Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 474 companies were registered in Altrincham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 25.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)AltrinchamUK
    2014474143,414
    2013379132,684
    % change25.1%8.1%
    Record Year 2006 (730) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014159140175
    New companies in 2013128124127
    % change24.2%12.9%37.8%
    Record Year2004 (206)2006 (239)2006 (319)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 340 companies were dissolved in Altrincham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)AltrinchamUK
    2014340101,670
    201330286,170
    % change12.6%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (1,107) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201414193106
    Closed companies in 20139264146
    % change53.3%45.3%-27%
    Record Year2011 (323)2009 (424)2009 (516)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Altrincham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 134 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)AltrinchamUK
    201413441,744
    20137746,514
    Record Year 2006 (523) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014184769
    Net growth in 20133660-19
    Record Year2004 (182)2006 (168)2006 (237)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Altrincham
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change12.9%7.6%26.4%
    Record Year2004 (0.7%)2006 (0.7%)2006 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Altrincham was in 2007 when 57.3% of all directors were female.

    22.8% of all director appointments in Altrincham in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.78%CONSULTING5.17%
    PROJECT2.75%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY2.32%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    HOUSE2.23%PROPERTY2.62%
    MANAGEMENT2.19%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CROWD2.06%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ENGINEERING1.42%TRADING2.00%
    IT1.12%LONDON1.95%
    CONSULTANTS0.90%CARE1.94%
    DESIGN0.82%TRANSPORT1.76%
    PROPERTY0.69%DESIGN1.70%
    BUSINESS0.56%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.56%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%BUSINESS1.62%
    MARKETING0.52%J1.53%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    FINANCE0.47%GLOBAL1.51%
    TECHNOLOGY0.47%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    J0.47%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    FINANCIAL0.43%MEDIA1.38%
    SOCIAL0.43%CO.,1.36%
    MEDICAL0.39%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.39%BUILDING1.30%
    CARE0.39%IT1.30%
    MEDIA0.39%M1.23%

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 classified72957,264
    None Supplied551278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12640,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9029,313
    99999 - Dormant Company6648,286
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5718,890
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate4410,361
    74990 - Non-trading company3414,006
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet349,914
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified325,857
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate306,595
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3028,224
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2812,795
    86900 - Other human health activities2711,807
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities203,889
    41100 - Development of building projects1910,604
    71129 - Other engineering activities195,930
    70100 - Activities of head offices184,108
    55100 - Hotels and similar accommodation171,715
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities147,401

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09198344 SAM SCULLY LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09200004 M&A PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09202537 NMADDEN LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09203164 A HARRIS CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09206760 ACRELV LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09209041 STRATON OAKMOND LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09209304 NIDUS RESIDENTIAL LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09209397 TITANIUM SC LIMITED 09 Sep 2014
    09210339 STYGER CONSULTANCY LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09212519 UK PROJECT CONTROLS LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09213422 YOUR LOGISTICS COMPANY LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09215092 CORE PROMISES LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09215702 RPLAN HOLDINGS LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09216390 RPLAN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09216802 TECHMO LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09217013 PAUL HINSLEY CONSTRUCTION & RAIL SERVICES LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09217555 MN ASSENT LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09220824 HOAD CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09222014 MITRA RESOURCES LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09222939 NAMM SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09224473 DERIVATIVES CONSULTING LONDON LIMITED 18 Sep 2014
    09227395 DUNHAM MOUNT FREEHOLD COMPANY LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09227632 WEBBRENTON LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09228175 MINT BRIDGING (THREE) LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09228198 GERARD TOOMEY LIMITED 22 Sep 2014