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
    08877007 GLENDALE INNOVATIONS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08881415 SPIRIT INVESTMENT PARTNERS LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08884249 CHRISTOPHER ANSELL POLICING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08886399 STRUCTURES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08893731 ABSTRACT PARADOX LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08893764 SATNAM CONSULTANTS LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08894246 VIENNA PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08895361 MI-SPY LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08895493 REALLY SMART SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08897811 BIG MONSTER MINING LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08898157 ARROW GLOBAL LUNA LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08900456 GIBB SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08901674 QUESTORIA LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08903075 BELFINN LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08905531 POLFUS PROPERTIES LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08909141 CUTTING EDGE SKINCARE LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08909416 GRAVY POCKETS LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08909531 RIGHT PRICE PAVING LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08910732 TDP DEVELOPMENT STUDIO LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08912356 A TO Z INFO TEC LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08913972 HUBCIRCLE LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08914822 ZS SEVEN LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08915550 GEML CONSULTANCY LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08877218 TIMPERLEY TIPPLERS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08880891 CONSUMER XPERT LIMITED 06 Feb 2014