Wirral, Merseyside
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous January.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Wirral when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 228 companies were registered in Wirral during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 13.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Wirral UK 2011 228 116,391 2010 201 105,137 % change 13.4% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (412) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 62 78 88 New companies in 2010 46 66 89 % change 34.8% 18.2% -1.1% Record Year 2011 (62) 2007 (154) 2007 (198)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 146 companies were dissolved in Wirral during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 33.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Wirral UK 2011 146 90,986 2010 109 82,677 % change 33.9% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (184) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Wirral when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 53 45 48 Closed companies in 2010 33 31 45 % change 60.6% 45.2% 7% Record Year 2011 (53) 2008 (47) 2009 (114)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Wirral during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 82 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Wirral UK 2011 82 25,405 2010 92 22,460 Record Year 2007 (329) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 9 33 40 Net growth in 2010 13 35 44 Record Year 2004 (32) 2007 (135) 2007 (166)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Wirral formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Wirral 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 16.3% 4.0% -5.7% Record Year 1976 (0.3%) 1987 (0.4%) 2007 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wirral was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.1% of all director appointments in Wirral in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 2.29% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 1.60% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTANCY 1.37% CONSULTANCY 3.16% WIRRAL 1.30% PROPERTY 2.38% DESIGN 1.14% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTING 0.99% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.99% ASSOCIATES 1.92% (NW) 0.84% BUSINESS 1.87% SYSTEMS 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% FRACTIONAL 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.69% MEDIA 1.69% S 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.61% HH 0.69% LONDON 1.60% BUSINESS 0.69% CARE 1.45% (WIRRAL) 0.69% J 1.45% K 0.61% GLOBAL 1.44% COMMUNITY 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.43% BLUE 0.61% IT 1.41% TRAINING 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.36% BUILDING 0.53% BUILDING 1.34% DIGITAL 0.53% M 1.30% CARE 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.28% CONSULTANTS 0.53% S 1.24% J 0.46% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% ELECTRICAL 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.23%
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 299 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 198 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 111 30,253 74990 - Non-trading company 66 8,695 7499 - Non-trading company 36 11,316 9999 - Dormant Company 25 19,765 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 7,788 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 22 6,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 16,150 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 12,916 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 10,085 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 17 10,246 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 7,789 9305 - Other service activities 16 8,740 99999 - Dormant Company 16 18,336 4534 - Other building installation 15 2,285 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 6,996 9800 - Residents Property Management 12 1,503 86900 - Other human health activities 10 4,092 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 3,097
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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