Chester, Cheshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 290 companies were registered in Chester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 36.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Chester UK 2012 290 131,491 2011 213 116,391 % change 36.2% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (3,307) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 85 103 102 New companies in 2011 74 70 69 % change 14.9% 47.1% 47.8% Record Year 2007 (95) 2007 (561) 2007 (2,651)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 142 companies were dissolved in Chester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 15.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Chester UK 2012 142 67,576 2011 168 90,987 % change -15.5% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (537) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 41 51 50 Closed companies in 2011 59 66 43 % change -30.5% -22.7% 16% Record Year 2011 (59) 2011 (66) 2009 (482)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Chester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 148 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Chester UK 2012 148 63,915 2011 45 25,404 Record Year 2007 (3,212) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 44 52 52 Net growth in 2011 15 4 26 Record Year 2007 (69) 2007 (533) 2007 (2,610)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Chester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Chester 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -1.6% 25.8% 38.3% Record Year 1962 (0.6%) 2007 (1.0%) 2007 (3.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Chester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.2% of all director appointments in Chester in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.15% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 2.02% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CHESTER 1.82% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.35% PROPERTY 2.37% FINANCIAL 1.21% TRADING 2.07% ENGINEERING 1.14% DESIGN 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.94% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANTS 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.84% HEALTHCARE 0.81% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CHESHIRE 0.74% BUSINESS 1.73% (CHESTER) 0.74% MEDIA 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CATERING 0.67% LONDON 1.66% DESIGN 0.61% J 1.54% PROPERTY 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.51% TRAINING 0.61% GLOBAL 1.50% ENTERPRISES 0.61% IT 1.40% INVESTMENTS 0.54% CARE 1.34% MEDIA 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.31% T 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.27% LOGISTICS 0.47% M 1.27% PROJECT 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% MEDICAL 0.47% ENERGY 1.20% ENERGY 0.47% S 1.20% (NW) 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 353 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 115 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 68 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 35,233 7414 - Business & management consultancy 44 12,113 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 41 9,892 99999 - Dormant Company 33 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 30 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 13,637 74990 - Non-trading company 21 9,729 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 7,154 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 8,145 86900 - Other human health activities 16 5,066 7499 - Non-trading company 13 9,102 5530 - Restaurants 13 4,633 9305 - Other service activities 13 8,818 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 2,795 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 6,934 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 5,169
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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