Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Q3 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 (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)AltrinchamUK
    2012274118,868
    2011271114,512
    % change1.1%3.8%
    Record Year 2006 (730) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20121207876
    New companies in 20119177103
    % change31.9%1.3%-26.2%
    Record Year2004 (206)2006 (239)2006 (319)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)AltrinchamUK
    201233274,772
    201154672,230
    % change-39.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,107) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201214112071
    Closed companies in 2011323104119
    % change-56.3%15.4%-40%
    Record Year2011 (323)2009 (424)2009 (516)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)AltrinchamUK
    2012-5844,096
    2011-27542,282
    Record Year 2006 (523) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012-21-425
    Net growth in 2011-232-27-16
    Record Year2004 (182)2006 (168)2006 (237)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.5%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change18.4%2.1%-27.0%
    Record Year1964 (0.9%)2006 (0.7%)2006 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.34%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT2.28%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.67%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ENGINEERING1.61%PROPERTY2.35%
    IT1.22%TRADING2.08%
    PROJECT1.22%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANTS1.11%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    HOUSE0.78%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ASSOCIATES0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.72%BUSINESS1.72%
    MEDIA0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUSINESS0.67%MEDIA1.67%
    FINANCE0.61%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTIES0.61%J1.55%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%GLOBAL1.53%
    GLOBAL0.50%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CROWD0.50%IT1.43%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ENERGY0.44%CARE1.32%
    RENTS0.44%M1.27%
    GROUND0.44%BUILDING1.22%
    MEDICAL0.44%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CHESHIRE0.44%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    WEST0.39%S1.17%
    PRODUCTIONS0.39%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied740331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified41433,677
    7487 - Other business activities33235,545
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5514,774
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4219,425
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified359,891
    99999 - Dormant Company2725,035
    9999 - Dormant Company2112,598
    74990 - Non-trading company209,203
    62090 - Other information technology service activities187,869
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,716
    86900 - Other human health activities154,998
    7414 - Business & management consultancy148,437
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply134,997
    41100 - Development of building projects124,965
    9305 - Other service activities106,142
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet103,712
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment92,891
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified92,968
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities94,119

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08125396 LORETO GRAMMAR SCHOOL 02 Jul 2012
    08127105 CITYPRO ASSOCIATES LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08128059 JTD CLAIMS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08130349 CARDEN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08134899 MW BOOKKEEPING SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08135753 LAMASSU LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08136626 BIZFIT LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08137870 MY SHOUT MEDIA LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08142140 RSA SERVICES UK INT LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08142755 WASALA PVT LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08144441 OCEAN WIND POWER LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08144475 AGLUM LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08144524 THE COFFEE POT (HALE) LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08149019 RENAISSANCE ASSOCIATES LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08149091 WALLACE-SCOTT CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08150265 MUSA HR LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08155530 PMH86CO LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08156524 MIND REMEDIES LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08158354 YOUR LOCAL LAWYER LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08163041 RAQ CONSULTING LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08134859 CARSDUN LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08135180 TECHKNOWLEDGEY LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08136819 G T BUILDING SERVICES (NW) LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08144372 ESSELLE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08145773 GRAVITAS PROPERTIES LTD 17 Jul 2012