Cheadle, Greater Manchester

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheadle when compared to any previous February.

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 2010)

    A total of 107 companies were registered in Cheadle during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)CheadleUK
    2010107105,137
    200910391,034
    % change3.9%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (133) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheadle when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010243944
    New companies in 2009193450
    % change26.3%14.7%-12.0%
    Record Year2003 (45)2010 (39)2007 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 78 companies were dissolved in Cheadle during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)CheadleUK
    20107882,677
    200978108,060
    % change0.0%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (78) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010242133
    Closed companies in 2009111255
    % change118.2%75.0%-40%
    Record Year2008 (28)2008 (22)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Cheadle during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 29 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)CheadleUK
    20102922,460
    200925-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (89) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201001811
    Net growth in 2009822-5
    Record Year2003 (32)2009 (22)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Cheadle formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Cheadle
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change17.1%-1.8%-26.9%
    Record Year1965 (0.3%)1969 (0.2%)1965 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Cheadle was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.1% of all director appointments in Cheadle in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.59%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%CONSULTING4.60%
    PROPERTY1.01%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    (MANCHESTER)0.87%PROPERTY2.50%
    ENGINEERING0.87%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.87%TRADING1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.87%DESIGN1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.87%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%MEDIA1.84%
    MANAGEMENT0.72%BUSINESS1.74%
    IT0.72%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    TRADING0.72%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CHESHIRE0.72%ENGINEERING1.54%
    SECURITY0.72%J1.48%
    BUSINESS0.72%LONDON1.45%
    MEDICAL0.58%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    PROJECTS0.58%GROUP1.37%
    CLEANING0.58%GLOBAL1.35%
    J0.58%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CHEADLE0.58%BUILDING1.34%
    BUILDING0.58%CARE1.33%
    PRODUCTIONS0.58%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    RECRUITMENT0.58%M1.28%
    C0.58%SYSTEMS1.25%
    MANCHESTER0.58%S1.23%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied192228,645
    7487 - Other business activities9574,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4026,974
    9999 - Dormant Company2719,948
    99999 - Dormant Company1613,808
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1514,007
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering159,325
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1417,003
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply139,659
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified127,143
    7260 - Other computer related activities1210,331
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities119,943
    9305 - Other service activities119,038
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified102,375
    41100 - Development of building projects104,513
    62090 - Other information technology service activities106,340
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate84,131
    70100 - Activities of head offices83,137
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.72,729
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified78,154

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07207549 YAZ (MANCHESTER) LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07204270 WENDY MORGAN LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07203612 ENGINEERING RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07201239 INDUSTRIAL STENT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07201168 HANDS & ASSOCIATES LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07199004 ICT RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07198855 CONTRACT RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07198037 OAKWOOD LABELS LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07196965 EXPRESS LOCUM LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07194678 THE CARD FAIRY LTD 18 Mar 2010
    07190725 PIZZA HOT (MANCHESTER) LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07190373 ETCHELLS DEVELOPMENTS LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07187211 SK LIFESTYLE LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07187182 NATIONWIDE FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07184063 M-TECH ELECTRICS LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07183686 DOORWAYS MEDIA LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07181593 SF MEDICAL SERVICES UK LIMITED 08 Mar 2010
    07180211 ONE STOP BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07180157 BODEN FABRICATIONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07179973 NEXBRIDGE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07178950 HELP4MY LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07177475 JAM PROFESSIONALS LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07176640 QFC (LONDON) LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07175683 ALEXANDER WOOD AUTOS LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07175375 T D G CONTRACTS LTD 03 Mar 2010