Wirral, Merseyside

Q3 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

  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous July.

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 2013)

    A total of 272 companies were registered in Wirral during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WirralUK
    2013272132,684
    2012349118,868
    % change-22.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2012 (349) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wirral when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20131047395
    New companies in 201290105154
    % change15.6%-30.5%-38.3%
    Record Year2013 (104)2012 (105)2012 (154)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 176 companies were dissolved in Wirral during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 63.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WirralUK
    201317686,170
    201210875,908
    % change63.0%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013483296
    Closed companies in 2012304533
    % change60.0%-28.9%191%
    Record Year2011 (55)2008 (85)2009 (110)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Wirral during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 96 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)WirralUK
    20139646,514
    201224142,960
    Record Year 2012 (241) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20135641-1
    Net growth in 20126060121
    Record Year2008 (66)2012 (60)2012 (121)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Wirral formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Wirral
    20130.2%
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.3%0.4%
    % change3.4%-36.2%-45.9%
    Record Year2011 (0.3%)2012 (0.3%)2012 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Wirral was in 2007 when 38.6% of all directors were female.

    29.5% of all director appointments in Wirral in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BAY9.14%CONSULTING5.27%
    HARMONY8.93%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    BEACH8.38%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    DUNAS6.16%PROPERTY2.53%
    APARTMENT5.15%TRADING2.08%
    HOTEL3.84%ENGINEERING1.83%
    HOUSE2.73%LONDON1.79%
    SUITE2.57%DESIGN1.78%
    PARK2.37%BUSINESS1.74%
    COURT2.27%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    (ROOM2.17%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    LLANA2.02%CARE1.64%
    MANAGEMENT1.62%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    SPA1.41%GLOBAL1.59%
    WIRRAL1.36%J1.54%
    ENGINEERING1.36%MEDIA1.54%
    WHITE1.26%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    SANDS1.26%PROPERTIES1.45%
    FRACTIONAL1.21%IT1.39%
    RESORT1.06%M1.25%
    CONSULTANCY1.01%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CONSULTING0.96%BUILDING1.19%
    J0.81%CAPITAL1.19%
    DESIGN0.76%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    COMPLETION0.66%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied409260,135
    74990 - Non-trading company38814,228
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified27054,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8434,970
    99999 - Dormant Company7346,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6417,715
    71129 - Other engineering activities484,894
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4826,675
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified327,590
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2925,547
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment255,859
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities246,979
    86900 - Other human health activities229,203
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet218,475
    56302 - Public houses and bars205,437
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate198,312
    56101 - Licensed restaurants187,531
    41100 - Development of building projects189,271
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,516
    43210 - Electrical installation175,724

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08682001 0151ONLINE LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08698354 ALLURE KITCHENS AND BEDROOMS LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08707224 C&H BIG HOUSE LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08703996 HEDLEY LEASING LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08685741 ALPHA UND OMEGA GLOBAL MIND SYSTEMS LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08707516 INVAMED INVEST LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08683694 RIVERVISTA (UK) LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08688232 STAINLESS SABREWING LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08699933 WIRRAL PLUMB-FIX LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08689738 DUNAS BEACH APARTMENT 273/3 LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08689788 DUNAS BEACH APARTMENT 270/3 LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08689796 DUNAS BEACH APARTMENT 271/3 LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08690477 A. SINNOTT PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08702058 DUNAS BEACH APARTMENT 277/4 LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08694796 CLEANBEES LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08685701 SERCHTV LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08691396 SPECIALIST DOG UNIT LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08695464 GDR JOINERY AND SHOPFITTING SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08705687 KIRKMAN ENGINEERING LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08708560 IMPERIAL UTILITY SERVICES LTD 27 Sep 2013
    08676212 MARK DYAS PHARMA-CONSULTING LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08676507 J JONES LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08683300 ALL ABOUT STEM LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08686314 PANERET LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08699531 VINGHURST LIMITED 20 Sep 2013