Altrincham, Greater Manchester
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Altrincham when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 288 companies were registered in Altrincham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 2.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Altrincham UK 2011 288 116,391 2010 281 105,137 % change 2.5% 10.7% Record Year 2006 (741) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 91 96 101 New companies in 2010 96 90 95 % change -5.2% 6.7% 6.3% Record Year 2007 (145) 2009 (174) 2006 (620)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 407 companies were dissolved in Altrincham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 16.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Altrincham UK 2011 407 90,986 2010 485 82,677 % change -16.1% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (735) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Altrincham when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 111 152 144 Closed companies in 2010 291 73 121 % change -61.9% 108.2% 19% Record Year 2009 (387) 2011 (152) 2009 (261)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Altrincham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was -119 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Altrincham UK 2011 -119 25,405 2010 -204 22,460 Record Year 2006 (640) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -20 -56 -43 Net growth in 2010 -195 17 -26 Record Year 2005 (120) 2007 (125) 2006 (589)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Altrincham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Altrincham 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -18.2% -6.2% 1.4% Record Year 1974 (0.7%) 1974 (0.8%) 2006 (1.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Altrincham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.5% of all director appointments in Altrincham in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.06% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTANCY 2.08% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MANAGEMENT 1.56% CONSULTANCY 3.16% DESIGN 1.56% PROPERTY 2.38% IT 1.30% TRADING 2.10% ENGINEERING 1.30% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.92% M 0.72% BUSINESS 1.87% D 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% SOCIAL 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.76% J 0.65% MEDIA 1.69% BUILDING 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.61% ASSOCIATES 0.59% LONDON 1.60% CARE 0.59% CARE 1.45% DIRECT 0.59% J 1.45% CONSULTANTS 0.52% GLOBAL 1.44% FINANCIAL 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% IT 1.41% PROJECT 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.36% ENERGY 0.46% BUILDING 1.34% BUSINESS 0.46% M 1.30% MEDICAL 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.28% LEGAL 0.46% S 1.24% PROPERTIES 0.46% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% INVESTMENTS 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies 7487 - Other business activities 1,097 60,968 None Supplied 616 202,798 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 252 30,253 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 41 16,150 99999 - Dormant Company 34 18,336 7414 - Business & management consultancy 29 12,916 9999 - Dormant Company 28 19,765 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 7,788 7499 - Non-trading company 20 11,316 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 10,246 5530 - Restaurants 15 4,898 9305 - Other service activities 15 8,740 86900 - Other human health activities 13 4,092 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 6,996 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 13 2,754 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 10,085 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 3,436 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 7,000 6523 - Other financial intermediation 12 2,056 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 10 2,528
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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