Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 2013)

    A total of 329 companies were registered in Altrincham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)AltrinchamUK
    2013329134,802
    2012345131,491
    % change-4.6%2.5%
    Record Year 2006 (741) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013100110119
    New companies in 2012102113130
    % change-2.0%-2.7%-8.5%
    Record Year2007 (145)2009 (174)2006 (620)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 168 companies were dissolved in Altrincham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 43.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)AltrinchamUK
    201316877,914
    201229567,576
    % change-43.1%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (735) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013714948
    Closed companies in 20127213390
    % change-1.4%-63.2%-47%
    Record Year2009 (387)2011 (152)2009 (261)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Altrincham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 161 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)AltrinchamUK
    201316156,888
    20125063,915
    Record Year 2006 (640) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013296171
    Net growth in 201230-2040
    Record Year2005 (120)2007 (125)2006 (589)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Altrincham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Altrincham
    20130.2%
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-12.1%-3.4%-5.4%
    Record Year2005 (0.5%)2009 (0.6%)2006 (1.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 11.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Altrincham was in 2009 when 32.6% of all directors were female.

    21.4% of all director appointments in Altrincham in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.01%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY1.70%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.53%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROJECT1.48%PROPERTY2.44%
    ENGINEERING1.36%TRADING2.06%
    HOUSE1.08%DESIGN1.79%
    CROWD0.85%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSULTANTS0.85%BUSINESS1.77%
    BUSINESS0.85%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    GLOBAL0.85%LONDON1.72%
    MEDIA0.74%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PROPERTY0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    IT0.68%MEDIA1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%GLOBAL1.57%
    DESIGN0.57%J1.56%
    PROPERTIES0.57%CARE1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%IT1.43%
    CHESHIRE0.45%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    FINANCE0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CARE0.45%M1.25%
    C0.40%BUILDING1.21%
    ALTRINCHAM0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ENERGY0.40%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    LEGAL0.40%TRAINING1.17%
    SYSTEMS0.40%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified62954,531
    None Supplied497249,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9924,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9632,624
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5416,448
    7487 - Other business activities507,556
    99999 - Dormant Company4943,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3123,532
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2612,664
    74990 - Non-trading company2414,129
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet247,199
    86900 - Other human health activities208,465
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified194,819
    41100 - Development of building projects178,637
    62012 - Business and domestic software development158,099
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate155,059
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified134,719
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment135,248
    86210 - General medical practice activities124,062
    93199 - Other sports activities123,375

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    OC382987 BARLOW MOOR ROAD LLP 01 Mar 2013
    08428934 HISOLAR LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08429293 SIM TRAVA PITA LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08429368 REDFOCUSED LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08429600 MYMAX CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08430020 VIJAYA VEERA LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08435636 BOSQUED LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08436344 ASSIST HEALTHCARE CONSULTANTS LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08441289 DIY RECRUIT LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08444956 DC PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    OC383428 LEWIS'S LIVERPOOL ENERGY LLP 15 Mar 2013
    08447288 HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08450030 ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08451507 JC BUTTLER PROMOTIONS LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08454437 WAUGH BUSINESS ANALYSTS LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08457590 EGERTON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08458028 YANTZPANTZ LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08458209 LOVEMYWEDDINGPLANNER.COM LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    OC383656 109 ORTHODONTIC CLINIC LLP 22 Mar 2013
    08460771 STEAMLITE ELECTRONICS UK LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08461454 IDENTITY WITHHELD LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08462833 MJDEVRIES LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08464453 HOTELWARE LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08425289 CHANDLER BING PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD. 01 Mar 2013
    08439327 SEXY SENORITA LIMITED 11 Mar 2013