Cheshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 2,247 companies were registered in Cheshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 29.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well 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) Cheshire UK 2012 2,247 131,491 2011 1,741 116,391 % change 29.1% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (22,180) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 688 721 838 New companies in 2011 490 577 674 % change 40.4% 25.0% 24.3% Record Year 2007 (1,872) 2007 (14,371) 2007 (5,937)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 875 companies were dissolved in Cheshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 26.6% 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) Cheshire UK 2012 875 67,576 2011 1,192 90,986 % change -26.6% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (4,637) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 253 337 285 Closed companies in 2011 473 339 380 % change -46.5% -0.6% -25% Record Year 2010 (3,685) 2008 (466) 2009 (1,355)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Cheshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 1,372 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cheshire UK 2012 1,372 63,915 2011 549 25,405 Record Year 2007 (21,524) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 435 384 553 Net growth in 2011 17 238 294 Record Year 2007 (1,629) 2007 (14,178) 2007 (5,717)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Cheshire formed 1.7% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Cheshire 2012 1.7% 2011 1.5% 2010 1.6% 2009 1.6% 2008 1.5% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (13.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% UK formation share in 2011 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% % change 20.4% 6.9% 16.3% Record Year 2007 (4.6%) 2007 (24.7%) 2007 (8.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Cheshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Cheshire 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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 3.35% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 3.00% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 2.41% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 2.28% PROPERTY 2.37% DESIGN 1.81% TRADING 2.07% CHESHIRE 1.27% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANTS 1.26% ENGINEERING 1.86% ASSOCIATES 1.14% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CARE 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.79% J 0.83% BUSINESS 1.73% PROPERTY 0.81% MEDIA 1.72% PROJECT 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% FINANCIAL 0.75% LONDON 1.66% BUSINESS 0.75% J 1.54% IT 0.73% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% GLOBAL 1.50% TRAINING 0.65% IT 1.40% S 0.61% CARE 1.34% SYSTEMS 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.31% ELECTRICAL 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MEDIA 0.56% M 1.27% M 0.56% BUILDING 1.24% MARKETING 0.56% ENERGY 1.20% D 0.55% S 1.20% ENERGY 0.55% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 2,551 216,665 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,266 35,233 7487 - Other business activities 1,069 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 513 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 282 25,084 7414 - Business & management consultancy 247 12,113 9999 - Dormant Company 231 18,617 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 224 9,892 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 203 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 160 13,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 125 8,145 9305 - Other service activities 112 8,818 74990 - Non-trading company 110 9,729 7260 - Other computer related activities 107 7,154 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 93 1,845 7499 - Non-trading company 87 9,102 41100 - Development of building projects 83 4,984 86900 - Other human health activities 82 5,066 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 81 5,169 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 77 6,934
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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