Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 281 companies were registered in Altrincham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 29.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)AltrinchamUK
    2010281105,137
    200939791,034
    % change-29.2%15.5%
    Record Year 2006 (741) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010969095
    New companies in 200975174148
    % change28.0%-48.3%-35.8%
    Record Year2007 (145)2009 (174)2006 (620)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 485 companies were dissolved in Altrincham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 34.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)AltrinchamUK
    201048582,677
    2009735108,060
    % change-34.0%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (735) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201029173121
    Closed companies in 200938787261
    % change-24.8%-16.1%-54%
    Record Year2009 (387)2002 (127)2009 (261)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Altrincham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -204 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)AltrinchamUK
    2010-20422,460
    2009-338-17,026
    Record Year 2006 (640) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010-19517-26
    Net growth in 2009-31287-113
    Record Year2005 (120)2007 (125)2006 (589)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Altrincham formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Altrincham
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    20070.4%
    20060.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.6%0.4%
    % change18.8%-55.7%-46.7%
    Record Year1974 (0.7%)1974 (0.8%)2006 (1.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Altrincham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.4% of all director appointments in Altrincham in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.61%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTANCY1.26%CONSULTING4.60%
    MANAGEMENT1.16%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CHESHIRE0.65%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    J0.60%TRADING1.93%
    ENGINEERING0.55%DESIGN1.91%
    FINANCIAL0.45%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    MARKETING0.45%MEDIA1.84%
    PROPERTY0.40%BUSINESS1.74%
    INTERNATIONAL0.40%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    IT0.40%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CARE0.35%ENGINEERING1.54%
    SUPPORT0.35%J1.48%
    ASSOCIATES0.35%LONDON1.45%
    DESIGN0.35%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    INVESTMENTS0.35%GROUP1.37%
    ENTERPRISES0.35%GLOBAL1.35%
    D0.30%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CAPITAL0.30%BUILDING1.34%
    LEGAL0.30%CARE1.33%
    MEDICAL0.30%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PROJECTS0.30%M1.28%
    HOLDINGS0.30%SYSTEMS1.25%
    HOUSE0.30%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7487 - Other business activities95574,904
    None Supplied615228,645
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14526,974
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5114,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3117,003
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities289,943
    9999 - Dormant Company2519,948
    99999 - Dormant Company2513,808
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply249,659
    7499 - Non-trading company2315,398
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified237,143
    9305 - Other service activities229,038
    7011 - Development & sell real estate195,300
    9800 - Residents Property Management152,185
    7260 - Other computer related activities1510,331
    5530 - Restaurants134,798
    74990 - Non-trading company128,149
    70100 - Activities of head offices113,137
    7450 - Labour recruitment113,809
    6024 - Freight transport by road113,665

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07210455 PS ENVISAGE LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07209151 RDF HEATING AND PLUMBING LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07204086 PERSPECTIVA CONSULTANTS LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07202741 STONE'S ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07202689 DREAM MACHINE DIGITAL LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07201345 NORMANBY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07197909 TEST & COMMISSIONING LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07196636 SOMAC NORTH WEST LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07195479 RECSOL HOLDINGS LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07194047 EDENWEDGE LTD 18 Mar 2010
    07193187 JOHN GIBNEY DESIGNS LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07191183 STANDE LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07190959 CDG (GUERNSEY) LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07187642 DS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07186328 ADVANCED COST ENGINEERING LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07182571 DIRECT OFFICE LTD 09 Mar 2010
    07181441 KEITH HAIR LTD. 08 Mar 2010
    07180281 CEPHEUS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07174167 SMART TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    OC353427 CROSSHALL APARTHOTEL LLP 22 Mar 2010
    07205182 GFB RACING LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07195076 THE VILLAGE BEAUTY CLINIC LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07191938 ROTOSURE LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07191387 CHESHIRE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07187777 A K DEVELOPMENTS (NORTH WEST) LTD 12 Mar 2010