Chester, Cheshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 363 companies were registered in Chester during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Chester UK 2014 363 150,722 2013 360 134,802 % change 0.8% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (3,307) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 127 107 129 New companies in 2013 129 111 120 % change -1.6% -3.6% 7.5% Record Year 2013 (129) 2007 (561) 2007 (2,651)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 183 companies were dissolved in Chester during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 18.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Chester UK 2014 183 82,370 2013 154 77,914 % change 18.8% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (537) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 61 52 70 Closed companies in 2013 61 48 45 % change 0.0% 8.3% 56% Record Year 2013 (61) 2011 (66) 2009 (482)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Chester during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 180 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Chester UK 2014 180 68,352 2013 206 56,888 Record Year 2007 (3,212) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 66 55 59 Net growth in 2013 68 63 75 Record Year 2007 (69) 2007 (533) 2007 (2,610)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Chester formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Chester 2014 0.2% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change -7.9% -11.0% -10.3% Record Year 1993 (0.4%) 2007 (1.0%) 2007 (3.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Chester was in 2005 when 34.1% of all directors were female.
27.7% of all director appointments in Chester in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.93% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 1.53% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.32% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CHESTER 1.32% PROPERTY 2.64% ENGINEERING 1.02% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 1.02% LONDON 1.88% CONSULTANTS 0.97% ENGINEERING 1.86% (CHESTER) 0.97% CARE 1.79% S 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% (NW) 0.66% DESIGN 1.75% FINANCIAL 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.73% J 0.61% BUSINESS 1.71% M 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.60% INVESTMENTS 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.60% C 0.56% GLOBAL 1.58% NORTH 0.56% J 1.48% DESIGN 0.56% ASSOCIATES 1.48% MEDIA 0.56% MEDIA 1.48% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% IT 1.33% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% TRANSPORT 1.30% CHESHIRE 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% SAFETY 0.46% BUILDING 1.24% HIRE 0.46% M 1.21% G 0.46% CAPITAL 1.20% PROJECT 0.46% ELECTRICAL 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 538 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 149 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 115 56,411 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 76 18,491 99999 - Dormant Company 76 47,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 60 27,750 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 39 26,700 74990 - Non-trading company 26 14,135 41100 - Development of building projects 25 9,855 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 25 8,155 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 23 9,358 62012 - Business and domestic software development 20 9,509 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 20 5,988 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 19 6,236 56302 - Public houses and bars 18 5,732 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 17 5,537 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 17 3,680 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 9,284 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,813 69102 - Solicitors 17 2,555
Recent Companies
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