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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

  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 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)AltrinchamUK
    2011288116,391
    2010281105,137
    % change2.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2006 (741) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20119196101
    New companies in 2010969095
    % change-5.2%6.7%6.3%
    Record Year2007 (145)2009 (174)2006 (620)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)AltrinchamUK
    201140790,986
    201048582,677
    % change-16.1%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (735) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011111152144
    Closed companies in 201029173121
    % change-61.9%108.2%19%
    Record Year2009 (387)2011 (152)2009 (261)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)AltrinchamUK
    2011-11925,405
    2010-20422,460
    Record Year 2006 (640) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-20-56-43
    Net growth in 2010-19517-26
    Record Year2005 (120)2007 (125)2006 (589)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    20070.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change-18.2%-6.2%1.4%
    Record Year1974 (0.7%)1974 (0.8%)2006 (1.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.06%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY2.08%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.56%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    DESIGN1.56%PROPERTY2.38%
    IT1.30%TRADING2.10%
    ENGINEERING1.30%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.72%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    M0.72%BUSINESS1.87%
    D0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    SOCIAL0.65%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    J0.65%MEDIA1.69%
    BUILDING0.65%ENGINEERING1.61%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%LONDON1.60%
    CARE0.59%CARE1.45%
    DIRECT0.59%J1.45%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%GLOBAL1.44%
    FINANCIAL0.52%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%IT1.41%
    PROJECT0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ENERGY0.46%BUILDING1.34%
    BUSINESS0.46%M1.30%
    MEDICAL0.46%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    LEGAL0.46%S1.24%
    PROPERTIES0.46%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7487 - Other business activities1,09760,968
    None Supplied616202,798
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified25230,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4116,150
    99999 - Dormant Company3418,336
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2912,916
    9999 - Dormant Company2819,765
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified247,788
    7499 - Non-trading company2011,316
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1810,246
    5530 - Restaurants154,898
    9305 - Other service activities158,740
    86900 - Other human health activities134,092
    62090 - Other information technology service activities136,996
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified132,754
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1310,085
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities123,436
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply127,000
    6523 - Other financial intermediation122,056
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate102,528

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07511007 AORAKI LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07509617 XUBA LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07505069 MPM DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07504346 EPM STRATEGIES LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07503715 NICK PHILLIPS (UK) LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07501619 SUNDERLAND REGENERATION (GENERAL PARTNER) LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07498402 QUANTUM IT (UK) LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07498265 VALDAMARK LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07496952 HEALY SAFETY LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07495548 AMICA CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07493759 SJG TECH CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07490878 FX OPTIONS LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07490852 SSP SOCIAL WORK CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07489348 PIEKARZ CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07488225 AAJ BUILDING LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07484717 ALTRINCHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS 06 Jan 2011
    07484475 JIREH CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07483568 NETDEV CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    OC360745 DM MANCHESTER LLP 10 Jan 2011
    OC360783 BROADWOOD INVESTMENTS LLP 11 Jan 2011
    07506873 NETWORKING IN THE CITY (NORTHERN) LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07501192 NANTON CARE LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07500066 IMPLANDENT LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07497883 LUV DESIGNS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497109 KENWAY MILLER SOLICITORS LTD 18 Jan 2011