Congleton, Cheshire
2014 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The second half of 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Congleton when compared to any previous second half year.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 288 companies were formed in Congleton in 2014. This total is 20.2% lower than in 2013 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 10.0% growth compared to 529,363 the previous year.
Year Congleton UK 2014 288 582,051 2013 361 529,363 2012 382 491,893 2011 290 452,870 2010 260 400,358 Record Year 2012 (382) 2014 (582,051) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 a total of 140 companies were formed in Congleton. This figure is 15.2% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.2%.
The highest total for a second half year in Congleton occurred in 2013 when a total of 165 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Congleton UK 2014 140 281,320 2013 165 259,931 % change -15.2% 8.2% Record Year 2013 (165) 2014 (281,320) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
A total of 60 companies were registered in Congleton during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 38.8% versus the same period last year (Q4 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Congleton UK 2014 60 137,906 2013 98 127,247 % change -38.8% 8.4% Record Year 2012 (98) 2014 (137,906) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2014 23 22 15 New companies in 2013 31 54 13 % change -25.8% -59.3% 15.4% Record Year 2012 (49) 2013 (54) 2010 (23)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 156 companies were dissolved in Congleton in 2014. This total is 34.5% higher than in 2013 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 10.8% growth compared to the previous year.
Year Congleton UK 2014 156 367,937 2013 116 332,213 2012 127 293,729 2011 140 314,524 2010 159 342,233 Record Year 2009 (182) 2009 (533,789) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The second half of 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Congleton when compared to any previous second half year.
In the second half of 2014 a total of 88 companies were dissolved in Congleton. This figure is 14.3% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 7.7%.
The highest total for a second half year in Congleton occurred in 2014 when a total of 88 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Congleton UK 2014 88 190,730 2013 77 177,021 % change 14.3% 7.7% Record Year 2014 (88) 2009 (244,544) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
A total of 46 companies were dissolved in Congleton during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014).
This figure is an increase of 15.0% versus the same period last year (Q4 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 2.0% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Congleton UK 2014 46 89,060 2013 40 90,851 % change 15.0% -2.0% Record Year 2014 (46) 2013 (90,851) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2014 12 18 16 Closed companies in 2013 17 17 6 % change -29.4% 5.9% 167% Record Year 2013 (17) 2011 (19) 2014 (16)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 132 companies were added to the company register for Congleton in 2014. This number represents growth of 45.8% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 36.8%.
This number is 113 companies lower than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2012 when the Congleton company register grew by 255 companies.
Year Congleton UK 2014 132 214,114 2013 245 197,150 2012 255 198,164 2011 150 138,346 2010 101 58,125 Record Year 2012 (255) 2007 (237,353) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 the company register for Congleton increased by 52 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Congleton UK 2014 52 90,590 2013 88 82,910 Record Year 2012 (94) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
Net company growth for Congleton during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) was 14 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Congleton UK 2014 14 48,846 2013 58 36,396 Record Year 2012 (69) 2012 (49,848) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2014 11 4 -1 Net growth in 2013 14 37 7 Record Year 2012 (38) 2013 (37) 2010 (16)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2014)
In 2014 Congleton formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is a decline on 2013 when Congleton was responsible for 0.1% of all UK companies.
Year Congleton 2014 0.0% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.1%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 Congleton formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2013 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Congleton 2014 0.0% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
In the fourth quarter of 2014, Congleton formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Congleton 2014 0.0% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2014 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% % change -29.4% -61.3% -1.3% Record Year 2012 (0.1%) 2013 (0.1%) 1992 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2014)
The average age of a director in 2014 was 49.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 12.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2014 was 48.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 11.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2014 was 49.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 13.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2014)
The record year for female directors in Congleton was 2003 when 38.5% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Congleton in 2014 was 31.5%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.1%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The record second half year for female directors in Congleton was 2010 when 37.0% of all directors were female.
30.1% of all director appointments in Congleton in the second half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Congleton was in 2005 when 34.6% of all directors were female.
32.8% of all director appointments in Congleton in the fourth quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.8% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2013-Dec 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CHESHIRE 1.75% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.75% MANAGEMENT 4.58% INVESTMENTS 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.57% (CHESHIRE) 1.17% PROPERTY 2.66% CONSULTING 1.17% CONSTRUCTION 2.12% PROPERTY 0.97% ENGINEERING 2.10% M 0.97% CARE 2.02% ASSOCIATES 0.97% TRADING 1.94% ENTERPRISES 0.97% LONDON 1.93% DEVELOPMENTS 0.97% TRANSPORT 1.93% J 0.97% DESIGN 1.66% D 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.64% BAR 0.78% ELECTRICAL 1.62% ELECTRICAL 0.78% PROPERTIES 1.62% YU 0.78% BUSINESS 1.56% HOLDINGS 0.78% J 1.54% 4 0.58% CO., 1.50% TECHNOLOGIES 0.58% GLOBAL 1.49% CONSULTANTS 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.48% CONGLETON 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.47% TRADING 0.58% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% W 0.58% MEDIA 1.33% SPORTS 0.39% IT 1.31% OUT 0.39% BUILDING 1.29% WEST) 0.39% M 1.22%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 237 42,290 None Supplied 111 265,608 99999 - Dormant Company 52 48,509 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 23 58,068 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 30,178 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 10,107 46160 - Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods 10 705 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 19,049 78300 - Human resources provision and management of human resources functions 8 2,076 74990 - Non-trading company 7 13,984 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 7 5,189 43210 - Electrical installation 7 5,985 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 6 11,212 41100 - Development of building projects 6 11,397 62012 - Business and domestic software development 6 9,752 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 6 8,761 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 6 7,106 49410 - Freight transport by road 6 10,842 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 5 6,742 62090 - Other information technology service activities 4 12,837
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09242903 PROTOPPER LIMITED 01 Oct 2014 09243000 MILLPOT LIMITED 01 Oct 2014 09243940 CP AUTOMOTIVE LTD 01 Oct 2014 09248750 J POINTON LIMITED 03 Oct 2014 09248791 COTTONWOOD ENTERPRISES LTD 03 Oct 2014 09251414 INVENTIVE DESIGN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 07 Oct 2014 09253942 LYTHAM CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Oct 2014 09255622 PLANT SOLUTIONS 4 U LTD 09 Oct 2014 09257004 B P BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 09 Oct 2014 09257839 MULLION ENTERPRISES LIMITED 10 Oct 2014 09258738 THE OFFICE OF TAX REPAYMENTS LTD 10 Oct 2014 09259003 BRIDGWOOD WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 10 Oct 2014 09265531 MICHAL WOJTKIEWICZ LIMITED 15 Oct 2014 09270543 MARKET STREET MOT LTD 20 Oct 2014 09272040 QUIRKYDO2 LTD 20 Oct 2014 09272883 QUOPORT LIMITED 21 Oct 2014 09273015 RAMPERS LIMITED 21 Oct 2014 09273168 SERTAIN LIMITED 21 Oct 2014 09276898 PULSE DESIGN & BUILD LTD 23 Oct 2014 09277200 ASTRA KLEIN LIMITED 23 Oct 2014 09279507 PMZ ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 24 Oct 2014 OC396148 MODE CONSULTANTS LLP 29 Oct 2014 09287554 GARDENER HAULAGE LIMITED 30 Oct 2014
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