Cheadle, Greater Manchester

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheadle when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Cheadle when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheadle when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheadle when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Cheadle when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 148 companies were registered in Cheadle during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 13.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally 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)CheadleUK
    2015148161,156
    2014130150,722
    % change13.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (148) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015514255
    New companies in 2014443551
    % change15.9%20.0%7.8%
    Record Year2015 (51)2013 (50)2007 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 78 companies were dissolved in Cheadle during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 21.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly 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)CheadleUK
    20157889,523
    20146482,370
    % change21.9%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (82) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Cheadle when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015262824
    Closed companies in 2014282313
    % change-7.1%21.7%85%
    Record Year2011 (36)2015 (28)2009 (55)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Cheadle during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 70 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)CheadleUK
    20157071,633
    20146668,352
    Record Year 2007 (89) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015251431
    Net growth in 2014161238
    Record Year2003 (32)2013 (34)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Cheadle formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Cheadle
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change13.7%10.6%-1.7%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)2009 (0.1%)2009 (0.1%)

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 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% 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 Cheadle was in 2007 when 34.4% of all directors were female.

    26.2% of all director appointments in Cheadle 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
    MANAGEMENT1.98%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.63%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.40%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    PROPERTIES0.93%PROPERTY2.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.81%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    LEGAL0.70%CARE2.13%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%ENGINEERING2.12%
    IT0.58%LONDON1.91%
    TECH0.58%TRADING1.88%
    CHEADLE0.58%TRANSPORT1.82%
    J0.58%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    S0.58%DESIGN1.65%
    (MANCHESTER)0.58%PROPERTIES1.63%
    BUSINESS0.58%CO.,1.58%
    MEDIA0.58%J1.55%
    PROPERTY0.58%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    PROJECT0.47%BUSINESS1.49%
    LADSON0.47%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    SMART0.47%GLOBAL1.46%
    ON0.47%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    M0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.47%BUILDING1.31%
    GLOBAL0.47%IT1.30%
    ESTATES0.47%MEDIA1.28%
    MANCHESTER0.47%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied253288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6058,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4543,081
    99999 - Dormant Company4149,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2930,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2829,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2719,098
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified196,067
    86900 - Other human health activities1513,990
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1410,200
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1411,600
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate147,450
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands138,607
    86210 - General medical practice activities134,793
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,862
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets126,557
    56101 - Licensed restaurants118,909
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified109,080
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified106,238
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis96,154

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09371336 THE GIFT BASKET LIMITED 02 Jan 2015
    OC397353 PROMOTEUS LLP 05 Jan 2015
    09373872 ELLIE'S OF CHEADLE LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09378066 INTELLECT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09378696 B.N. CATERING LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09380231 OCTAGON ESTATES LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09386800 THE GREAT NORTHERN PROPERTY COMPANY LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09386834 CHESHIRE RESTAURANTS LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09387358 COWPERTHWAITE CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09388121 SINISTER RECORD LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09388506 RADIANCE NUTRITION LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09389832 SKINNY MULLED WINE LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09389873 THE SKINNY DRINKS COMPANY LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09390416 TCLH LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09392529 RYAN HEATING AND MAINTENANCE LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09392811 NUOVO DESIGN LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09402313 ABNEY PROJECT CIC 22 Jan 2015
    09405038 ABAN CASH AND CARRY LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09407064 HH RESOURCING LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09408630 SAFERPAY LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09409594 BELL'S DRINKS LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09409852 FONECOM LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09409925 JLC DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09410223 ECO INTERFACE LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09412201 SCAFELL SOLUTIONS LTD. 29 Jan 2015