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
    09156788 PRIME PROJECT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09157718 NINA DURRANI CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09162224 E J KNOCK LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09162913 PENNINGTON CONTRACTORS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09164895 HACKWOOD HOUSTON CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09165919 SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMISATION LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09167770 ADVANCE XYZ LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09169284 DE MARTIIS BROS LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09170492 JSLABS LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09171914 RUNNERBOT LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09172124 ANETA CZORNY CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09174470 CLOUD SOLUTIONS TECHNICAL LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09175567 VKCB CAPITAL LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09176113 JLH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09178170 CLARE SOCIAL WORK EXCELLENCE LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09178506 A J MONTGOMERY LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09180042 ALEXANDER BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09181969 OFIS CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09182298 HAPPYDENTAL LTD 19 Aug 2014
    09184361 V.O. ACCOUNTPRO LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09185389 INWS LTD. 21 Aug 2014
    09186931 OTDUNNE LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09188335 STACEY GARDINER PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09189933 C BATEMAN ENGINEERING LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09190937 RUDHEATH AUTOCENTRE LIMITED 28 Aug 2014