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

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)WirralUK
    2010208101,492
    200922694,671
    % change-8.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2009 (226) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010755875
    New companies in 2009607393
    % change25.0%-20.5%-19.4%
    Record Year2010 (75)2009 (73)2009 (93)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WirralUK
    201017587,705
    2009209159,401
    % change-16.3%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010368554
    Closed companies in 20094554110
    % change-20.0%57.4%-51%
    Record Year2009 (45)2010 (85)2009 (110)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WirralUK
    20103313,787
    200917-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (112) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201039-2721
    Net growth in 20091519-17
    Record Year2008 (66)2007 (37)2003 (68)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change16.2%-27.9%-22.7%
    Record Year1965 (0.4%)1963 (0.3%)1975 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.31%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.82%CONSULTING4.99%
    DESIGN1.24%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTING1.07%PROPERTY2.38%
    WIRRAL1.07%TRADING2.04%
    (WIRRAL)0.99%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    PROPERTY0.99%DESIGN1.93%
    ELECTRICAL0.91%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSULTANTS0.74%MEDIA1.75%
    (NW)0.74%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    S0.66%LONDON1.59%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%ENGINEERING1.59%
    TRAINING0.50%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    WEST0.50%CARE1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%J1.44%
    BUILDING0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CONTRACTORS0.50%GLOBAL1.42%
    M0.50%IT1.35%
    SUPPLIES0.50%PROPERTIES1.35%
    SYSTEMS0.50%BUILDING1.32%
    PARK0.41%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    BUSINESS0.41%M1.28%
    NORTH0.41%SYSTEMS1.26%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.41%S1.24%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied308202,902
    7487 - Other business activities21769,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9025,053
    74990 - Non-trading company647,649
    7499 - Non-trading company4213,408
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering407,634
    9999 - Dormant Company2721,484
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified226,460
    7260 - Other computer related activities228,967
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities188,292
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1814,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1713,161
    9305 - Other service activities179,454
    4534 - Other building installation162,623
    9800 - Residents Property Management131,908
    7440 - Advertising121,997
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply118,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified117,767
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities102,861
    5530 - Restaurants105,181

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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