Cheshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 3,150 companies were registered in Cheshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 11.6% 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) Cheshire UK 2015 3,150 161,156 2014 2,822 150,722 % change 11.6% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (22,180) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 951 1,017 1,182 New companies in 2014 898 860 1,064 % change 5.9% 18.3% 11.1% Record Year 2007 (1,872) 2007 (14,371) 2007 (5,937)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 1,277 companies were dissolved in Cheshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 14.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well 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) Cheshire UK 2015 1,277 89,523 2014 1,485 82,370 % change -14.0% 8.7% Record Year 2010 (4,637) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 332 457 488 Closed companies in 2014 575 488 422 % change -42.3% -6.4% 16% Record Year 2010 (3,685) 2014 (488) 2009 (1,355)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Cheshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 1,873 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Cheshire UK 2015 1,873 71,633 2014 1,337 68,352 Record Year 2007 (21,525) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 619 560 694 Net growth in 2014 323 372 642 Record Year 2007 (1,630) 2007 (14,178) 2007 (5,717)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Cheshire formed 2.0% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Cheshire 2015 2.0% 2014 1.9% 2013 2.1% 2012 1.7% 2011 1.5% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (13.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% UK formation share in 2014 1.9% 1.8% 1.9% % change 3.9% 8.9% 1.3% Record Year 2007 (4.6%) 2007 (24.7%) 2007 (8.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Cheshire was in 2006 when 32.3% of all directors were female.
26.4% of all director appointments in Cheshire 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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ENGINEERING 4.85% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 3.42% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 3.27% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 3.02% PROPERTY 2.72% DESIGN 1.51% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSTRUCTION 1.44% CARE 2.13% PROPERTY 1.12% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSULTANTS 1.10% LONDON 1.91% PROJECT 1.07% TRADING 1.88% J 1.07% TRANSPORT 1.82% ELECTRICAL 0.98% ELECTRICAL 1.76% IT 0.94% DESIGN 1.65% CHESHIRE 0.93% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRANSPORT 0.90% CO., 1.58% CARE 0.88% J 1.55% ASSOCIATES 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.54% M 0.81% BUSINESS 1.49% MEDICAL 0.78% INVESTMENTS 1.49% S 0.74% GLOBAL 1.46% SOCIAL 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.44% FINANCIAL 0.69% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% BUSINESS 0.68% BUILDING 1.31% DEVELOPMENTS 0.64% IT 1.30% RAIL 0.56% MEDIA 1.28% PROPERTIES 0.55% M 1.27%
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 4,679 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 3,604 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 1,212 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 736 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 553 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 416 19,098 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 373 5,014 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 359 29,218 71129 - Other engineering activities 314 6,278 49410 - Freight transport by road 202 12,485 62090 - Other information technology service activities 200 12,862 41100 - Development of building projects 199 11,863 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 175 10,200 86900 - Other human health activities 173 13,990 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 163 4,088 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 162 11,600 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 150 9,080 62012 - Business and domestic software development 137 9,651 56302 - Public houses and bars 134 6,355 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 131 7,682
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09475828 SR2 TECHNICAL LTD 06 Mar 2015 09492314 AM & PM DRIVER HIRE LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09499249 JGR CLEANING CONTRACTS LTD 19 Mar 2015 09516631 GINGERCAT ASSOCIATES LIMITED 28 Mar 2015 09517322 BRIDGE TO LEARNING LIMITED 30 Mar 2015 09519542 TYSON EYO LIMITED 31 Mar 2015 09465328 EVERYDAY BARGAINS LTD 02 Mar 2015 09468560 L J O'BRIEN ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 03 Mar 2015 09474962 SMART PROPERTIES INVESTMENTS LTD 06 Mar 2015 09489724 AMTEC WELDING SUPPLIES LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09494903 JOMED LTD 17 Mar 2015 09497686 OLIVER BALL PROPERTIES LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09507245 AIRWAVE SURFING TECHNOLOGIES LTD 24 Mar 2015 09518117 ARGENTUM WEALTH LTD 30 Mar 2015 09467832 WILLOW PAINTING & DECORATING LIMITED 03 Mar 2015 09467895 GHG NETWORKS LTD 03 Mar 2015 09475578 LUMINATE VENTURES LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09480167 DREWS PROPERTY LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09508985 JACKIE BRYSON SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Mar 2015 09511332 BOUGHTON ASSOCIATES DESIGN LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09464120 2SHORT LTD 02 Mar 2015 09471079 ANDONOV TRANSPORT LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09480709 JP MOORE LTD 10 Mar 2015 09481924 RADMAT LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09484120 MCKWORKS PHOTOGRAPHY LTD. 11 Mar 2015
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