Chester, Cheshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Chester when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 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 2013)
A total of 360 companies were registered in Chester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 24.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Chester UK 2013 360 134,802 2012 290 131,491 % change 24.1% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (3,307) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Chester when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 129 111 120 New companies in 2012 85 103 102 % change 51.8% 7.8% 17.6% Record Year 2013 (129) 2007 (561) 2007 (2,651)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 154 companies were dissolved in Chester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 8.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Chester UK 2013 154 77,914 2012 142 67,576 % change 8.5% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (537) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 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 2013 61 48 45 Closed companies in 2012 41 51 50 % change 48.8% -5.9% -10% Record Year 2013 (61) 2011 (66) 2009 (482)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Chester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 206 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Chester UK 2013 206 56,888 2012 148 63,915 Record Year 2007 (3,212) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 68 63 75 Net growth in 2012 44 52 52 Record Year 2007 (69) 2007 (533) 2007 (2,610)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Chester formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Chester 2013 0.3% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 36.1% 7.0% 21.6% Record Year 1993 (0.4%) 2007 (1.0%) 2007 (3.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 49.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Chester was in 2005 when 34.1% of all directors were female.
27.3% of all director appointments in Chester in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.02% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.79% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CHESTER 1.62% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.46% PROPERTY 2.44% FINANCIAL 0.95% TRADING 2.06% ASSOCIATES 0.73% DESIGN 1.79% IT 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.78% HEALTHCARE 0.67% BUSINESS 1.77% CHESHIRE 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.75% BUSINESS 0.62% LONDON 1.72% J 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CONTRACTING 0.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% ENERGY 0.56% MEDIA 1.63% DESIGN 0.56% GLOBAL 1.57% ENGINEERING 0.50% J 1.56% PROPERTY 0.45% CARE 1.46% GREEN 0.45% IT 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.41% NORTH 0.39% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRAINING 0.39% M 1.25% PROJECT 0.39% BUILDING 1.21% ELECTRICAL 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.19% C 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.18% MEDIA 0.39% TRAINING 1.17% DEVELOPMENTS 0.39% SECURITY 1.15%
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 432 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 118 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 85 54,531 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 62 16,448 99999 - Dormant Company 60 43,384 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 50 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 23,532 74990 - Non-trading company 29 14,129 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 12,664 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 22 6,954 56302 - Public houses and bars 22 4,952 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 20 3,249 86900 - Other human health activities 18 8,465 41100 - Development of building projects 17 8,637 71111 - Architectural activities 17 2,658 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 16 7,507 7487 - Other business activities 16 7,556 56101 - Licensed restaurants 14 6,894 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 14 5,629 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 13 7,199
Recent Companies
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