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
    07390780 ILLUMINATED ICON LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07390369 LIVESEY'S DELICATESSEN LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07386524 TRISTAN 15 LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07385385 MACC FUTURE LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07383740 SMART FOX SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07383098 BEESLEY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07381278 ACCOUNTS & TAX (BOLLINGTON) LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07378718 3SR LTD 16 Sep 2010
    07376792 P & F ALLMAN LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07371358 CARPARTS365 LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07369441 NOBLE COURIERS LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368099 GREEN GOAT LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07363682 FLABBER LOSS LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07392576 BBPN LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07391055 EDITH LILY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07390844 SPARE TIME (2010) LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07389526 PIZZA PANTRY (MACCLESFIELD) LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07387921 T-EXEC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07383337 TEMPLE COURT CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07379001 COUNTRYSIDE ALES LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07372136 S & K INNS LTD. 10 Sep 2010
    07369895 REFRESH PERSONAL FINANCE LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07365953 EAST CHESHIRE DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES LTD 06 Sep 2010
    OC358115 HENBURY POLO LLP 22 Sep 2010
    OC358226 NUTRA UK LLP 28 Sep 2010