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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Wirral UK 2012 349 118,868 2011 240 114,512 % change 45.4% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (349) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 90 105 154 New companies in 2011 93 81 66 % change -3.2% 29.6% 133.3% Record Year 2011 (93) 2012 (105) 2012 (154)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wirral UK 2012 107 74,772 2011 137 72,230 % change -21.9% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 30 44 33 Closed companies in 2011 55 45 37 % change -45.5% -2.2% -11% Record Year 2011 (55) 2008 (85) 2009 (110)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wirral UK 2012 242 44,096 2011 103 42,282 Record Year 2012 (242) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2012 60 61 121 Net growth in 2011 38 36 29 Record Year 2008 (66) 2012 (61) 2012 (121)
UK Company Share
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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 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
Q3 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Wirral when compared to any previous Q3.
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -13.1% 30.6% 130.8% Record Year 1965 (0.4%) 1963 (0.3%) 1975 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BEACH 13.47% CONSULTING 5.05% HOTEL 8.25% MANAGEMENT 4.75% SUITE 8.19% CONSULTANCY 3.28% DUNAS 7.57% PROPERTY 2.35% LLANA 5.53% TRADING 2.08% APARTMENT 3.86% DESIGN 1.87% RESORT 2.51% ASSOCIATES 1.84% BAY 1.93% ENGINEERING 1.83% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANTS 1.76% FRACTIONAL 1.25% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTY 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% SPA 1.15% MEDIA 1.67% SAMRA 1.15% LONDON 1.67% MARINA 1.15% J 1.55% CONSULTANCY 1.15% GLOBAL 1.53% MANAGEMENT 1.10% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CONSULTING 1.10% IT 1.43% CHATEAU 1.04% PROPERTIES 1.34% DE 1.04% CARE 1.32% CAZINE 1.04% M 1.27% LA 1.04% BUILDING 1.22% COMPLETION 0.99% ENTERPRISES 1.20% WIRRAL 0.94% ELECTRICAL 1.20% J 0.89% S 1.17% MARINE 0.84% SECURITY 1.16%
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 544 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 124 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 119 33,677 74990 - Non-trading company 72 9,203 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 41 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 40 25,035 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 33 9,891 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 14,774 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 13,716 71129 - Other engineering activities 20 2,350 43210 - Electrical installation 16 3,387 7499 - Non-trading company 15 6,164 9999 - Dormant Company 14 12,598 7414 - Business & management consultancy 13 8,437 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 3,943 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 13 2,891 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 4,119 9305 - Other service activities 11 6,142 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 4,294 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 4,584
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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