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Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 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)AltrinchamUK
    2012345131,491
    2011288116,391
    % change19.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2006 (741) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012102113130
    New companies in 20119196101
    % change12.1%17.7%28.7%
    Record Year2007 (145)2009 (174)2006 (620)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)AltrinchamUK
    201229567,576
    201140790,987
    % change-27.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (735) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20127213390
    Closed companies in 2011111152144
    % change-35.1%-12.5%-38%
    Record Year2009 (387)2011 (152)2009 (261)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)AltrinchamUK
    20125063,915
    2011-11925,404
    Record Year 2006 (640) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201230-2040
    Net growth in 2011-20-56-43
    Record Year2005 (120)2007 (125)2006 (589)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change-3.9%0.7%20.4%
    Record Year1974 (0.7%)1974 (0.8%)2006 (1.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.13%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT2.07%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    ENGINEERING2.07%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    IT1.40%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANCY1.34%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANTS1.34%DESIGN1.93%
    MEDIA0.73%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROJECT0.67%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    BUSINESS0.67%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%BUSINESS1.73%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%MEDIA1.72%
    PROPERTY0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TECHNOLOGY0.50%LONDON1.66%
    DESIGN0.50%J1.54%
    CHESHIRE0.50%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    GLOBAL0.50%GLOBAL1.50%
    ENERGY0.50%IT1.40%
    J0.50%CARE1.34%
    WEST0.45%PROPERTIES1.31%
    S0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ALTRINCHAM0.45%M1.27%
    MEDICAL0.45%BUILDING1.24%
    TECHNICAL0.45%ENERGY1.20%
    FINANCE0.39%S1.20%
    BLUE0.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    7487 - Other business activities73352,735
    None Supplied582216,665
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified39035,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5214,303
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4619,704
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified339,892
    99999 - Dormant Company2925,084
    9999 - Dormant Company2618,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2412,113
    74990 - Non-trading company209,729
    86900 - Other human health activities185,066
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1713,637
    62090 - Other information technology service activities168,145
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply166,934
    7499 - Non-trading company159,102
    9305 - Other service activities148,818
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified133,136
    6523 - Other financial intermediation111,764
    41100 - Development of building projects114,984
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet103,439

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07895257 KIDS ON TOP LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07896018 CCW CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07897499 SARDONYX CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07899186 KC VENTURES LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07899831 THE CREW ACADEMY LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07901056 ASK EPM LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07902266 CFI SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07903933 LANCEDES SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07905186 MODULAR UNIT RENTALS LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07905715 BOLLIN HOMES LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07907002 EARLY YEARS VOUCHERS LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07907535 BLUE SILVER WEALTH PROTECTION LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07911059 IW@JR LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07915484 KCHO LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07916420 NICK BOAZ SERVICES LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07917207 FRUITFUL & VIRTUOUS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07917732 HEALTHY LIVING PHARMACIES LTD. 20 Jan 2012
    07919011 EMANOCNICKUFESIN LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07921497 A D S MUSIC PRODUCTION LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07921558 FLYFIX LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07922407 CHESHIRE CLEANING COMPANY SPECIALISTS LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07929050 SEARCHLIGHT FINANCE LTD 30 Jan 2012
    OC371758 HODGSONS ACCOUNTANTS LLP 25 Jan 2012
    07898244 PHARMAKURE LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07899325 TLC (MM) LIMITED 05 Jan 2012