR LIMITED 24 Aug 2010 07344249 PIXEL PYRO LIMITED 12 Aug 2010 07357221 SINGLE & MORE LTD 25 Aug 2010 07346671 PARTY PARAPHERNALIA LTD 16 Aug 2010 07341765 NAUWINA PROPERTY LTD 10 Aug 2010 07341758 FANBENNY LTD 10 Aug 2010 07341696 ERBIE LTD 10 Aug 2010 07359000 ALAN MUNN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 27 Aug 2010 07348260 CAMTECH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS LTD 17 Aug 2010 07340179 AMPW LIMITED 09 Aug 2010 07357578 ULTRA STRATEGIES LIMITED 26 Aug 2010 07357031 REDBURN OPERATIONAL SERVICES LTD 25 Aug 2010 07355904 J.K. SERVICES (WIRRAL) LIMITED 24 Aug 2010 07355647 QC TECH SERVICES LTD 24 Aug 2010 07351629 JW TELECOM SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Aug 2010 07349550 IMPROVEMENTS IN PRODUCTIVITY LTD 18 Aug 2010 07348647 JTJ TESTING LTD 17 Aug 2010 07348572 PROJECTWISE LIMITED 17 Aug 2010 07346720 WESTWAY DESIGN LTD 16 Aug 2010 07344819 MCLALONDE LIMITED 12 Aug 2010 07341118 EVALUED LIMITED 10 Aug 2010 07340277 MMC PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2010 07351063 WHITE KITE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 19 Aug 2010 07347606 AEQUITAS AUTOMOTIVE LTD 17 Aug 2010
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