Chester, Cheshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 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)ChesterUK
    2010199101,492
    200918594,671
    % change7.6%7.2%
    Record Year 2006 (381) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010727255
    New companies in 2009565475
    % change28.6%33.3%-26.7%
    Record Year2007 (79)2006 (151)2006 (155)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ChesterUK
    201018787,705
    2009297159,401
    % change-37.0%-45.0%
    Record Year 2008 (1,480) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010438460
    Closed companies in 200965115117
    % change-33.8%-27.0%-49%
    Record Year2009 (65)2008 (1,434)2009 (117)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ChesterUK
    20101213,787
    2009-112-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (299) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201029-12-5
    Net growth in 2009-9-61-42
    Record Year2006 (50)2006 (107)2006 (142)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change19.6%21.0%-29.7%
    Record Year1966 (0.5%)2005 (0.5%)1963 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.49%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CHESTER2.25%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTING1.37%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANTS1.05%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.88%TRADING2.04%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    MEDIA0.80%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    R0.72%BUSINESS1.80%
    ENGINEERING0.72%MEDIA1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.72%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    J0.72%LONDON1.59%
    (CHESTER)0.72%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CHESHIRE0.72%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    IN0.64%CARE1.44%
    CATERING0.56%J1.44%
    MARKETING0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    PROPERTY0.48%GLOBAL1.42%
    CARE0.48%IT1.35%
    INTERNATIONAL0.48%PROPERTIES1.35%
    (NW)0.48%BUILDING1.32%
    CENTRE0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PROJECTS0.48%M1.28%
    M0.48%SYSTEMS1.26%
    20100.48%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied294202,902
    7487 - Other business activities13769,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5825,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4614,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4513,161
    9999 - Dormant Company3821,484
    7499 - Non-trading company2813,408
    99999 - Dormant Company2614,072
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified246,460
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified197,767
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities188,292
    74990 - Non-trading company187,649
    7260 - Other computer related activities168,967
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering157,634
    5530 - Restaurants155,181
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply138,183
    9305 - Other service activities129,454
    62090 - Other information technology service activities115,716
    7031 - Real estate agencies101,613
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis102,962

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07393172 GLOBAL CARD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07391768 PAPERWAVE LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07384593 R.G.DAVIES LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07383349 SMARTHOMESHOP LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07380826 MACKINZ JONES LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07378023 FAGINS ENTERPRISES LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07369882 C.Y.HEALTH CARE CONSULTANCY LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07393386 SMART CUBE EUROPE LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07388599 SICA PROPERTIES LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07387493 DIRTY CITY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07387447 MAR INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTS LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07383492 LATIN AMERICAN ENTERPRISES LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07378172 SCC DATA SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07369681 BARROW HALL MEWS LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07365566 CHESTER ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364269 CESTRIAN ASSET FINANCE LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07363208 BURGESS AEROSPACE LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07361998 50-50 LOANS LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07390623 DEE-CISIONS LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07390087 TALENT ID LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07386919 BAMIFY LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07386648 CONSULT THE CONSULTANT LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07384530 CHESTERFORESTSCHOOLS LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07377473 SIMON & CO. CONSULTANTS LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07371045 NTG COLLEGE LTD 09 Sep 2010