Chester, Cheshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chester when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chester when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 213 companies were registered in Chester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Chester UK 2011 213 116,391 2010 219 105,137 % change -2.7% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (3,307) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 74 70 69 New companies in 2010 63 76 80 % change 17.5% -7.9% -13.8% Record Year 2007 (95) 2007 (561) 2007 (2,651)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 167 companies were dissolved in Chester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Chester UK 2011 167 90,986 2010 156 82,677 % change 7.1% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (537) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chester when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chester when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 58 66 43 Closed companies in 2010 41 38 77 % change 41.5% 73.7% -44% Record Year 2011 (58) 2011 (66) 2009 (482)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Chester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 46 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Chester UK 2011 46 25,405 2010 63 22,460 Record Year 2007 (3,212) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 16 4 26 Net growth in 2010 22 38 3 Record Year 2007 (69) 2007 (533) 2007 (2,610)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Chester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Chester 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 2.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 1.3% -19.0% -17.7% Record Year 1962 (0.6%) 2007 (1.0%) 2007 (3.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Chester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Chester in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CHESTER 2.80% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 1.68% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTING 1.28% CONSULTANCY 3.16% MEDIA 0.96% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANTS 0.88% TRADING 2.10% BUSINESS 0.80% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANCY 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.92% ASSOCIATES 0.72% BUSINESS 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% J 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.76% TRAINING 0.64% MEDIA 1.69% CHESHIRE 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.61% D 0.56% LONDON 1.60% (NW) 0.56% CARE 1.45% R 0.56% J 1.45% MARKETING 0.56% GLOBAL 1.44% FINANCE 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.43% COMMERCIAL 0.48% IT 1.41% PRODUCTS 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.36% CARE 0.48% BUILDING 1.34% (CHESTER) 0.48% M 1.30% CESTRIAN 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.28% C 0.40% S 1.24% NETWORK 0.40% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% DESIGN 0.40% SYSTEMS 1.23%
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 315 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 127 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 60 30,253 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 16,150 7414 - Business & management consultancy 40 12,916 9999 - Dormant Company 31 19,765 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 31 7,788 99999 - Dormant Company 27 18,336 7499 - Non-trading company 21 11,316 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 6,996 74990 - Non-trading company 20 8,695 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 10,085 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 7,789 5530 - Restaurants 16 4,898 9305 - Other service activities 16 8,740 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 10,246 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 6,183 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 7,000 86900 - Other human health activities 12 4,092 41100 - Development of building projects 11 3,921
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07509766 LIZ MILNE LTD 28 Jan 2011 07507381 LOVELY HEARTS LTD 27 Jan 2011 07504955 THE MANCHESTER GAG INN LIMITED 25 Jan 2011 07504500 SOLARIS AE LIMITED 25 Jan 2011 07497590 GERALEVE LIMITED 19 Jan 2011 07497023 UNIVERSAL CARPET TILES LTD 18 Jan 2011 07496949 LCT (TRADING) LTD 18 Jan 2011 07495008 UBERCASUAL RETAIL LIMITED 17 Jan 2011 07492128 DRIVING AHEAD LTD 13 Jan 2011 07491387 QUEUELESS AND CASHLESS TECHNOLOGY LTD 13 Jan 2011 07489502 CHESTER STUDENT LETS LTD 12 Jan 2011 07484508 G.J.MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING LTD 06 Jan 2011 07484497 G.J.M. ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 06 Jan 2011 07481199 SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jan 2011 07502809 MD BOWDEN IT CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Jan 2011 07502067 LOVE CUISINE LTD 21 Jan 2011 07501486 DAVID MERCER LIMITED 21 Jan 2011 07488433 STOCKSVILLE LTD 11 Jan 2011 07480842 BABY BLUE DIGITAL NV LTD 04 Jan 2011 07508291 INDIRECT PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS (IPS) LIMITED 27 Jan 2011 07502878 BARON SECURITY (UK) LIMITED 24 Jan 2011 07497945 HVM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 19 Jan 2011 07497481 AUDIO FARM LTD 19 Jan 2011 07487210 DOTTER LTD 10 Jan 2011 07483393 PARK HEATING LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
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