Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 379 companies were registered in Altrincham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 38.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)AltrinchamUK
    2013379132,684
    2012274118,868
    % change38.3%11.6%
    Record Year 2006 (730) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013128124127
    New companies in 20121207876
    % change6.7%59.0%67.1%
    Record Year2004 (206)2006 (239)2006 (319)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 302 companies were dissolved in Altrincham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)AltrinchamUK
    201330286,170
    201233575,908
    % change-9.9%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,107) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20139264146
    Closed companies in 201214112074
    % change-34.8%-46.7%97%
    Record Year2011 (323)2009 (424)2009 (516)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Altrincham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 77 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)AltrinchamUK
    20137746,514
    2012-6142,960
    Record Year 2006 (523) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20133660-19
    Net growth in 2012-21-422
    Record Year2004 (182)2006 (168)2006 (237)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Altrincham formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Altrincham
    20130.3%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-4.5%45.8%46.5%
    Record Year2004 (0.7%)2006 (0.7%)2006 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Altrincham was in 2007 when 57.3% of all directors were female.

    25.7% of all director appointments in Altrincham in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.39%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTANCY1.55%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROJECT1.55%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    MANAGEMENT1.35%PROPERTY2.53%
    HOUSE1.35%TRADING2.08%
    ENGINEERING1.30%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CROWD1.05%LONDON1.79%
    PROPERTY1.00%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSULTANTS0.95%BUSINESS1.74%
    GLOBAL0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DESIGN0.80%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ROOM0.80%CARE1.64%
    BUSINESS0.75%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    BBH0.75%GLOBAL1.59%
    IT0.70%J1.54%
    INVESTMENTS0.60%MEDIA1.54%
    SYSTEMS0.60%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    J0.55%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%IT1.39%
    FINANCIAL0.50%M1.25%
    MIRACLE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HELIUM0.45%BUILDING1.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.45%CAPITAL1.19%
    ENTERPRISES0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    LEGAL0.45%TRAINING1.15%

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 classified68654,854
    None Supplied494260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10534,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10526,675
    99999 - Dormant Company6246,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5517,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3325,547
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2712,516
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate265,430
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet268,475
    74990 - Non-trading company2314,228
    41100 - Development of building projects229,271
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified225,160
    86900 - Other human health activities219,203
    62012 - Business and domestic software development189,104
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate168,312
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities156,979
    93199 - Other sports activities143,654
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,382
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings126,039

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08591530 COOLFRAN LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08594326 SKJ TRANSFORMATION SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08596220 DACH CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08596439 GHDC ENGINEERING LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08597498 OBJECT STORAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08600179 MIA ENGINEERING (WHITSTABLE) LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08601083 ANITA DAVENPORT LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08602944 MELISSA LOUISE JONES LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08608118 FRONTPAGE WORLDWIDE LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08609065 OCEAN AQUARIUM LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08610217 SERENITY IMPLEMENTATIONS LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08610562 PHONESAFE LTD 15 Jul 2013
    08610833 RYDLAKE LTD 16 Jul 2013
    08612783 RED GECKO SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08615921 GUARDIAN ANGELS QUALITY WRAP AROUND CARE LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08616862 LEAN STRATEGIC LTD 19 Jul 2013
    OC386766 CARD PROPERTIES LLP 23 Jul 2013
    08624943 SCOOTSPORT CIC 25 Jul 2013
    08624953 BEHS CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Jul 2013
    08627095 SHAKEEL CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Jul 2013
    08628407 TENANT COMPENSATION LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08628985 MASTERPLAN SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08630823 GRM CONSULTANTS LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
    08631609 DEAN FLUTE LIMITED 31 Jul 2013
    OC386301 SAMSON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLP 01 Jul 2013