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
New Company Registrations
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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) Wirral UK 2013 272 132,684 2012 349 118,868 % change -22.1% 11.6% Record Year 2012 (349) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 104 73 95 New companies in 2012 90 105 154 % change 15.6% -30.5% -38.3% Record Year 2013 (104) 2012 (105) 2012 (154)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wirral UK 2013 176 86,170 2012 108 75,908 % change 63.0% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (209) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 48 32 96 Closed companies in 2012 30 45 33 % change 60.0% -28.9% 191% Record Year 2011 (55) 2008 (85) 2009 (110)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wirral UK 2013 96 46,514 2012 241 42,960 Record Year 2012 (241) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 56 41 -1 Net growth in 2012 60 60 121 Record Year 2008 (66) 2012 (60) 2012 (121)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.3% 0.4% % change 3.4% -36.2% -45.9% Record Year 2011 (0.3%) 2012 (0.3%) 2012 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BAY 9.14% CONSULTING 5.27% HARMONY 8.93% MANAGEMENT 4.75% BEACH 8.38% CONSULTANCY 3.45% DUNAS 6.16% PROPERTY 2.53% APARTMENT 5.15% TRADING 2.08% HOTEL 3.84% ENGINEERING 1.83% HOUSE 2.73% LONDON 1.79% SUITE 2.57% DESIGN 1.78% PARK 2.37% BUSINESS 1.74% COURT 2.27% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% (ROOM 2.17% CONSULTANTS 1.69% LLANA 2.02% CARE 1.64% MANAGEMENT 1.62% ASSOCIATES 1.61% SPA 1.41% GLOBAL 1.59% WIRRAL 1.36% J 1.54% ENGINEERING 1.36% MEDIA 1.54% WHITE 1.26% INVESTMENTS 1.53% SANDS 1.26% PROPERTIES 1.45% FRACTIONAL 1.21% IT 1.39% RESORT 1.06% M 1.25% CONSULTANCY 1.01% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CONSULTING 0.96% BUILDING 1.19% J 0.81% CAPITAL 1.19% DESIGN 0.76% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% COMPLETION 0.66% TRAINING 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 409 260,135 74990 - Non-trading company 388 14,228 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 270 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 84 34,970 99999 - Dormant Company 73 46,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 64 17,715 71129 - Other engineering activities 48 4,894 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 48 26,675 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 32 7,590 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 25,547 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 25 5,859 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 24 6,979 86900 - Other human health activities 22 9,203 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 21 8,475 56302 - Public houses and bars 20 5,437 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 8,312 56101 - Licensed restaurants 18 7,531 41100 - Development of building projects 18 9,271 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,516 43210 - Electrical installation 17 5,724
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