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
    08829488 AKANOINVESTMENT LIMITED 02 Jan 2014
    08830591 JURECO WINES & BEERS LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08833387 RUMBELOW BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08837264 TUTOR FUTURE LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08837768 LEOVIN FINANCIAL LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08837984 FRENCH AFFAIRS LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08840019 BONNIE BLACK LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08842553 AMKP LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08843202 MERLINO SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08843705 NAP IT TESTING LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08846047 MATCHBOX ASSOCIATES LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08846922 ARCHENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08847243 FINANCIAL CRIME ADVISORY LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08847468 ARS NORMAN LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08852926 SCALINI RESTAURANT LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08853243 CONEGRA TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08855685 APERTURE SCIENCE LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08856226 ALTY TIKI BARS LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08857362 LEWIS MEDICAL CORPORATION LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08863330 SPRING CHANGE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08864254 J D HALL MINING COMPANY LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08865252 CRUTHAITHEACH SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08865875 XST (UK) LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08867239 AISHA J LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08869471 AUSTRALIAN OIL COMPANY (UK) LIMITED 30 Jan 2014