Chester, Cheshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 199 companies were registered in Chester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 7.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Chester UK 2010 199 101,492 2009 185 94,671 % change 7.6% 7.2% Record Year 2006 (381) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 72 72 55 New companies in 2009 56 54 75 % change 28.6% 33.3% -26.7% Record Year 2007 (79) 2006 (151) 2006 (155)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 187 companies were dissolved in Chester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 37.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Chester UK 2010 187 87,705 2009 297 159,401 % change -37.0% -45.0% Record Year 2008 (1,480) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 43 84 60 Closed companies in 2009 65 115 117 % change -33.8% -27.0% -49% Record Year 2009 (65) 2008 (1,434) 2009 (117)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Chester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 12 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Chester UK 2010 12 13,787 2009 -112 -64,730 Record Year 2006 (299) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 29 -12 -5 Net growth in 2009 -9 -61 -42 Record Year 2006 (50) 2006 (107) 2006 (142)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Chester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 19.6% 21.0% -29.7% Record Year 1966 (0.5%) 2005 (0.5%) 1963 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Chester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.1% of all director appointments in Chester in the third quarter of 2010 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 (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.49% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CHESTER 2.25% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTING 1.37% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTANTS 1.05% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 0.88% TRADING 2.04% CONSTRUCTION 0.80% ASSOCIATES 2.01% MEDIA 0.80% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% R 0.72% BUSINESS 1.80% ENGINEERING 0.72% MEDIA 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.73% J 0.72% LONDON 1.59% (CHESTER) 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.59% CHESHIRE 0.72% INVESTMENTS 1.49% IN 0.64% CARE 1.44% CATERING 0.56% J 1.44% MARKETING 0.56% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% PROPERTY 0.48% GLOBAL 1.42% CARE 0.48% IT 1.35% INTERNATIONAL 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.35% (NW) 0.48% BUILDING 1.32% CENTRE 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.30% PROJECTS 0.48% M 1.28% M 0.48% SYSTEMS 1.26% 2010 0.48% S 1.24%
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 294 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 137 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 58 25,053 7414 - Business & management consultancy 46 14,940 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 45 13,161 9999 - Dormant Company 38 21,484 7499 - Non-trading company 28 13,408 99999 - Dormant Company 26 14,072 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 6,460 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 7,767 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 8,292 74990 - Non-trading company 18 7,649 7260 - Other computer related activities 16 8,967 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 7,634 5530 - Restaurants 15 5,181 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 8,183 9305 - Other service activities 12 9,454 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 5,716 7031 - Real estate agencies 10 1,613 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 10 2,962
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07357269 GRADE 1 GROOMING LIMITED 25 Aug 2010 07343602 ART GAS SERVICES LIMITED 12 Aug 2010 07343000 RIVER LEGACY 11 Aug 2010 07341837 TRIACTIVE LIMITED 10 Aug 2010 07332835 BELL DEVELOPMENTS (NW) LIMITED 02 Aug 2010 07359129 RUBYDOO DESIGN LTD 27 Aug 2010 07355776 ACT EDUCATION LIMITED 24 Aug 2010 07355772 KOLD LOGIK LIMITED 24 Aug 2010 07353456 CCO WORK CIC 23 Aug 2010 07350704 VJS QUALITY PHARMA LIMITED 19 Aug 2010 07347385 GIDDICASTLE LTD 17 Aug 2010 07355713 M&AB LIMITED 24 Aug 2010 07353038 THE TATTENHALL TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 23 Aug 2010 07350400 NETWORK MEDIA GLOBAL LIMITED 19 Aug 2010 07344169 RHINO CATERING ENGINEERS LIMITED 12 Aug 2010 07340144 VINIT ANAESTHETICS SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2010 07335535 U PRINT LTD 04 Aug 2010 07359892 THE SECURITY COMPANY CHESTER LTD. 27 Aug 2010 07358901 SJI FIBRES LIMITED 27 Aug 2010 07358434 CHESTER LODGE (NW) LIMITED 26 Aug 2010 07354827 SCIENTIAL LIMITED 24 Aug 2010 07351453 A.H. SITE MANAGEMENT LTD 19 Aug 2010 07340815 COUNTRY PUBS 2010 LIMITED 10 Aug 2010 07338876 CSA GROUP CAPITAL UK LIMITED 06 Aug 2010 07336490 A & G PRODUCTS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
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