Altrincham, Greater Manchester
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 345 companies were registered in Altrincham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 19.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Altrincham UK 2012 345 131,491 2011 288 116,391 % change 19.8% 13.0% Record Year 2006 (741) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 102 113 130 New companies in 2011 91 96 101 % change 12.1% 17.7% 28.7% Record Year 2007 (145) 2009 (174) 2006 (620)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 295 companies were dissolved in Altrincham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 27.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Altrincham UK 2012 295 67,576 2011 407 90,987 % change -27.5% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (735) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 72 133 90 Closed companies in 2011 111 152 144 % change -35.1% -12.5% -38% Record Year 2009 (387) 2011 (152) 2009 (261)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Altrincham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 50 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Altrincham UK 2012 50 63,915 2011 -119 25,404 Record Year 2006 (640) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 30 -20 40 Net growth in 2011 -20 -56 -43 Record Year 2005 (120) 2007 (125) 2006 (589)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Altrincham formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Altrincham 2012 0.3% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -3.9% 0.7% 20.4% Record Year 1974 (0.7%) 1974 (0.8%) 2006 (1.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Altrincham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.0% of all director appointments in Altrincham in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.13% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 2.07% MANAGEMENT 4.74% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 3.30% IT 1.40% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 1.34% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANTS 1.34% DESIGN 1.93% MEDIA 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROJECT 0.67% ASSOCIATES 1.84% BUSINESS 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.61% BUSINESS 1.73% INVESTMENTS 0.56% MEDIA 1.72% PROPERTY 0.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TECHNOLOGY 0.50% LONDON 1.66% DESIGN 0.50% J 1.54% CHESHIRE 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.51% GLOBAL 0.50% GLOBAL 1.50% ENERGY 0.50% IT 1.40% J 0.50% CARE 1.34% WEST 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.31% S 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ALTRINCHAM 0.45% M 1.27% MEDICAL 0.45% BUILDING 1.24% TECHNICAL 0.45% ENERGY 1.20% FINANCE 0.39% S 1.20% BLUE 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 733 52,735 None Supplied 582 216,665 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 390 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 52 14,303 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 46 19,704 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 33 9,892 99999 - Dormant Company 29 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 26 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 24 12,113 74990 - Non-trading company 20 9,729 86900 - Other human health activities 18 5,066 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 13,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 8,145 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 16 6,934 7499 - Non-trading company 15 9,102 9305 - Other service activities 14 8,818 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 13 3,136 6523 - Other financial intermediation 11 1,764 41100 - Development of building projects 11 4,984 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 3,439
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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