Chester, Cheshire
Q3 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
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Chester when compared to any previous July.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Chester when compared to any previous July.
- July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Chester when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 338 companies were registered in Chester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 32.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Chester UK 2013 338 132,684 2012 256 118,868 % change 32.0% 11.6% Record Year 2006 (381) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 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 2013 126 99 113 New companies in 2012 108 83 65 % change 16.7% 19.3% 73.8% Record Year 2013 (126) 2006 (151) 2006 (155)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 233 companies were dissolved in Chester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 37.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Chester UK 2013 233 86,170 2012 170 75,908 % change 37.1% 13.5% Record Year 2008 (1,480) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 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 2013 74 66 93 Closed companies in 2012 58 64 48 % change 27.6% 3.1% 94% Record Year 2013 (74) 2008 (1,434) 2009 (117)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Chester during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 105 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Chester UK 2013 105 46,514 2012 86 42,960 Record Year 2006 (299) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 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 2013 52 33 20 Net growth in 2012 50 19 17 Record Year 2013 (52) 2006 (107) 2006 (142)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Chester formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Chester 2013 0.3% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change 4.4% 9.4% 52.4% Record Year 1994 (0.4%) 2005 (0.5%) 2006 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Chester was in 2006 when 30.8% of all directors were female.
29.0% of all director appointments in Chester in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.80% CONSULTING 5.27% CHESTER 1.75% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.69% CONSULTANCY 3.45% MANAGEMENT 1.64% PROPERTY 2.53% PROPERTY 0.95% TRADING 2.08% ENGINEERING 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANTS 0.74% LONDON 1.79% J 0.74% DESIGN 1.78% (NW) 0.69% BUSINESS 1.74% FINANCIAL 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CHESHIRE 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.69% S 0.58% CARE 1.64% C 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.61% (CHESTER) 0.58% GLOBAL 1.59% ASSOCIATES 0.58% J 1.54% BUSINESS 0.53% MEDIA 1.54% SAFETY 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.53% INVESTMENTS 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.45% TRANSPORT 0.48% IT 1.39% CONTRACTING 0.48% M 1.25% MEDIA 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DESIGN 0.48% BUILDING 1.19% CARE 0.42% CAPITAL 1.19% TRADING 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% DEVELOPMENTS 0.42% TRAINING 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 474 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 140 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 103 54,854 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 76 17,715 99999 - Dormant Company 70 46,169 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 55 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 39 25,547 74990 - Non-trading company 30 14,228 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 23 7,590 56302 - Public houses and bars 22 5,437 62012 - Business and domestic software development 20 9,104 41100 - Development of building projects 19 9,271 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 12,516 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 19 3,439 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 18 5,859 86900 - Other human health activities 18 9,203 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 17 8,475 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 8,312 71111 - Architectural activities 16 2,746 56101 - Licensed restaurants 16 7,531
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08594176 BLAZERS FUELS LIMITED 02 Jul 2013 08594212 BILLY JONES PROJECT LIMITED 02 Jul 2013 08603630 PJR EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Jul 2013 08608057 DENTMEDIC UK LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08609456 R S C TRANSPORT LTD. 15 Jul 2013 08616152 A.M. CUSTOM CLOTHING LIMITED 19 Jul 2013 08616827 KHALSA NOOR LTD 19 Jul 2013 08620166 MAG FOODS LIMITED 23 Jul 2013 08621410 MENTIZO LIMITED 23 Jul 2013 08623437 BLACKOAK LIFE LIMITED 24 Jul 2013 08625522 ET ALIA (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED 26 Jul 2013 08632507 VOLT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 31 Jul 2013 08603343 CHESTER ZOO ISLANDS LIMITED 09 Jul 2013 08605138 CHARTER WEALTH LTD 11 Jul 2013 08608428 G POWELL ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08602702 TOWERS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 09 Jul 2013 08608925 LEADCASH LTD 15 Jul 2013 08614263 GUARDIAN SS LIMITED 18 Jul 2013 08617155 ROWLANDS CONTRACTING LIMITED 19 Jul 2013 08601610 HETHERINGTON ACCESS LTD 09 Jul 2013 08611269 MUTHLA LTD 16 Jul 2013 08614835 DEEPBRIDGE ADVISERS LIMITED 18 Jul 2013 08615583 PETE'S E-CIGS LTD 18 Jul 2013 08616418 ANMALEVE CALIBRATION LIMITED 19 Jul 2013 08622305 BRADSHAWS PROPERTY LAWYERS LTD 24 Jul 2013
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