Wirral, Merseyside
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous January.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wirral when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wirral when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wirral when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 396 companies were registered in Wirral during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 73.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wirral UK 2012 396 131,491 2011 228 116,391 % change 73.7% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (412) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 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 2012 127 150 119 New companies in 2011 62 78 88 % change 104.8% 92.3% 35.2% Record Year 2012 (127) 2007 (154) 2007 (198)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 106 companies were dissolved in Wirral during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 27.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wirral UK 2012 106 67,576 2011 146 90,987 % change -27.4% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (184) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 31 39 36 Closed companies in 2011 53 45 48 % change -41.5% -13.3% -25% Record Year 2011 (53) 2008 (47) 2009 (114)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Wirral during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 290 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wirral UK 2012 290 63,915 2011 82 25,404 Record Year 2007 (329) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wirral when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 96 111 83 Net growth in 2011 9 33 40 Record Year 2012 (96) 2007 (135) 2007 (166)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Wirral formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Wirral 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
Q1 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wirral when compared to any previous Q1.
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wirral when compared to any previous January.
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 75.6% 64.5% 26.5% Record Year 2012 (0.3%) 1987 (0.4%) 2007 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wirral was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.6% of all director appointments in Wirral in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BEACH 9.12% CONSULTING 5.07% DUNAS 5.98% MANAGEMENT 4.74% HOTEL 5.33% CONSULTANCY 3.30% SUITE 5.27% PROPERTY 2.37% APARTMENT 3.14% TRADING 2.07% LLANA 2.78% DESIGN 1.93% ENGINEERING 1.72% ENGINEERING 1.86% FRACTIONAL 1.30% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DESIGN 1.24% CONSULTANTS 1.79% WIRRAL 1.24% BUSINESS 1.73% MANAGEMENT 1.18% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTING 1.18% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DE 1.13% LONDON 1.66% J 1.07% J 1.54% CHATEAU 1.07% INVESTMENTS 1.51% LA 1.07% GLOBAL 1.50% CAZINE 1.07% IT 1.40% PROPERTY 1.01% CARE 1.34% CONSULTANCY 1.01% PROPERTIES 1.31% CONSULTANTS 0.77% ELECTRICAL 1.27% VILLA 0.77% M 1.27% (NW) 0.77% BUILDING 1.24% ELECTRICAL 0.71% ENERGY 1.20% COMMUNITY 0.65% S 1.20% RESORT 0.65% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 301 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 170 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 127 35,233 74990 - Non-trading company 62 9,729 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 19,704 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 34 9,892 99999 - Dormant Company 30 25,084 7499 - Non-trading company 27 9,102 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 14,303 9999 - Dormant Company 22 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 13,637 71129 - Other engineering activities 16 2,217 7414 - Business & management consultancy 15 12,113 9305 - Other service activities 14 8,818 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 3,931 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 8,145 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 11 2,798 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 7,154 56302 - Public houses and bars 11 2,795 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 4,132
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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