Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Altrincham when compared to any previous January.

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 2015)

    A total of 553 companies were registered in Altrincham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 41.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)AltrinchamUK
    2015553161,156
    2014392150,722
    % change41.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2006 (741) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Altrincham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015180169204
    New companies in 2014127120145
    % change41.7%40.8%40.7%
    Record Year2015 (180)2009 (174)2006 (620)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 265 companies were dissolved in Altrincham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)AltrinchamUK
    201526589,523
    201425882,370
    % change2.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (735) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20156992104
    Closed companies in 2014958875
    % change-27.4%4.5%39%
    Record Year2009 (387)2011 (152)2009 (261)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Altrincham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 288 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)AltrinchamUK
    201528871,633
    201413468,352
    Record Year 2006 (640) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201511177100
    Net growth in 2014323270
    Record Year2005 (120)2007 (125)2006 (589)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Altrincham formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Altrincham
    20150.3%
    20140.3%
    20130.2%
    20120.3%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.4%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.2%0.3%
    % change39.0%29.7%28.2%
    Record Year2005 (0.5%)2009 (0.6%)2006 (1.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Altrincham was in 2009 when 32.6% of all directors were female.

    21.5% of all director appointments in Altrincham in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING4.60%CONSULTING5.23%
    PROJECT3.68%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    HOUSE3.22%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CROWD3.11%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANCY2.76%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.92%CARE2.13%
    IT1.57%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ENGINEERING1.42%LONDON1.91%
    DESIGN0.84%TRADING1.88%
    BUSINESS0.81%TRANSPORT1.82%
    PROPERTY0.69%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    LEGAL0.65%DESIGN1.65%
    INVESTMENTS0.65%PROPERTIES1.63%
    J0.61%CO.,1.58%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%J1.55%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CARE0.54%BUSINESS1.49%
    FINANCIAL0.54%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    SOCIAL0.50%GLOBAL1.46%
    CAPITAL0.46%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    SOFTWARE0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ALTRINCHAM0.42%BUILDING1.31%
    DATA0.42%IT1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.42%MEDIA1.28%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.42%M1.27%

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 classified73758,522
    None Supplied587288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12243,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8430,825
    99999 - Dormant Company7549,474
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate6111,600
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4919,098
    86900 - Other human health activities3413,990
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate337,450
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified316,067
    74990 - Non-trading company3013,794
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2712,862
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2610,200
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2529,218
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities224,088
    41100 - Development of building projects2211,863
    70100 - Activities of head offices214,223
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities207,682
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment186,815
    86210 - General medical practice activities184,793

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09464935 J.A. WALKINSHAW LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09466305 THOMPSON DATA MIGRATIONS LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09466708 GM LEITCH (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09466881 GROUNDCOVER LANDSCAPES LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468907 FC2015 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09471634 JRS CHAPONEL LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09472711 SENSEI IT LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09473957 ALTRO BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09474820 S.C.S. TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09476796 TRAS RAIL SERVICES LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09477638 BNEIT LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    OC398724 BESPOKE VENTURE CAPITAL LLP 10 Mar 2015
    09481186 APOLLO GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09483192 BLAZE SPICE RESTAURANT LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09485038 CPF SYSTEMS LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09487181 ARTEMIS ENERGY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09487209 MO55 CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09489098 FF (GRAY) LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09489358 FI-SYS CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09490063 J & B AUTOS LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09497913 OXFORD ONE CLINIC LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09499582 GREEN PORT CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09500295 PHOENIX SERVICE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09500785 QUANTIV HOLDINGS LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09501520 AGARI DATA UK LTD 20 Mar 2015