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
    08385163 CORIANT LTD. 01 Feb 2013
    08386723 BARMCAKE LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08387903 CLAIMS REBATE GROUP UK LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08388969 OJB1 LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08389224 MCKEE IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08391631 DEEP CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08393286 BLUE MOON PIPING LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08396217 SSB10 LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08402292 EVERTON1878 LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08402417 L W DIRECT LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08403008 DIRECT2CONSUMER LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08407595 TIAMAT MALDIVES LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08408620 THE HOME TEAM CARE LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08411277 PAMELA CLAMP (SOCIAL WORK CONSULTANCY) LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08414363 BORNEO CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    OC382766 GLADELEAF LLP 22 Feb 2013
    OC382824 PREFERRED PENSION LLP 25 Feb 2013
    08421565 AMC 2013 LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08423575 FRANCS BISTRO LTD 28 Feb 2013
    08423607 MARTIN MCGRATH CONSTRUCTION CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08424778 TRPS CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08385115 COME GET STUFFED LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08392614 MISS TRENDY (UK) LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08400387 MARYPORT TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS (PROJECTS) LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08401739 HIGHGRADE HR LTD 13 Feb 2013