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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.

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 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)WirralUK
    2011240114,512
    2010208101,492
    % change15.4%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (240) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011938166
    New companies in 2010755875
    % change24.0%39.7%-12.0%
    Record Year2011 (93)2011 (81)2009 (93)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WirralUK
    201113772,230
    201017587,705
    % change-21.7%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011554537
    Closed companies in 2010368554
    % change52.8%-47.1%-31%
    Record Year2011 (55)2008 (85)2009 (110)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WirralUK
    201110342,282
    20103313,787
    Record Year 2003 (112) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011383629
    Net growth in 201039-2721
    Record Year2008 (66)2007 (37)2003 (68)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change13.5%17.5%-20.5%
    Record Year1965 (0.4%)1963 (0.3%)1975 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING2.21%CONSULTING5.11%
    WIRRAL1.59%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.52%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    DUNAS1.45%PROPERTY2.41%
    BEACH1.45%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.45%DESIGN1.94%
    DESIGN1.45%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    FRACTIONAL1.17%BUSINESS1.82%
    APARTMENT0.96%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    COMMUNITY0.96%ENGINEERING1.74%
    PROPERTY0.90%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTING0.90%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUSINESS0.90%LONDON1.63%
    (NW)0.90%J1.47%
    HH0.83%GLOBAL1.46%
    S0.83%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CARE0.76%CARE1.42%
    CONSULTANTS0.69%IT1.38%
    SYSTEMS0.69%BUILDING1.30%
    (WIRRAL)0.69%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    C0.62%M1.25%
    K0.55%ENERGY1.22%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%TRAINING1.21%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied299204,493
    7487 - Other business activities21565,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10129,245
    74990 - Non-trading company518,064
    7499 - Non-trading company3211,543
    9999 - Dormant Company2422,587
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2315,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1914,755
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1710,018
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified177,551
    9305 - Other service activities1710,525
    99999 - Dormant Company1618,281
    7260 - Other computer related activities168,686
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1510,137
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering136,321
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply118,345
    9800 - Residents Property Management111,676
    4534 - Other building installation112,443
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult102,802
    62090 - Other information technology service activities106,798

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07729196 JAMES ALLAN ESTATES LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07729244 PALLMALL ESTATES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07754346 HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE PAVING LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07728831 WEIGHLIFT UK LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07732641 LINKS ESTATES LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07749237 CLOUD CONNECTIONS LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07757343 SMOOTH COFFEE LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07729475 PALMS FINE FOODS LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07732790 YELLOW IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07735140 TANSKEY'S LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07740949 HELP IT ABROAD LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07743731 THI CITY REACH LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07741840 IRBY MILL LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07725708 DUNAS BEACH APARTMENT 106 LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07750330 MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07742418 HUB MERSEYSIDE LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07730415 J.O.T TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 05 Aug 2011
    07731099 SURVEYING SERVICES (NW) LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07732838 ALLAN KEYS AND LOCKS LTD. 08 Aug 2011
    07736482 CEM BENCHMARKING UK LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07749674 JM ELECTRICAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07751233 BIRRING LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07748608 TECH 2 YOU LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07752148 UTOPIAN DESIGNS LTD 24 Aug 2011
    07734202 MIDGAR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 09 Aug 2011