Altrincham, Greater Manchester
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 274 companies were registered in Altrincham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Altrincham UK 2012 274 118,868 2011 271 114,512 % change 1.1% 3.8% Record Year 2006 (730) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 120 78 76 New companies in 2011 91 77 103 % change 31.9% 1.3% -26.2% Record Year 2004 (206) 2006 (239) 2006 (319)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 332 companies were dissolved in Altrincham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 39.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Altrincham UK 2012 332 74,772 2011 546 72,230 % change -39.2% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (1,107) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 141 120 71 Closed companies in 2011 323 104 119 % change -56.3% 15.4% -40% Record Year 2011 (323) 2009 (424) 2009 (516)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Altrincham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was -58 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Altrincham UK 2012 -58 44,096 2011 -275 42,282 Record Year 2006 (523) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 -21 -42 5 Net growth in 2011 -232 -27 -16 Record Year 2004 (182) 2006 (168) 2006 (237)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Altrincham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Altrincham 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change 18.4% 2.1% -27.0% Record Year 1964 (0.9%) 2006 (0.7%) 2006 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Altrincham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
24.3% of all director appointments in Altrincham in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.34% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 2.28% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.67% CONSULTANCY 3.28% ENGINEERING 1.61% PROPERTY 2.35% IT 1.22% TRADING 2.08% PROJECT 1.22% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTANTS 1.11% ASSOCIATES 1.84% HOUSE 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.83% ASSOCIATES 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.72% BUSINESS 1.72% MEDIA 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUSINESS 0.67% MEDIA 1.67% FINANCE 0.61% LONDON 1.67% PROPERTIES 0.61% J 1.55% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% GLOBAL 1.53% GLOBAL 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CROWD 0.50% IT 1.43% INVESTMENTS 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.34% ENERGY 0.44% CARE 1.32% RENTS 0.44% M 1.27% GROUND 0.44% BUILDING 1.22% MEDICAL 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CHESHIRE 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.20% WEST 0.39% S 1.17% PRODUCTIONS 0.39% SECURITY 1.16%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 740 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 414 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 332 35,545 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 55 14,774 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 42 19,425 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 9,891 99999 - Dormant Company 27 25,035 9999 - Dormant Company 21 12,598 74990 - Non-trading company 20 9,203 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 7,869 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 13,716 86900 - Other human health activities 15 4,998 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 8,437 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 4,997 41100 - Development of building projects 12 4,965 9305 - Other service activities 10 6,142 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 3,712 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 9 2,891 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 9 2,968 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 4,119
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08163994 AMCLO LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 08165445 HERITAGE DEVELOPMENTS CHESHIRE LTD 02 Aug 2012 08166814 PMAU LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08168068 WM MORRISON PENSIONS POLICY REVIEW LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08168597 A&G TRADE LIMITED 06 Aug 2012 08171218 MOSTLYLUCID LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08174978 SEATON CHEMICALS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 08176697 KEY INSIGHT MANAGEMENT LTD 13 Aug 2012 08177142 ALL IN ONE TIN LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 08177273 CHEAP OFFICE PHONES.COM LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 08180687 BLUECHIP PROJECTS LTD 15 Aug 2012 08184998 TD45 LTD 20 Aug 2012 08186287 KEMKOR LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 08189616 I AND C SYSTEMS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 08191049 304# CLOTHING LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08194059 REGEN NW LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 08194522 D AND K CHAPMAN LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 08194765 KITCHEN DESIGN NW LTD 29 Aug 2012 08195350 ELM MEDIA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012 08169334 EFT LTD 06 Aug 2012 08170946 SUCCESS INC LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08172856 TOTAL MANUFACTURING (UK) LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 08174301 STERLING TRADE FRAMES LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08192886 FARRAR AND THOMPSON LIMITED 28 Aug 2012 08194744 MISSIONCOST LTD 29 Aug 2012
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