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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
    07895323 D&T CAR SALES LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07896243 LANDLORD FURNITURE SHOP LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07896328 VALLEY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07899427 JLK TECHNICAL ENGINEERING LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07900247 WESTBROOK COMMUNITY CARE LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07902347 R SEDGWICK CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07902831 PROSPECTZ (UK) LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07902907 TR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07903797 PREMIERSHIP RUGBY CONNECTIONS LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07904881 TR CARE LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07906159 HANADY PHARMA LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07906855 REAL GYM LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07907736 FRANK VIRTUAL LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07910432 TICKERS BOY LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07911950 SAN CONNECT LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07911957 M.F. CONSTRUCTION (NW) LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07912105 HOMEFIND ESTATES LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07914264 HUGAWOOKIE FILMS LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07914315 DASSLYN LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07914464 RS MOHIL LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07914873 JANET RAZAVI LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07915770 SNOBLAD LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07919463 SOUTH CHESHIRE BREWING CO LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07922029 JAMES GLOBAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07927195 CAD 3D DESIGNS LIMITED 27 Jan 2012