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
New Company Registrations
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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) Chester UK 2011 231 114,512 2010 199 101,492 % change 16.1% 12.8% Record Year 2006 (381) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 75 74 82 New companies in 2010 72 72 55 % change 4.2% 2.8% 49.1% Record Year 2007 (79) 2006 (151) 2006 (155)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Chester UK 2011 181 72,230 2010 187 87,705 % change -3.2% -17.6% Record Year 2008 (1,480) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2011 66 63 52 Closed companies in 2010 43 84 60 % change 53.5% -25.0% -13% Record Year 2011 (66) 2008 (1,434) 2009 (117)
Net Company Growth
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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) Chester UK 2011 50 42,282 2010 12 13,787 Record Year 2006 (299) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 9 11 30 Net growth in 2010 29 -12 -5 Record Year 2006 (50) 2006 (107) 2006 (142)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -4.7% -13.5% 34.6% Record Year 1966 (0.5%) 2005 (0.5%) 1963 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CHESTER 2.06% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.84% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.62% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTANCY 1.03% PROPERTY 2.41% ASSOCIATES 0.88% TRADING 2.06% ENGINEERING 0.81% DESIGN 1.94% HEALTHCARE 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.85% MEDIA 0.73% BUSINESS 1.82% CHESHIRE 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.74% FINANCIAL 0.66% MEDIA 1.72% TRAINING 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 0.66% LONDON 1.63% DEVA 0.66% J 1.47% MARKETING 0.59% GLOBAL 1.46% ENTERPRISES 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SECURITY 0.51% CARE 1.42% ADVANCE 0.44% IT 1.38% COMMERCIAL 0.44% BUILDING 1.30% PROPERTY 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.28% INVESTMENTS 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.27% D 0.44% M 1.25% CONSULTANTS 0.44% ENERGY 1.22% LEGAL 0.44% TRAINING 1.21% IT 0.44% S 1.21%
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 331 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 136 65,177 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 53 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 50 14,755 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 37 22,587 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 7,551 7499 - Non-trading company 25 11,543 99999 - Dormant Company 23 18,281 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 8,686 74990 - Non-trading company 19 8,064 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 10,018 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 6,798 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 17 10,137 5530 - Restaurants 16 5,640 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 6,321 9305 - Other service activities 14 10,525 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 8,345 86900 - Other human health activities 12 4,019 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 11 2,929
Recent Companies
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