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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
    07762259 M2 QUALITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07763172 SOUNDPROOFING MADE EASY LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07767348 DTLGOLF LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07769266 GLOBAL SEARCH TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07762780 STOCKPORT REGENERATION LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07770981 VS COMMERCIAL VENTURES LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07771317 KENTMERE MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07776231 VENTURE PHOTONICS LTD 16 Sep 2011
    07780197 IT BYDESIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07783276 PARKVIEW CLINICAL LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07787987 PLISSI OPTICAL LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07787861 IT DL SERVICES LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07787895 INSPIIRED LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07788313 SOUP DIRECT LTD 27 Sep 2011
    OC367804 J ROSENBLATT LLP 06 Sep 2011
    OC367962 BROOKLANDS CHILDCARE (NW) LLP 12 Sep 2011
    07790639 IQBAL & YARWOOD LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07758851 TWIGIGS LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07762175 TANNER & CO LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07764359 UNDERWOOD CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07768087 DWA SOLAR LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07771368 WESTMECH LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07776084 NEIL MORLAND HOUSING CONSULTANT LTD 16 Sep 2011
    07777023 PEAK OCCASIONS LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07788092 CHRISTINE DIXON LTD 27 Sep 2011