Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 2014)

    A total of 392 companies were registered in Altrincham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 19.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)AltrinchamUK
    2014392150,722
    2013329134,802
    % change19.1%11.8%
    Record Year 2006 (741) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014127120145
    New companies in 2013100110119
    % change27.0%9.1%21.8%
    Record Year2007 (145)2009 (174)2006 (620)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 258 companies were dissolved in Altrincham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 53.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)AltrinchamUK
    201425882,370
    201316877,914
    % change53.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (735) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014958875
    Closed companies in 2013714948
    % change33.8%79.6%56%
    Record Year2009 (387)2011 (152)2009 (261)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Altrincham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 134 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)AltrinchamUK
    201413468,352
    201316156,888
    Record Year 2006 (640) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014323270
    Net growth in 2013296171
    Record Year2005 (120)2007 (125)2006 (589)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Altrincham formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Altrincham
    20140.3%
    20130.2%
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change18.9%0.7%1.7%
    Record Year2005 (0.5%)2009 (0.6%)2006 (1.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    26.4% of all director appointments in Altrincham in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.42%CONSULTING5.22%
    PROJECT2.06%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    HOUSE1.87%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTANCY1.83%PROPERTY2.64%
    MANAGEMENT1.78%TRADING2.05%
    CROWD1.64%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTANTS1.26%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ENGINEERING1.26%CARE1.79%
    PROPERTY0.89%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    IT0.84%DESIGN1.75%
    DESIGN0.84%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    BBH0.75%BUSINESS1.71%
    ROOM0.70%PROPERTIES1.60%
    FINANCIAL0.56%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%GLOBAL1.58%
    MARKETING0.52%J1.48%
    MEDICAL0.52%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    TECHNOLOGY0.52%MEDIA1.48%
    J0.52%IT1.33%
    MIRACLE0.47%TRANSPORT1.30%
    MEDIA0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    GLOBAL0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    HELIUM0.47%M1.21%
    TRADING0.47%CAPITAL1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.42%ELECTRICAL1.19%

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 classified68556,411
    None Supplied532280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11337,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9127,750
    99999 - Dormant Company6447,084
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6018,491
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet309,358
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate285,920
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2826,700
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified275,537
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2612,813
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate259,284
    86900 - Other human health activities2410,273
    74990 - Non-trading company2214,135
    41100 - Development of building projects219,855
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,509
    93199 - Other sports activities153,848
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities147,313
    71129 - Other engineering activities145,477
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment146,236

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08919749 EPK MANAGEMENT LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08922619 BROOMIE LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08922665 STROMBER LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08924691 CREDIT HELP LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08925129 BLUECONSTRUCT LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08925703 SECTION 9 SYSTEMS LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08926804 TESSERA INC LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08931685 DASHWOOD INTERIM LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08933458 AYBM CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08937165 KJD ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08938390 CARLY BARBER LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08939299 CAPMOG LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08940178 CRESCENS UK LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08943294 TIGERCO 2 LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08943484 MANNERSON CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08946640 BEAUCHAMP CHARLES LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08949637 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08950580 KGT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08952783 MORENO IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08955847 HOUSE CROWD PROJECT 053 LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08955923 A S ASPIRE CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08958180 MARIE BRUCE LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08958274 A RUFUS DESIGN LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08960890 ALMINE RECH GALLERY LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08963587 CANDOUR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Mar 2014