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Chester, Cheshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chester when compared to any previous July.

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 2011)

    A total of 231 companies were registered in Chester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 16.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ChesterUK
    2011231114,512
    2010199101,492
    % change16.1%12.8%
    Record Year 2006 (381) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011757482
    New companies in 2010727255
    % change4.2%2.8%49.1%
    Record Year2007 (79)2006 (151)2006 (155)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 181 companies were dissolved in Chester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ChesterUK
    201118172,230
    201018787,705
    % change-3.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2008 (1,480) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chester when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011666352
    Closed companies in 2010438460
    % change53.5%-25.0%-13%
    Record Year2011 (66)2008 (1,434)2009 (117)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Chester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 50 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ChesterUK
    20115042,282
    20101213,787
    Record Year 2006 (299) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201191130
    Net growth in 201029-12-5
    Record Year2006 (50)2006 (107)2006 (142)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Chester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Chester
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-4.7%-13.5%34.6%
    Record Year1966 (0.5%)2005 (0.5%)1963 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Chester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.9% of all director appointments in Chester in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CHESTER2.06%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.84%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.62%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.03%PROPERTY2.41%
    ASSOCIATES0.88%TRADING2.06%
    ENGINEERING0.81%DESIGN1.94%
    HEALTHCARE0.81%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    MEDIA0.73%BUSINESS1.82%
    CHESHIRE0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.73%ENGINEERING1.74%
    FINANCIAL0.66%MEDIA1.72%
    TRAINING0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUSINESS0.66%LONDON1.63%
    DEVA0.66%J1.47%
    MARKETING0.59%GLOBAL1.46%
    ENTERPRISES0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SECURITY0.51%CARE1.42%
    ADVANCE0.44%IT1.38%
    COMMERCIAL0.44%BUILDING1.30%
    PROPERTY0.44%PROPERTIES1.28%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    D0.44%M1.25%
    CONSULTANTS0.44%ENERGY1.22%
    LEGAL0.44%TRAINING1.21%
    IT0.44%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied331204,493
    7487 - Other business activities13665,177
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5315,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5014,755
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4929,245
    9999 - Dormant Company3722,587
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified287,551
    7499 - Non-trading company2511,543
    99999 - Dormant Company2318,281
    7260 - Other computer related activities228,686
    74990 - Non-trading company198,064
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1810,018
    62090 - Other information technology service activities186,798
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1710,137
    5530 - Restaurants165,640
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering146,321
    9305 - Other service activities1410,525
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply138,345
    86900 - Other human health activities124,019
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis112,929

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07765718 WONDERPAY LTD. 07 Sep 2011
    07767895 CLEAN COMMERCIAL LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07768027 SAMANTHA FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07758818 ELCN 2013 LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07774347 ALL THE HORSES LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07774607 ANACOTT STEEL (NW) LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07781778 FURSTY PUB COMPANY LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07792500 STAFFING MANAGEMENT WALES LTD 30 Sep 2011
    07765892 PROJEKT 313 LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07766893 DOG MEDIA LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07770344 MAINLINE CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07764024 GC IT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07779129 KC COMMERCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07781960 RIDE THE EARTH LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07782476 HELIX CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07784447 GAINS MARKETING LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    OC368352 CREWKERNE HEALTHCARE LLP 23 Sep 2011
    07790020 AWELON DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07761930 THE NEIL RALPHS GROUP LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07772983 NEMESIS DEBT MANAGEMENT LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07777577 VIRTUAL VALUE LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07785510 VITTORIA PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07788093 JOHN JULES LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07793084 TANADE CONSULTING LTD 30 Sep 2011
    07763278 MCS QUALITY SYSTEMS LTD 06 Sep 2011