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
    OC387580 STELLAR BOOKS LLP 02 Sep 2013
    08674403 RFJ LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08674866 PRECIOUS ARRANGEMENTS LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08674908 MI-KES.ME.UK LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08674991 PHOEBE WONG LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08675992 BBH PROPERTY 1 LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08680750 INSIGHT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08681443 HOUSE CROWD PROJECT 031 LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08682435 COLOVARE UK LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08682853 ROHAN MANN LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08682893 THYNITA LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08683260 RINGSTONE PROJECTS LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08684049 EVELYN LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08684776 BLUE EAGLE FD SERVICES LTD 10 Sep 2013
    08686523 RG SAVILLE CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08687025 RUAVE LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08693717 RAL ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08694719 CLIMATE A.C.S LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08697969 RAISE THE ANCHOR ROPLEY C.I.C. 19 Sep 2013
    08700908 BUCKINGHAM COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08703017 STAERK DOR LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08703725 FAITH'S FOUNDATION 24 Sep 2013
    08704380 TERRAE MOTOR LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08704402 DEEP CLEAN PROFESSIONAL CARPET CLEANING LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08672827 MICHAEL DOYLE DECORATING LTD. 02 Sep 2013