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Cheadle, Greater Manchester

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth 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 2012)

    A total of 125 companies were registered in Cheadle during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 11.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)CheadleUK
    2012125131,491
    2011112116,391
    % change11.6%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (133) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012423944
    New companies in 2011364135
    % change16.7%-4.9%25.7%
    Record Year2003 (45)2011 (41)2007 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 48 companies were dissolved in Cheadle during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 41.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)CheadleUK
    20124867,576
    20118290,987
    % change-41.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (82) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012211116
    Closed companies in 2011361927
    % change-41.7%-42.1%-41%
    Record Year2011 (36)2008 (22)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Cheadle during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 77 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)CheadleUK
    20127763,915
    20113025,404
    Record Year 2007 (89) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Cheadle when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012212828
    Net growth in 20110228
    Record Year2003 (32)2012 (28)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Cheadle formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Cheadle
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change0.0%-18.7%17.7%
    Record Year1965 (0.3%)1969 (0.2%)1965 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    20.6% of all director appointments in Cheadle in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.58%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.09%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CHESHIRE1.09%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT0.97%PROPERTY2.37%
    MEDICAL0.97%TRADING2.07%
    ENGINEERING0.85%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.85%ENGINEERING1.86%
    GLOBAL0.73%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    BUILDING0.73%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    GREEN0.73%BUSINESS1.73%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%MEDIA1.72%
    MAINTENANCE0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PROPERTY0.61%LONDON1.66%
    HEALTHCARE0.61%J1.54%
    ACORN0.61%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    PROPERTIES0.61%GLOBAL1.50%
    CHEADLE0.61%IT1.40%
    DESIGN0.48%CARE1.34%
    TRAINING0.48%PROPERTIES1.31%
    SALES0.48%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    WORLD0.48%M1.27%
    CLEANING0.48%BUILDING1.24%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%ENERGY1.20%
    SYSTEMS0.48%S1.20%
    NORTH0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied191216,665
    7487 - Other business activities6152,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4635,233
    99999 - Dormant Company2225,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2212,113
    9999 - Dormant Company2018,617
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2019,704
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1613,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1514,303
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified139,892
    9305 - Other service activities118,818
    62090 - Other information technology service activities118,145
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,154
    86900 - Other human health activities105,066
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate94,427
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate93,072
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply86,934
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing73,228
    5552 - Catering71,960
    69102 - Solicitors71,363

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07973206 MARPLE EXPRESS LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07973971 RALSTAN LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07974747 CR BUILDING & MAINTENANCE LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07974932 COLIN RYAN PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07975730 BS WHOLESALE LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07976756 HILL EXECUTIVE HEADHUNT LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07977549 S.NIB LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07979548 FURNITURE AND YOUR HOME LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07981616 THE FOOTBALL FIRM LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07985056 DE PHOTO (WARRINGTON) LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07987175 BUCKINGHAM FOOTWEAR AGENCY LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07988175 PCH ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07989748 KANDY KANES LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07989910 THE BARBER SHOP (ECCLES) LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07991892 SATURN SALES LTD 15 Mar 2012
    07998772 THE COTTAGE DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07998841 SQPM LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08000695 OMNIS LAW LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08001012 K K BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08001125 HAPPY MICE LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08001445 REGULUS PROPERTIES (NW) LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08004530 EASY TAN OF CHESHIRE LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08005096 AQUAGEEZER LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08005570 THE BEDDING EMPORIUM LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08007891 MANDYZOE LIMITED 27 Mar 2012