Wirral, Merseyside
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Wirral when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 324 companies were registered in Wirral during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 23.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Wirral UK 2014 324 150,722 2013 424 134,802 % change -23.6% 11.8% Record Year 2013 (424) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 120 95 109 New companies in 2013 147 111 166 % change -18.4% -14.4% -34.3% Record Year 2013 (147) 2007 (154) 2007 (198)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 150 companies were dissolved in Wirral during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 36.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Wirral UK 2014 150 82,370 2013 110 77,914 % change 36.4% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (184) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 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 2014 56 44 50 Closed companies in 2013 54 27 29 % change 3.7% 63.0% 72% Record Year 2014 (56) 2008 (47) 2009 (114)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Wirral during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 174 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Wirral UK 2014 174 68,352 2013 314 56,888 Record Year 2007 (329) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 64 51 59 Net growth in 2013 93 84 137 Record Year 2012 (96) 2007 (135) 2007 (166)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Wirral formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Wirral 2014 0.2% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% % change -23.6% -21.0% -45.2% Record Year 2013 (0.3%) 2012 (0.3%) 2013 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 46.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wirral was in 2007 when 37.2% of all directors were female.
23.9% of all director appointments in Wirral in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BEACH 7.70% CONSULTING 5.22% DUNAS 4.94% MANAGEMENT 4.67% APARTMENT 4.47% CONSULTANCY 3.49% BAY 4.35% PROPERTY 2.64% HARMONY 3.23% TRADING 2.05% SUITE 3.17% LONDON 1.88% HOTEL 3.17% ENGINEERING 1.86% LLANA 2.47% CARE 1.79% ENGINEERING 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% CONSULTING 1.41% DESIGN 1.75% WIRRAL 1.23% CONSULTANTS 1.73% MANAGEMENT 1.12% BUSINESS 1.71% UNITY 1.12% PROPERTIES 1.60% CONSULTANCY 1.00% INVESTMENTS 1.60% J 1.00% GLOBAL 1.58% FRACTIONAL 0.94% J 1.48% PROPERTY 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.48% TRAINING 0.76% MEDIA 1.48% PROJECTS 0.65% IT 1.33% (NW) 0.65% TRANSPORT 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.65% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% DESIGN 0.59% BUILDING 1.24% TC 0.59% M 1.21% R 0.59% CAPITAL 1.20% D 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies 74990 - Non-trading company 701 14,135 None Supplied 473 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 264 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 87 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 77 47,084 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 54 18,491 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 43 27,750 71129 - Other engineering activities 42 5,477 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 26,700 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 31 9,358 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 27 8,155 86900 - Other human health activities 25 10,273 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 22 7,313 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 9,284 56101 - Licensed restaurants 18 7,965 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 9,509 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,813 41100 - Development of building projects 16 9,855 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 16 6,236 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 16 5,988
Recent Companies
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