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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

  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 (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)WirralUK
    2011228116,391
    2010201105,137
    % change13.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (412) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011627888
    New companies in 2010466689
    % change34.8%18.2%-1.1%
    Record Year2011 (62)2007 (154)2007 (198)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WirralUK
    201114690,986
    201010982,677
    % change33.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (184) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011534548
    Closed companies in 2010333145
    % change60.6%45.2%7%
    Record Year2011 (53)2008 (47)2009 (114)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WirralUK
    20118225,405
    20109222,460
    Record Year 2007 (329) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201193340
    Net growth in 2010133544
    Record Year2004 (32)2007 (135)2007 (166)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change16.3%4.0%-5.7%
    Record Year1976 (0.3%)1987 (0.4%)2007 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.29%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.60%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY1.37%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    WIRRAL1.30%PROPERTY2.38%
    DESIGN1.14%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTING0.99%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.99%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    (NW)0.84%BUSINESS1.87%
    SYSTEMS0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    FRACTIONAL0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%MEDIA1.69%
    S0.69%ENGINEERING1.61%
    HH0.69%LONDON1.60%
    BUSINESS0.69%CARE1.45%
    (WIRRAL)0.69%J1.45%
    K0.61%GLOBAL1.44%
    COMMUNITY0.61%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    BLUE0.61%IT1.41%
    TRAINING0.61%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BUILDING0.53%BUILDING1.34%
    DIGITAL0.53%M1.30%
    CARE0.53%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%S1.24%
    J0.46%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    ELECTRICAL0.46%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied299202,798
    7487 - Other business activities19860,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11130,253
    74990 - Non-trading company668,695
    7499 - Non-trading company3611,316
    9999 - Dormant Company2519,765
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified237,788
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering226,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2216,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1912,916
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1810,085
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1710,246
    7260 - Other computer related activities177,789
    9305 - Other service activities168,740
    99999 - Dormant Company1618,336
    4534 - Other building installation152,285
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,996
    9800 - Residents Property Management121,503
    86900 - Other human health activities104,092
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified103,097

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07543690 MARANA LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07518286 SPECIALIST MARITIME SERVICES (UK) LTD 04 Feb 2011
    07539668 NJH INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07520689 AHMED MEDICAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07544573 PS&LP LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07530845 MAGNOLIA TREE DESIGN LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07544087 BUSINESS IMPACT SYSTEMS LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07537804 BAGULEYS LOGISTICS LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07536357 CHIEF TRAVEL LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07524095 LIGHT PRECIOUS RECORDS LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07515259 LOSS PREVENTORS (NW) LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07537276 VISIONCARE WIRRAL LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07526330 BUZZ ABOUT TOWN LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07520922 BARNSTON TOWERS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07512423 CONNECT2SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07528637 RAZORSTORM LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07527289 RAKE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07525558 PALATINE ACCOMMODATION SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07525464 MUNDI ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07518683 A S STEWART ENGINEERING LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07514937 GOOD VIBRATIONS (WIRRAL) LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07514343 RAY TAYLOR LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07514292 I.C.D. ENFORCEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 02 Feb 2011
    07513251 MCCULLOCH CONSULTANTS LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07545710 WIRRAL CONSULTANTS LTD 28 Feb 2011