Macclesfield, Cheshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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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) Macclesfield UK 2010 117 101,492 2009 107 94,671 % change 9.3% 7.2% Record Year 2007 (136) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 41 41 35 New companies in 2009 41 30 36 % change 0.0% 36.7% -2.8% Record Year 2007 (62) 2008 (43) 2003 (55)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Macclesfield UK 2010 86 87,705 2009 146 159,401 % change -41.1% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (146) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 18 44 24 Closed companies in 2009 27 43 76 % change -33.3% 2.3% -68% Record Year 2002 (31) 2008 (67) 2009 (76)
Net Company Growth
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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) Macclesfield UK 2010 31 13,787 2009 -39 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (71) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 23 -3 11 Net growth in 2009 14 -13 -40 Record Year 2004 (36) 2003 (19) 2008 (36)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -6.9% 24.1% -6.7% Record Year 1975 (0.3%) 1969 (0.7%) 1967 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage INTERNATIONAL 2.09% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 1.65% CONSULTING 4.99% BUSINESS 1.32% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CORPORATE 1.21% PROPERTY 2.38% CHESHIRE 1.21% TRADING 2.04% INVESTMENTS 1.21% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSULTANTS 0.99% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTIES 0.99% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% CONSULTANCY 0.99% BUSINESS 1.80% DESIGN 0.99% MEDIA 1.75% IT 0.88% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ASSOCIATES 0.88% LONDON 1.59% MANAGEMENT 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.59% PARTNERS 0.77% INVESTMENTS 1.49% HOLDINGS 0.66% CARE 1.44% K 0.66% J 1.44% JOINERY 0.66% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% PARTNERSHIP 0.66% GLOBAL 1.42% BUILDING 0.55% IT 1.35% CORRESPONDENTS 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.35% (MACCLESFIELD) 0.55% BUILDING 1.32% DIRECT 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.30% PROPERTY 0.55% M 1.28% JULIAN 0.55% SYSTEMS 1.26% CREATIVE 0.55% S 1.24%
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 238 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 80 69,802 99999 - Dormant Company 43 14,072 9999 - Dormant Company 35 21,484 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 30 13,161 7414 - Business & management consultancy 24 14,940 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 21 25,053 7499 - Non-trading company 19 13,408 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 6,460 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 5,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 8,292 74990 - Non-trading company 14 7,649 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 8,967 71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production 9 363 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 8,183 9305 - Other service activities 9 9,454 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,767 7420 - Architectural, technical consult 8 2,086 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 7,634 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 7 2,339
Recent Companies
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