Macclesfield, Cheshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Macclesfield when compared to any previous March.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Macclesfield when compared to any previous February.
- January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 146 companies were registered in Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 17.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Macclesfield UK 2010 146 105,137 2009 124 91,034 % change 17.7% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (206) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 51 40 55 New companies in 2009 36 37 51 % change 41.7% 8.1% 7.8% Record Year 2010 (51) 2007 (53) 2007 (107)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 135 companies were dissolved in Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 27.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Macclesfield UK 2010 135 82,677 2009 106 108,060 % change 27.4% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (135) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
March 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Macclesfield when compared to any previous March.
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Macclesfield when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 25 43 67 Closed companies in 2009 31 19 56 % change -19.4% 126.3% 20% Record Year 2009 (31) 2010 (43) 2010 (67)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 11 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Macclesfield UK 2010 11 22,460 2009 18 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (145) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 26 -3 -12 Net growth in 2009 5 18 -5 Record Year 2010 (26) 2007 (35) 2007 (92)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Macclesfield formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Macclesfield 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 31.5% -7.5% -10.4% Record Year 1970 (0.6%) 1963 (0.4%) 1961 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 47.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Macclesfield was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.4% of all director appointments in Macclesfield in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage INTERNATIONAL 2.03% MANAGEMENT 5.01% BUSINESS 1.46% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTING 1.35% CONSULTANCY 2.87% MANAGEMENT 1.24% PROPERTY 2.50% CHESHIRE 1.13% ASSOCIATES 2.04% INVESTMENTS 1.13% TRADING 1.93% J 1.01% DESIGN 1.91% CONSULTANCY 1.01% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% ASSOCIATES 1.01% MEDIA 1.84% PROPERTY 0.90% BUSINESS 1.74% CREATIVE 0.90% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CORPORATE 0.90% CONSULTANTS 1.63% DESIGN 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.54% HOLDINGS 0.79% J 1.48% IT 0.68% LONDON 1.45% INTERIORS 0.68% INVESTMENTS 1.45% MEDIA 0.56% GROUP 1.37% BLUE 0.56% GLOBAL 1.35% CORRESPONDENTS 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% COMMUNICATIONS 0.56% BUILDING 1.34% PARTNERS 0.45% CARE 1.33% LEISURE 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.30% FOX 0.45% M 1.28% RETAIL 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.25% K 0.45% S 1.23%
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 234 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 128 74,904 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 57 7,143 99999 - Dormant Company 51 13,808 9999 - Dormant Company 41 19,948 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 34 14,007 7499 - Non-trading company 25 15,398 7414 - Business & management consultancy 24 17,003 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 21 26,974 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 9,943 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 15 9,659 74990 - Non-trading company 13 8,149 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 13 677 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 9,325 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 10,331 9305 - Other service activities 10 9,038 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 8,154 7420 - Architectural, technical consult 8 2,843 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 2,540 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 7 2,375
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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