Macclesfield, Cheshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 117 companies were registered in Macclesfield during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)MacclesfieldUK
    2010117101,492
    200910794,671
    % change9.3%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (136) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010414135
    New companies in 2009413036
    % change0.0%36.7%-2.8%
    Record Year2007 (62)2008 (43)2003 (55)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 86 companies were dissolved in Macclesfield during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 41.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)MacclesfieldUK
    20108687,705
    2009146159,401
    % change-41.1%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (146) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010184424
    Closed companies in 2009274376
    % change-33.3%2.3%-68%
    Record Year2002 (31)2008 (67)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Macclesfield during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 31 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)MacclesfieldUK
    20103113,787
    2009-39-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (71) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201023-311
    Net growth in 200914-13-40
    Record Year2004 (36)2003 (19)2008 (36)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Macclesfield formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Macclesfield
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-6.9%24.1%-6.7%
    Record Year1975 (0.3%)1969 (0.7%)1967 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 47.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Macclesfield was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    31.6% of all director appointments in Macclesfield in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    INTERNATIONAL2.09%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.65%CONSULTING4.99%
    BUSINESS1.32%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CORPORATE1.21%PROPERTY2.38%
    CHESHIRE1.21%TRADING2.04%
    INVESTMENTS1.21%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANTS0.99%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTIES0.99%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.99%BUSINESS1.80%
    DESIGN0.99%MEDIA1.75%
    IT0.88%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ASSOCIATES0.88%LONDON1.59%
    MANAGEMENT0.77%ENGINEERING1.59%
    PARTNERS0.77%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    HOLDINGS0.66%CARE1.44%
    K0.66%J1.44%
    JOINERY0.66%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    PARTNERSHIP0.66%GLOBAL1.42%
    BUILDING0.55%IT1.35%
    CORRESPONDENTS0.55%PROPERTIES1.35%
    (MACCLESFIELD)0.55%BUILDING1.32%
    DIRECT0.55%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PROPERTY0.55%M1.28%
    JULIAN0.55%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CREATIVE0.55%S1.24%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied238202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8069,802
    99999 - Dormant Company4314,072
    9999 - Dormant Company3521,484
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3013,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2414,940
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2125,053
    7499 - Non-trading company1913,408
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified196,460
    62090 - Other information technology service activities145,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities148,292
    74990 - Non-trading company147,649
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,967
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production9363
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply98,183
    9305 - Other service activities99,454
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified87,767
    7420 - Architectural, technical consult82,086
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering87,634
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified72,339

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07360680 VM RECORDINGS LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07360138 EVOLVECARE (GORSEY KNOLL) LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07359977 SKYGEN RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07357057 NIXSEL LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07355078 LINK CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07349976 ENVISION ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07347402 DAC ELECTRICAL LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347353 PRESTBURY'S FARM SHOP LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07342927 BUDGET RECRUITMENT AND SEARCH LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342191 TAKESUBACK LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07339675 YOUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338082 ORGANISATION OF BUSINESS EXECUTIVES LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07336381 OUTER LIMITS SYSTEMS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07335373 THE SAFFRON LOUNGE CHESHIRE LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07332113 ANY NEW CAR LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07357843 NET MARKETING SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07351329 THE LORD BYRON (MACCLESFIELD) LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07350742 STELIN LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07348798 STELLATRA LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07345067 PROMOTIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICES LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07341943 BOSLEY MARINA LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07339358 NOVA SOA CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338935 MOTO 16 LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07338458 TASTE OF PERSIA LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07337303 AFFINITURE LIMITED 05 Aug 2010