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
    08873316 WILLOWTREE TRAINING LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08873394 G ROMIJN FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08877738 CASTLE MILE CONTRACTING LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08884456 MJS RO LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08887664 BOARD READY LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08893404 MEAD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08893731 ABSTRACT PARADOX LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08894304 SAM POTTER LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08894549 MERZA LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08895361 MI-SPY LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08898254 MATT SWINBURNE CREATIVE LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08899590 S KENEFICK LEGAL LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08900456 GIBB SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08903075 BELFINN LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08905147 YEULETT CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08905531 POLFUS PROPERTIES LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08909141 CUTTING EDGE SKINCARE LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08910732 TDP DEVELOPMENT STUDIO LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08911430 GANLEY BURT LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08912148 STANLEY MAY LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08916922 MHK MEDICAL LTD 28 Feb 2014
    08917240 CRYSTAL PROSPECTS LTD 28 Feb 2014
    08917800 ENGINEERING METROLOGY LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08877218 TIMPERLEY TIPPLERS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08878834 SPOTLESS FINISH LTD. 06 Feb 2014