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Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Altrincham when compared to any previous July.

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 2011)

    A total of 271 companies were registered in Altrincham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 22.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)AltrinchamUK
    2011271114,512
    2010222101,492
    % change22.1%12.8%
    Record Year 2006 (730) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20119177103
    New companies in 2010824694
    % change11.0%67.4%9.6%
    Record Year2004 (206)2006 (239)2006 (319)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 546 companies were dissolved in Altrincham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 20.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)AltrinchamUK
    201154672,230
    201045387,705
    % change20.5%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (1,107) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Altrincham when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011323104119
    Closed companies in 2010121213119
    % change166.9%-51.2%0%
    Record Year2011 (323)2009 (424)2009 (516)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Altrincham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was -275 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)AltrinchamUK
    2011-27542,282
    2010-23113,787
    Record Year 2006 (523) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011-232-27-16
    Net growth in 2010-39-167-25
    Record Year2004 (182)2006 (168)2006 (237)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Altrincham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Altrincham
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.5%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.3%
    % change1.6%40.9%-1.0%
    Record Year1964 (0.9%)2006 (0.7%)2006 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    25.6% of all director appointments in Altrincham in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.28%CONSULTING5.11%
    ENGINEERING2.00%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.40%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.33%PROPERTY2.41%
    DESIGN1.33%TRADING2.06%
    IT1.21%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANTS0.91%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    MEDIA0.85%BUSINESS1.82%
    J0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ENERGY0.67%ENGINEERING1.74%
    BUSINESS0.61%MEDIA1.72%
    SYSTEMS0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUILDING0.55%LONDON1.63%
    DIRECT0.49%J1.47%
    D0.49%GLOBAL1.46%
    TECHNOLOGY0.49%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PROPERTY0.49%CARE1.42%
    LEGAL0.49%IT1.38%
    MANCHESTER0.49%BUILDING1.30%
    ALTRINCHAM0.49%PROPERTIES1.28%
    PROJECT0.42%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PREMIER0.42%M1.25%
    CHESHIRE0.42%ENERGY1.22%
    REGENERATION0.42%TRAINING1.21%
    M0.42%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7487 - Other business activities1,01665,177
    None Supplied639204,493
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified27029,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3615,760
    9999 - Dormant Company3222,587
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3014,755
    99999 - Dormant Company2818,281
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified277,551
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2210,137
    7499 - Non-trading company2111,543
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply198,345
    9305 - Other service activities1710,525
    62090 - Other information technology service activities136,798
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1310,018
    6523 - Other financial intermediation122,173
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified122,625
    86900 - Other human health activities114,019
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities113,271
    74990 - Non-trading company118,064
    5530 - Restaurants95,640

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07691146 ANN PHYSIOTHERAPY UK LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07692356 PUBLIC APOLOGY LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07693967 J D SHAW LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07694249 VISIONS TO MISSIONS C.I.C. 05 Jul 2011
    07695426 NONEX ONLINE RETAIL LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07695584 COUNTY MOTORS (UK) LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07697450 FS BUSINESS LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07700778 EXCELL AUDIT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07705159 ANGLO LATIN SPORTS EDUCATION AND TRAVEL LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07705676 TAURUS ACQUISITION LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07708464 PAYSTREAM MY MAX 3 LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07708800 HANNAH FORD LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07713220 LPS COMPUTING LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07718553 NOTSO (UK) LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07718842 NORTH WEST WINTER SPORTS CLUB LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07719124 AHEBEE CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07721428 GRYPHON QHSE CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07721592 JOS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07722007 P2VCLOUD CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07722839 A LAZARE LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    OC366604 HERITAGE CONSULTANCY & HR SERVICES LLP 19 Jul 2011
    07698073 MANCHESTER BREAST CANCER LTD. 08 Jul 2011
    07711757 SOFT PLAY HIRE LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07714744 DECO DEVELOPMENTS (NORTH WEST) LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07716653 PERRY JEFFERSON LTD 25 Jul 2011