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
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