Cheshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheshire when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheshire when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheshire when compared to any previous August.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Cheshire when compared to any previous September.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheshire when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 2,070 companies were registered in Cheshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 13.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)CheshireUK
    20122,070118,868
    20111,824114,512
    % change13.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (2,070) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheshire when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Cheshire when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012701679690
    New companies in 2011572633619
    % change22.6%7.3%11.5%
    Record Year2003 (988)2012 (679)2012 (690)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 1,028 companies were dissolved in Cheshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)CheshireUK
    20121,02874,772
    20111,16472,230
    % change-11.7%3.5%
    Record Year 2008 (10,281) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012324423281
    Closed companies in 2011369357438
    % change-12.2%18.5%-36%
    Record Year2009 (492)2008 (9,972)2009 (1,038)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Cheshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 1,042 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)CheshireUK
    20121,04244,096
    201166042,282
    Record Year 2003 (1,308) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Cheshire when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012377256409
    Net growth in 2011203276181
    Record Year2003 (759)2011 (276)2012 (409)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Cheshire formed 1.7% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Cheshire
    20121.7%
    20111.6%
    20101.5%
    20091.6%
    20081.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (2.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.7%1.8%1.8%
    UK formation share in 20111.5%1.6%1.6%
    % change10.0%8.1%10.3%
    Record Year2003 (2.5%)1981 (2.3%)1964 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Cheshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Cheshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ENGINEERING3.19%CONSULTING5.06%
    CONSULTING3.06%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    MANAGEMENT2.60%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    CONSULTANCY2.41%PROPERTY2.36%
    DESIGN1.73%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANTS1.22%DESIGN1.87%
    CHESHIRE1.01%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    ASSOCIATES0.93%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROJECT0.93%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    IT0.93%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY0.82%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CARE0.80%MEDIA1.68%
    J0.77%LONDON1.67%
    BUSINESS0.73%J1.55%
    M0.69%GLOBAL1.54%
    FINANCIAL0.68%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%IT1.43%
    TRAINING0.61%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%CARE1.32%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.55%M1.27%
    INVESTMENTS0.53%BUILDING1.22%
    D0.53%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    SYSTEMS0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    PROPERTIES0.49%S1.17%
    C0.49%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,710228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1,76850,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management79828,990
    99999 - Dormant Company43337,912
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified32414,809
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities29721,969
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified24420,742
    7487 - Other business activities23416,361
    62090 - Other information technology service activities17911,950
    74990 - Non-trading company14113,641
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities1372,733
    41100 - Development of building projects1177,545
    86900 - Other human health activities1127,550
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1106,943
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified976,008
    71129 - Other engineering activities953,434
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets854,568
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities825,935
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet825,760
    9999 - Dormant Company806,793

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08165003 ORIGIN CLEANING & SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08165591 L POINTON TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08166422 CURE53 LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08166664 THE DUNDEE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08169453 RED DRAGON PUB WREXHAM LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08185333 JOB GENIE LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08185503 PROXIMO HOLDINGS LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08193849 BRADSHAWS PLUMBING AND HEATING SERVICES LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08194078 REES CONSTRUCTION (CHESHIRE) LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08196934 WHITE CLOUD IT SERVICES LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08164161 CAFE MOO MOO (CHESTER) LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08165385 HEAT AND POWER ENGINEERING LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08188688 KP FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08190669 ATKINSON ACCOUNTS LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08178815 KERRY SWIFT LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08183880 MJ LIGHTING COMMERCIAL LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08189009 RESULTUS INNER LEADER LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08190703 WILCETECH CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08163628 COMPUTERISE IT! LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08168136 MILNES COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08171990 JUNE LAWRENCE LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08183952 PROFESSIONAL MASSAGE THERAPIES LTD 17 Aug 2012
    08186277 JFC TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08176974 NEW CREATION CENTRE LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08192478 JAMIE MARTYN HADLEIGH LIMITED 28 Aug 2012