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
    07330253 HOUSING LADDER (EUROPE) LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07324139 D.J. GRINDLE LTD 23 Jul 2010
    07320160 G.T.D. (NORTHERN) LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07314323 OUT THE BOX MARKETING LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07310974 ALPHA TESTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07310211 THE CHURCH HOUSE INN BOLLINGTON LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07308183 MY ZIPI LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07308090 ZIPI GRIP LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07331812 CITY LEAGUE SPORTS LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07328953 RP REWARDS LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07328785 DAVANE HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07328270 INSTALLATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07327838 GLOBAL BAR VENTURES LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07327804 P & C NEWS LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07327309 CHEMIESOL LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07325856 HETABEL LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07318453 PRECIOUS HEALTH STUDIOS LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07316774 NNRSS LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07315507 JULIAN 51 LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07311992 ATELIER JOINERY LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07311355 JAVEA CLUB LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07309542 MANNION & COUPER LTD 09 Jul 2010
    07307670 RAPIER STAR HOLDINGS LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07303692 REGENCY SPORTS UK LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    OC356645 FANSHAW BROOK LLP 22 Jul 2010