Wirral, Merseyside

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous August.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wirral when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wirral when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wirral when compared to any previous August.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wirral when compared to any previous Q3.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 349 companies were registered in Wirral during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 45.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WirralUK
    2012349118,868
    2011240114,512
    % change45.4%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (349) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201290105154
    New companies in 2011938166
    % change-3.2%29.6%133.3%
    Record Year2011 (93)2012 (105)2012 (154)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 107 companies were dissolved in Wirral during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WirralUK
    201210774,772
    201113772,230
    % change-21.9%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012304433
    Closed companies in 2011554537
    % change-45.5%-2.2%-11%
    Record Year2011 (55)2008 (85)2009 (110)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wirral when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Wirral during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 242 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WirralUK
    201224244,096
    201110342,282
    Record Year 2012 (242) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wirral when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Wirral when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20126061121
    Net growth in 2011383629
    Record Year2008 (66)2012 (61)2012 (121)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Wirral formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Wirral
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wirral when compared to any previous Q3.

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-13.1%30.6%130.8%
    Record Year1965 (0.4%)1963 (0.3%)1975 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Wirral was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.6% of all director appointments in Wirral in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BEACH13.47%CONSULTING5.05%
    HOTEL8.25%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SUITE8.19%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    DUNAS7.57%PROPERTY2.35%
    LLANA5.53%TRADING2.08%
    APARTMENT3.86%DESIGN1.87%
    RESORT2.51%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    BAY1.93%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ENGINEERING1.83%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    FRACTIONAL1.25%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY1.25%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SPA1.15%MEDIA1.67%
    SAMRA1.15%LONDON1.67%
    MARINA1.15%J1.55%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%GLOBAL1.53%
    MANAGEMENT1.10%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CONSULTING1.10%IT1.43%
    CHATEAU1.04%PROPERTIES1.34%
    DE1.04%CARE1.32%
    CAZINE1.04%M1.27%
    LA1.04%BUILDING1.22%
    COMPLETION0.99%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    WIRRAL0.94%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    J0.89%S1.17%
    MARINE0.84%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied544331,455
    7487 - Other business activities12435,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11933,677
    74990 - Non-trading company729,203
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4119,425
    99999 - Dormant Company4025,035
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified339,891
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2414,774
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2213,716
    71129 - Other engineering activities202,350
    43210 - Electrical installation163,387
    7499 - Non-trading company156,164
    9999 - Dormant Company1412,598
    7414 - Business & management consultancy138,437
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified133,943
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment132,891
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities114,119
    9305 - Other service activities116,142
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate114,294
    62012 - Business and domestic software development104,584

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08156632 M&M (NW) LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08156664 AUDIOLUX LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08159291 LAST MINUTE MUSIC (UK) LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08159486 COMMERCIALLY LEGAL LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08142110 NAPIT PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08155357 RPB CONSULTANTS LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08156035 COLFIO LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08156991 LLANA BEACH HOTEL SUITE 195/4 LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08157015 LLANA BEACH HOTEL SUITE 194/6 LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08157046 LLANA BEACH HOTEL SUITE 198/4 LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08157106 LLANA BEACH HOTEL SUITE 193/10 LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08161739 SAMRA BAY MARINA & SPA RESORT A505 LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08153330 BROWS AND BELLES LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08133810 OVER THE BRIDGE TWO LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08138034 GADGET FIXERS LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08145055 THOMSON TELESCOPES LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08147828 CHESHIRE LIFESTYLE LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08148403 NORTH WEST BELTING LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08149553 CARRUTHERS & KIRKPATRICK ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08154929 JAH FABRICATIONS LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08156788 LIGHTNING PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08157077 HILBRE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08160717 FARRELL PILOTAGE SERVICES LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08162574 HEALTHPRO CONSULTING LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08137378 CNS CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jul 2012