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 07380804 PRAGMATICK LTD 20 Sep 2010 07380015 ALL AMERICAN PARK CO. LIMITED 17 Sep 2010 07383850 ESTUARY EVENTS LIMITED 22 Sep 2010 07378847 BRYN CYTTUN CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Sep 2010 07378536 THE HILBRE PUB LTD 16 Sep 2010 07388899 UK ROOFCARE LTD 28 Sep 2010 07388880 ROOFCARE (UK) LTD 28 Sep 2010 07381532 IDEOLOGIC CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Sep 2010 07378915 1ST EVENT SECURITY LTD 16 Sep 2010 07372013 CHROMAFLOR LTD 10 Sep 2010 07384621 NORTH WEST SURGICAL & MEDICOLEGAL LIMITED 22 Sep 2010 07378097 SELLIS CONSULTANCY LTD 16 Sep 2010 07361638 W PALMER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 01 Sep 2010 OC358294 SMC PROVIDER SERVICES LLP 29 Sep 2010 07393431 WEBVITEA LTD 30 Sep 2010 07365161 CARDS N CANDY (WIRRAL) LIMITED 03 Sep 2010 07384791 FERRY BOOTIFUL LIMITED 22 Sep 2010 07377820 THE SINK CLUB LIMITED 16 Sep 2010 07374924 ROUGE MAKEUP LIMITED 14 Sep 2010 07362169 CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ETC LIMITED 01 Sep 2010 07361830 BLUE SKIP HIRE WIRRAL LIMITED 01 Sep 2010 07392618 UKRAINIAN WINES U.K. LTD 30 Sep 2010 07388225 KNIGHTSMART (UK) LIMITED 27 Sep 2010 07387053 VIDHYO LIMITED 24 Sep 2010 07376649 DIGITAL MUSIC TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
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