Wirral, Merseyside
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous July.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Wirral when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 240 companies were registered in Wirral during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wirral UK 2011 240 114,512 2010 208 101,492 % change 15.4% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (240) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 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 2011 93 81 66 New companies in 2010 75 58 75 % change 24.0% 39.7% -12.0% Record Year 2011 (93) 2011 (81) 2009 (93)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 137 companies were dissolved in Wirral during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 21.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wirral UK 2011 137 72,230 2010 175 87,705 % change -21.7% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Wirral when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 55 45 37 Closed companies in 2010 36 85 54 % change 52.8% -47.1% -31% Record Year 2011 (55) 2008 (85) 2009 (110)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Wirral during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 103 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wirral UK 2011 103 42,282 2010 33 13,787 Record Year 2003 (112) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 38 36 29 Net growth in 2010 39 -27 21 Record Year 2008 (66) 2007 (37) 2003 (68)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Wirral formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wirral 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 13.5% 17.5% -20.5% Record Year 1965 (0.4%) 1963 (0.3%) 1975 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wirral was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
34.0% of all director appointments in Wirral in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 2.21% CONSULTING 5.11% WIRRAL 1.59% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.52% CONSULTANCY 3.19% DUNAS 1.45% PROPERTY 2.41% BEACH 1.45% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANCY 1.45% DESIGN 1.94% DESIGN 1.45% ASSOCIATES 1.85% FRACTIONAL 1.17% BUSINESS 1.82% APARTMENT 0.96% CONSULTANTS 1.76% COMMUNITY 0.96% ENGINEERING 1.74% PROPERTY 0.90% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTING 0.90% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 0.90% LONDON 1.63% (NW) 0.90% J 1.47% HH 0.83% GLOBAL 1.46% S 0.83% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CARE 0.76% CARE 1.42% CONSULTANTS 0.69% IT 1.38% SYSTEMS 0.69% BUILDING 1.30% (WIRRAL) 0.69% PROPERTIES 1.28% ASSOCIATES 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.27% C 0.62% M 1.25% K 0.55% ENERGY 1.22% ELECTRICAL 0.55% TRAINING 1.21% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% S 1.21%
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 299 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 215 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 101 29,245 74990 - Non-trading company 51 8,064 7499 - Non-trading company 32 11,543 9999 - Dormant Company 24 22,587 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 23 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 14,755 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 10,018 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 7,551 9305 - Other service activities 17 10,525 99999 - Dormant Company 16 18,281 7260 - Other computer related activities 16 8,686 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 10,137 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 6,321 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 8,345 9800 - Residents Property Management 11 1,676 4534 - Other building installation 11 2,443 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 10 2,802 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 6,798
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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