Chester, Cheshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Chester when compared to any previous July.
- July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Chester when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 256 companies were registered in Chester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 10.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chester UK 2012 256 118,868 2011 231 114,512 % change 10.8% 3.8% Record Year 2006 (381) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Chester when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 108 83 65 New companies in 2011 75 74 82 % change 44.0% 12.2% -20.7% Record Year 2012 (108) 2006 (151) 2006 (155)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 170 companies were dissolved in Chester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chester UK 2012 170 74,772 2011 181 72,230 % change -6.1% 3.5% Record Year 2008 (1,480) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 58 64 48 Closed companies in 2011 66 63 52 % change -12.1% 1.6% -8% Record Year 2011 (66) 2008 (1,434) 2009 (117)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Chester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 86 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chester UK 2012 86 44,096 2011 50 42,282 Record Year 2006 (299) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Chester when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 50 19 17 Net growth in 2011 9 11 30 Record Year 2006 (50) 2006 (107) 2006 (142)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Chester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Chester 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 29.3% 13.0% -21.6% Record Year 1966 (0.5%) 2005 (0.5%) 1963 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Chester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in Chester in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.29% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 2.23% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CHESTER 1.63% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.57% PROPERTY 2.35% FINANCIAL 1.39% TRADING 2.08% ENGINEERING 1.03% DESIGN 1.87% CONSTRUCTION 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.83% IT 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.72% BUSINESS 1.72% HEALTHCARE 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PROPERTY 0.60% MEDIA 1.67% (CHESTER) 0.60% LONDON 1.67% ENERGY 0.60% J 1.55% BUSINESS 0.54% GLOBAL 1.53% ELECTRICAL 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.46% J 0.54% IT 1.43% CHESHIRE 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.34% SCHOOL 0.48% CARE 1.32% TRAINING 0.48% M 1.27% PROPERTIES 0.48% BUILDING 1.22% DEVELOPMENTS 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.20% T 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CO 0.48% S 1.17% DESIGN 0.42% SECURITY 1.16%
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 617 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 76 35,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 64 19,425 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 42 33,677 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 9,891 99999 - Dormant Company 31 25,035 7414 - Business & management consultancy 30 8,437 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 14,774 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 13,716 9999 - Dormant Company 21 12,598 74990 - Non-trading company 20 9,203 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 7,869 86900 - Other human health activities 15 4,998 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 4,979 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 3,943 41100 - Development of building projects 10 4,965 71111 - Architectural activities 10 1,705 56302 - Public houses and bars 10 2,823 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 10 1,955 62012 - Business and domestic software development 9 4,584
Recent Companies
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