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.

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 (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)WirralUK
    2013424134,802
    2012396131,491
    % change7.1%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (424) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013147111166
    New companies in 2012127150119
    % change15.7%-26.0%39.5%
    Record Year2013 (147)2007 (154)2007 (198)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WirralUK
    201311077,914
    201210667,576
    % change3.8%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (184) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013542729
    Closed companies in 2012313936
    % change74.2%-30.8%-19%
    Record Year2013 (54)2008 (47)2009 (114)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WirralUK
    201331456,888
    201229063,915
    Record Year 2007 (329) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20139384137
    Net growth in 20129611183
    Record Year2012 (96)2007 (135)2007 (166)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.2%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change3.8%-26.5%44.2%
    Record Year2013 (0.3%)2012 (0.3%)2013 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BEACH12.58%CONSULTING5.18%
    DUNAS7.90%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    BAY7.57%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    HOTEL6.84%PROPERTY2.44%
    HARMONY6.55%TRADING2.06%
    SUITE5.59%DESIGN1.79%
    APARTMENT5.35%ENGINEERING1.78%
    LLANA4.67%BUSINESS1.77%
    HOUSE2.80%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    RESORT2.55%LONDON1.72%
    PARK2.31%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    SPA2.17%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    COURT2.12%MEDIA1.63%
    (ROOM2.07%GLOBAL1.57%
    COMPLETION1.54%J1.56%
    ENGINEERING1.49%CARE1.46%
    MANAGEMENT1.45%IT1.43%
    WIRRAL1.40%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    FRACTIONAL1.35%PROPERTIES1.36%
    WHITE1.35%M1.25%
    SANDS1.20%BUILDING1.21%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    CONSULTING1.01%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    MARINA0.96%TRAINING1.17%
    SAMRA0.96%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied350249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified24754,531
    74990 - Non-trading company23714,129
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6732,624
    99999 - Dormant Company6243,384
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5316,448
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4724,894
    71129 - Other engineering activities354,226
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3423,532
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment275,248
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified266,954
    7487 - Other business activities237,556
    43210 - Electrical installation205,625
    41100 - Development of building projects198,637
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities196,591
    56302 - Public houses and bars184,952
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate187,507
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,664
    56101 - Licensed restaurants176,894
    86900 - Other human health activities158,465

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08403885 GREENALL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08424450 VIDA CREATIVE LEARNING CIC 28 Feb 2013
    08412963 HHM DESIGN LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08419839 SDN AT CM LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08424531 MASTER MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08393291 MEDIATION MATTERS (UK) LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08419635 WIRRAL ECO HOMES LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08423095 RENEWABLEHUT LTD 28 Feb 2013
    08387922 AVM ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08400912 WIRRAL EPC LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08423082 STAGE PRODUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08390108 HARMONY BAY E7 LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08397424 SAUNDERS CARPETS AND FLOORING LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08402171 HARMONY BAY D10 LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08402236 HARMONY BAY F6 LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08402246 HARMONY BAY F9 LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08409662 HARMONY BAY F23 LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08409727 HARMONY BAY G3 LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08424705 CHANGE SALES & MARKETING LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08402718 PERRY CONSTRUCTION & MANAGEMENT LTD. 14 Feb 2013
    08404481 CARE4SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08419009 CHIMEAL ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08385245 STEPHENSON NAUTICAL SERVICES LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08387315 CPS MARINE SERVICES LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08389960 PRENTON GOLF ACADEMY & DRIVING RANGE LIMITED 05 Feb 2013