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
    08384891 SCHOFIELD CONTRACTORS LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08385163 CORIANT LTD. 01 Feb 2013
    08385327 S FAHY LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08386723 BARMCAKE LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08387845 PILLAR BOX RED IDEAS LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08388773 HOUSE CROWD PROJECT 016 LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08389224 MCKEE IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08389264 GILLIAN SCOTT LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08390107 GW PROJECT ASSOCIATES LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08390917 INSPECTION C.L. LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08391723 NITROX SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08399046 DIGITALLY SOURCED LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08399548 BLUE SILVER ASSETS LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08402292 EVERTON1878 LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08403008 DIRECT2CONSUMER LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08403829 JH CONSULTANCY (UK) LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08404677 SIM TRAVA (NORTH EAST) LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08408078 PHR QUAL-ITWORKS LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08411277 PAMELA CLAMP (SOCIAL WORK CONSULTANCY) LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08413136 I GOT RHYTHM SYSTEMS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    OC382824 PREFERRED PENSION LLP 25 Feb 2013
    08424778 TRPS CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08389602 CITY MED LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08397370 CRESCENT HOME FURNISHINGS LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08401401 VRTUOUS LIMITED 13 Feb 2013