Wirral, Merseyside
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wirral when compared to any quarter in history.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Wirral when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wirral when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 424 companies were registered in Wirral during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Wirral UK 2013 424 134,802 2012 396 131,491 % change 7.1% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (424) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 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 2013 147 111 166 New companies in 2012 127 150 119 % change 15.7% -26.0% 39.5% Record Year 2013 (147) 2007 (154) 2007 (198)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 110 companies were dissolved in Wirral during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Wirral UK 2013 110 77,914 2012 106 67,576 % change 3.8% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (184) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Wirral when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 54 27 29 Closed companies in 2012 31 39 36 % change 74.2% -30.8% -19% Record Year 2013 (54) 2008 (47) 2009 (114)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Wirral during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 314 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Wirral UK 2013 314 56,888 2012 290 63,915 Record Year 2007 (329) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 93 84 137 Net growth in 2012 96 111 83 Record Year 2012 (96) 2007 (135) 2007 (166)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Wirral formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Wirral 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change 3.8% -26.5% 44.2% Record Year 2013 (0.3%) 2012 (0.3%) 2013 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wirral was in 2007 when 37.2% of all directors were female.
17.1% of all director appointments in Wirral in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BEACH 12.58% CONSULTING 5.18% DUNAS 7.90% MANAGEMENT 4.78% BAY 7.57% CONSULTANCY 3.30% HOTEL 6.84% PROPERTY 2.44% HARMONY 6.55% TRADING 2.06% SUITE 5.59% DESIGN 1.79% APARTMENT 5.35% ENGINEERING 1.78% LLANA 4.67% BUSINESS 1.77% HOUSE 2.80% ASSOCIATES 1.75% RESORT 2.55% LONDON 1.72% PARK 2.31% CONSULTANTS 1.71% SPA 2.17% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% COURT 2.12% MEDIA 1.63% (ROOM 2.07% GLOBAL 1.57% COMPLETION 1.54% J 1.56% ENGINEERING 1.49% CARE 1.46% MANAGEMENT 1.45% IT 1.43% WIRRAL 1.40% INVESTMENTS 1.41% FRACTIONAL 1.35% PROPERTIES 1.36% WHITE 1.35% M 1.25% SANDS 1.20% BUILDING 1.21% CONSULTANCY 1.16% ENTERPRISES 1.19% CONSULTING 1.01% ELECTRICAL 1.18% MARINA 0.96% TRAINING 1.17% SAMRA 0.96% SECURITY 1.15%
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 350 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 247 54,531 74990 - Non-trading company 237 14,129 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 67 32,624 99999 - Dormant Company 62 43,384 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 53 16,448 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 47 24,894 71129 - Other engineering activities 35 4,226 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 23,532 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 27 5,248 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 26 6,954 7487 - Other business activities 23 7,556 43210 - Electrical installation 20 5,625 41100 - Development of building projects 19 8,637 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 19 6,591 56302 - Public houses and bars 18 4,952 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 18 7,507 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,664 56101 - Licensed restaurants 17 6,894 86900 - Other human health activities 15 8,465
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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