Cheadle, Greater Manchester

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    A total of 130 companies were registered in Cheadle during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)CheadleUK
    2014130150,722
    2013126134,802
    % change3.2%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (133) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014443551
    New companies in 2013325044
    % change37.5%-30.0%15.9%
    Record Year2003 (45)2013 (50)2007 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 64 companies were dissolved in Cheadle during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 33.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)CheadleUK
    20146482,370
    20134877,914
    % change33.3%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (82) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Cheadle when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014282313
    Closed companies in 2013171615
    % change64.7%43.8%-13%
    Record Year2011 (36)2014 (23)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Cheadle during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 66 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)CheadleUK
    20146668,352
    20137856,888
    Record Year 2007 (89) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014161238
    Net growth in 2013153429
    Record Year2003 (32)2013 (34)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Cheadle formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Cheadle
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change28.7%-35.4%-3.3%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)2009 (0.1%)2009 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Cheadle was in 2007 when 34.4% of all directors were female.

    27.3% of all director appointments in Cheadle in the first quarter of 2014 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 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.48%CONSULTING5.22%
    PROPERTIES1.25%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    PROPERTY1.25%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    MANAGEMENT1.25%PROPERTY2.64%
    MEDICAL1.02%TRADING2.05%
    MARKETING0.91%LONDON1.88%
    SYSTEMS0.80%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%CARE1.79%
    MANCHESTER0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    IT0.80%DESIGN1.75%
    LEGAL0.80%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%BUSINESS1.71%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.68%PROPERTIES1.60%
    J0.68%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    CHEADLE0.68%GLOBAL1.58%
    TRAINING0.57%J1.48%
    CONSULTANTS0.57%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    LEGACY0.57%MEDIA1.48%
    INVESTMENTS0.57%IT1.33%
    (CHEADLE)0.57%TRANSPORT1.30%
    BUSINESS0.57%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    HEALTHCARE0.45%BUILDING1.24%
    TACE0.45%M1.21%
    E0.45%CAPITAL1.20%
    CONSTRUCTION0.45%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied246280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5956,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4537,882
    99999 - Dormant Company3647,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2826,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2618,491
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2527,750
    86900 - Other human health activities1610,273
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified135,537
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities127,313
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet119,358
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified118,155
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate109,284
    62012 - Business and domestic software development109,509
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,813
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified95,949
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands97,300
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets95,988
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings96,559
    86210 - General medical practice activities83,987

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08927273 NJS VAPES LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08929447 POUND KING LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08932101 INFRA HEAT SYSTEMS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08932263 STELLAR OFFICE SERVICES LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08932708 MYTHYME SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08933791 GARRY ENG LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08934973 SC ACCOUNTANTS LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08936418 BONEDOG FILM & POST PRODUCTION LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08936732 COLORMAD UK LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08937902 KM COUNSULTANT LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08938553 HEALTHY EVER AFTER COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 13 Mar 2014
    08939011 STONES PROPERTIES NORTHWEST LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08940015 SEVEN LITTLE REASONS LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08940026 ECOG CONSULTANCY LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08940618 HEALTHPOD MEDIA LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08941992 G.MCCARTHY PROJECTS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08943663 PRI CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08947696 MOBAY LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08950742 BEST PRACTICE HEALTHCARE LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08955424 ZEPHYR LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08960546 MEDICAM HEALTHCARE LTD 26 Mar 2014
    08961937 JDWATTS LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08964793 G GERRYS ENTERPRISES LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08967947 SWEET CLEAN LTD 31 Mar 2014
    08968255 AMYLAUGHTONPHOTOGRAPHY(CHESHIRE,STOCKPORT) LTD 31 Mar 2014