Chester, Cheshire
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 388 companies were formed in Chester. This figure is 6.3% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Chester occurred in 2007 when a total of 3,541 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Chester UK 2010 388 203,749 2009 365 182,021 % change 6.3% 11.9% Record Year 2007 (3,541) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 169 companies were registered in Chester during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 4.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Chester UK 2010 169 98,612 2009 176 90,987 % change -4.0% 8.4% Record Year 2006 (399) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 51 55 63 New companies in 2009 66 45 65 % change -22.7% 22.2% -3.1% Record Year 2006 (279) 2003 (93) 2009 (65)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 334 companies were dissolved in Chester. This figure is 85.8% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Chester occurred in 2009 when a total of 2,350 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Chester UK 2010 334 177,631 2009 2,350 289,236 % change -85.8% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (2,350) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 178 companies were dissolved in Chester during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 90.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Chester UK 2010 178 94,954 2009 1,813 181,176 % change -90.2% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (1,813) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 37 77 64 Closed companies in 2009 486 1,227 100 % change -92.4% -93.7% -36% Record Year 2009 (486) 2009 (1,227) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Chester increased by 54 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Chester UK 2010 54 26,118 2009 -1,985 -107,215 Record Year 2007 (3,365) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Chester during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was -9 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Chester UK 2010 -9 3,658 2009 -1,637 -90,189 Record Year 2006 (316) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 14 -22 -1 Net growth in 2009 -420 -1,182 -35 Record Year 2006 (253) 2003 (75) 2007 (39)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Chester formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Chester 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 1.3% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (1.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Chester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Chester 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -28.9% 16.5% -12.8% Record Year 2006 (0.7%) 1971 (0.4%) 1967 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 46.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 46.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Chester was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.3% of all director appointments in Chester in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Chester was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
26.0% of all director appointments in Chester in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.52% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 2.12% CONSULTING 4.79% CHESTER 2.12% CONSULTANCY 3.02% CONSTRUCTION 0.98% PROPERTY 2.40% ENGINEERING 0.98% ASSOCIATES 2.02% (CHESTER) 0.90% TRADING 2.01% MARKETING 0.90% DESIGN 1.91% DESIGN 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% R 0.81% MEDIA 1.80% CHESHIRE 0.73% BUSINESS 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CONSULTANCY 0.65% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% CONSULTANTS 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.56% PROPERTY 0.57% LONDON 1.52% BUILDING 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.49% M 0.57% J 1.46% MEDIA 0.57% CARE 1.41% IN 0.57% GLOBAL 1.39% INTERNATIONAL 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.35% TRAINING 0.49% BUILDING 1.33% D 0.49% M 1.29% GLOBAL 0.49% IT 1.28% PROJECTS 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% (NORTH 0.41% GROUP 1.25% WEST) 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 310 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 128 68,525 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 58 25,942 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 45 13,490 9999 - Dormant Company 37 19,842 7414 - Business & management consultancy 36 14,598 7499 - Non-trading company 28 13,997 99999 - Dormant Company 26 14,342 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 6,684 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 7,922 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 8,590 74990 - Non-trading company 18 7,893 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 9,122 5530 - Restaurants 14 4,879 9305 - Other service activities 13 8,822 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 8,262 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 5,854 5552 - Catering 11 2,171 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 2,916 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 11 3,070
Recent Companies
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