Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 222 companies were registered in Altrincham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 51.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)AltrinchamUK
    2010222101,492
    200945394,671
    % change-51.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2006 (730) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010824694
    New companies in 2009141151161
    % change-41.8%-69.5%-41.6%
    Record Year2004 (206)2006 (239)2006 (319)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 453 companies were dissolved in Altrincham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 59.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)AltrinchamUK
    201045387,705
    20091,107159,401
    % change-59.1%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (1,107) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010121213119
    Closed companies in 2009167424516
    % change-27.5%-49.8%-77%
    Record Year2009 (167)2009 (424)2009 (516)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Altrincham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -231 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)AltrinchamUK
    2010-23113,787
    2009-654-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (523) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-39-167-25
    Net growth in 2009-26-273-355
    Record Year2004 (182)2006 (168)2006 (237)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Altrincham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Altrincham
    20100.2%
    20090.5%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    20060.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.4%0.5%0.5%
    % change-45.9%-72.4%-44.0%
    Record Year1964 (0.9%)2006 (0.7%)2006 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Altrincham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.8% of all director appointments in Altrincham in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.49%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTANCY2.36%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT1.47%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ENGINEERING1.08%PROPERTY2.38%
    IT1.08%TRADING2.04%
    DESIGN0.89%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    D0.70%DESIGN1.93%
    J0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%BUSINESS1.80%
    HOLDINGS0.57%MEDIA1.75%
    CARE0.57%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    FINANCIAL0.51%LONDON1.59%
    S0.51%ENGINEERING1.59%
    HOUSE0.51%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%CARE1.44%
    MEDICAL0.51%J1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.51%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    PROPERTY0.51%GLOBAL1.42%
    SOCIAL0.45%IT1.35%
    CAPITAL0.45%PROPERTIES1.35%
    INVESTMENTS0.45%BUILDING1.32%
    GREEN0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    RECRUITMENT0.45%M1.28%
    M0.45%SYSTEMS1.26%
    PROPERTIES0.45%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7487 - Other business activities1,07669,802
    None Supplied570202,902
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified17525,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4713,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3514,940
    99999 - Dormant Company2814,072
    9999 - Dormant Company2721,484
    7499 - Non-trading company2413,408
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified236,460
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply188,183
    7011 - Development & sell real estate183,743
    9305 - Other service activities179,454
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities158,292
    5530 - Restaurants145,181
    6523 - Other financial intermediation132,492
    70100 - Activities of head offices132,768
    86900 - Other human health activities123,361
    7260 - Other computer related activities118,967
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified107,767
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified102,339

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07392316 APPLEMAC IT LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07391236 GREEN CHOICE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07389738 SECAUD LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07389143 BSL UMBRELLA LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07387182 GRA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07386639 AFFORDABLE CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Sep 2010
    07384384 VORTEK SURVEYING LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07382409 AMICA CARE LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07381650 DBF SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07380234 CHANGE & INTEGRATION CULTURES LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379996 LOWER SOUTHWOOD IT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379602 BMIEL LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07377134 CYNAPTIX TECH LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07376881 ABP FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07376681 AJ NORMAN LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07362662 CONSTRUCTION PLUS LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07362261 WOODHOUSE GREEN LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07391979 ENTERPRISE DATA CONSULTING LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07391598 SPLPS LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07391591 CAJOSE LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07390735 RAMAYER LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07389591 CURTAIN WALL INSTALLERS LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07368585 ATKINS BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07365499 IN FOR A PENNY ROULETTE LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364294 ZATIC LIMITED 02 Sep 2010