Wirral, Merseyside
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Wirral when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 343 companies were registered in Wirral during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 5.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Wirral UK 2015 343 161,156 2014 324 150,722 % change 5.9% 6.9% Record Year 2013 (424) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 114 111 118 New companies in 2014 120 95 109 % change -5.0% 16.8% 8.3% Record Year 2013 (147) 2007 (154) 2007 (198)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 172 companies were dissolved in Wirral during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 14.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Wirral UK 2015 172 89,523 2014 150 82,370 % change 14.7% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (184) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Wirral when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 45 53 74 Closed companies in 2014 56 44 50 % change -19.6% 20.5% 48% Record Year 2014 (56) 2015 (53) 2009 (114)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Wirral during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 171 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Wirral UK 2015 171 71,633 2014 174 68,352 Record Year 2007 (329) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 69 58 44 Net growth in 2014 64 51 59 Record Year 2012 (96) 2007 (135) 2007 (166)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Wirral formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Wirral 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -6.8% 7.7% -1.3% Record Year 2013 (0.3%) 2012 (0.3%) 2013 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wirral was in 2007 when 37.2% of all directors were female.
24.7% of all director appointments in Wirral in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HOTEL 10.76% CONSULTING 5.23% WHITE 10.02% MANAGEMENT 4.56% SPA 9.88% CONSULTANCY 3.62% SANDS 9.79% PROPERTY 2.72% BEACH 3.08% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% BAY 2.70% CARE 2.13% UNITY 2.33% ENGINEERING 2.12% DUNAS 2.14% LONDON 1.91% APARTMENT 1.86% TRADING 1.88% CONSULTANCY 1.35% TRANSPORT 1.82% MANAGEMENT 1.12% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ENGINEERING 1.03% DESIGN 1.65% FRACTIONAL 0.98% PROPERTIES 1.63% WIRRAL 0.98% CO., 1.58% SUITE 0.93% J 1.55% CONSULTANTS 0.89% CONSULTANTS 1.54% CONSTRUCTION 0.79% BUSINESS 1.49% LLANA 0.79% INVESTMENTS 1.49% DESIGN 0.75% GLOBAL 1.46% MEDICAL 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.44% OYSTER 0.65% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% CARE 0.56% BUILDING 1.31% ELECTRICAL 0.51% IT 1.30% CAZINE 0.51% MEDIA 1.28% CHATEAU 0.51% M 1.27%
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 792 13,794 None Supplied 442 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 229 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 98 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 75 49,474 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 60 19,098 71129 - Other engineering activities 46 6,278 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 43 30,825 86900 - Other human health activities 36 13,990 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 29,218 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 28 10,200 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 23 11,600 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 22 9,080 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 21 7,682 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 12,862 41100 - Development of building projects 18 11,863 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 9,651 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 18 6,815 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 18 6,557 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 16 2,565
Recent Companies
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