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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Cheshire UK 2012 2,070 118,868 2011 1,824 114,512 % change 13.5% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (2,070) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 701 679 690 New companies in 2011 572 633 619 % change 22.6% 7.3% 11.5% Record Year 2003 (988) 2012 (679) 2012 (690)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Cheshire UK 2012 1,028 74,772 2011 1,164 72,230 % change -11.7% 3.5% Record Year 2008 (10,281) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 324 423 281 Closed companies in 2011 369 357 438 % change -12.2% 18.5% -36% Record Year 2009 (492) 2008 (9,972) 2009 (1,038)
Net Company Growth
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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) Cheshire UK 2012 1,042 44,096 2011 660 42,282 Record Year 2003 (1,308) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2012 377 256 409 Net growth in 2011 203 276 181 Record Year 2003 (759) 2011 (276) 2012 (409)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 1.7% 2011 1.6% 2010 1.5% 2009 1.6% 2008 1.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% UK formation share in 2011 1.5% 1.6% 1.6% % change 10.0% 8.1% 10.3% Record Year 2003 (2.5%) 1981 (2.3%) 1964 (1.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 3.19% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTING 3.06% MANAGEMENT 4.77% MANAGEMENT 2.60% CONSULTANCY 3.29% CONSULTANCY 2.41% PROPERTY 2.36% DESIGN 1.73% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANTS 1.22% DESIGN 1.87% CHESHIRE 1.01% ASSOCIATES 1.83% ASSOCIATES 0.93% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROJECT 0.93% CONSULTANTS 1.76% IT 0.93% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTY 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CARE 0.80% MEDIA 1.68% J 0.77% LONDON 1.67% BUSINESS 0.73% J 1.55% M 0.69% GLOBAL 1.54% FINANCIAL 0.68% INVESTMENTS 1.47% ELECTRICAL 0.64% IT 1.43% TRAINING 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.34% CONSTRUCTION 0.60% CARE 1.32% DEVELOPMENTS 0.55% M 1.27% INVESTMENTS 0.53% BUILDING 1.22% D 0.53% ENTERPRISES 1.21% SYSTEMS 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.49% S 1.17% C 0.49% SECURITY 1.16%
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 2,710 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 1,768 50,446 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 798 28,990 99999 - Dormant Company 433 37,912 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 324 14,809 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 297 21,969 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 244 20,742 7487 - Other business activities 234 16,361 62090 - Other information technology service activities 179 11,950 74990 - Non-trading company 141 13,641 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 137 2,733 41100 - Development of building projects 117 7,545 86900 - Other human health activities 112 7,550 62012 - Business and domestic software development 110 6,943 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 97 6,008 71129 - Other engineering activities 95 3,434 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 85 4,568 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 82 5,935 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 82 5,760 9999 - Dormant Company 80 6,793
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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