Macclesfield, Cheshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any month in history.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Macclesfield when compared to any previous January.
- February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 226 companies were registered in Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 54.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Macclesfield UK 2011 226 116,391 2010 146 105,137 % change 54.8% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (226) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any month in history.
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 43 76 107 New companies in 2010 51 40 55 % change -15.7% 90.0% 94.5% Record Year 2010 (51) 2011 (76) 2007 (107)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 28.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Macclesfield UK 2011 96 90,986 2010 135 82,677 % change -28.9% 10.0% Record Year 2010 (135) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Macclesfield when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 36 29 31 Closed companies in 2010 25 43 67 % change 44.0% -32.6% -54% Record Year 2011 (36) 2010 (43) 2010 (67)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 130 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Macclesfield UK 2011 130 25,405 2010 11 22,460 Record Year 2007 (145) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 7 47 76 Net growth in 2010 26 -3 -12 Record Year 2010 (26) 2011 (47) 2007 (92)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Macclesfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Macclesfield 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -27.3% 67.2% 85.5% Record Year 1970 (0.6%) 1963 (0.4%) 1961 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Macclesfield was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
32.7% of all director appointments in Macclesfield in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.67% CONSULTING 5.04% PROPERTY 1.47% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MANAGEMENT 1.08% CONSULTANCY 3.16% IT 0.88% PROPERTY 2.38% PARTNERSHIP 0.88% TRADING 2.10% ASSOCIATES 0.88% DESIGN 1.93% CHESHIRE 0.79% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CONSULTANTS 0.79% BUSINESS 1.87% CONSULTANCY 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% PARTNERS 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTIES 0.69% MEDIA 1.69% MARKETING 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.61% TRAINING 0.59% LONDON 1.60% DEVELOPMENTS 0.59% CARE 1.45% INVESTMENTS 0.59% J 1.45% DESIGN 0.59% GLOBAL 1.44% FINANCIAL 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.43% MACCLESFIELD 0.49% IT 1.41% EUROPE 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.36% JULIAN 0.49% BUILDING 1.34% BUSINESS 0.49% M 1.30% COURT 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.28% (MACCLESFIELD) 0.39% S 1.24% PROJECTS 0.39% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% P 0.39% SYSTEMS 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 281 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 64 60,968 99999 - Dormant Company 39 18,336 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 34 16,150 9999 - Dormant Company 34 19,765 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 23 30,253 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 12,916 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 6,996 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 7,788 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 10,246 7499 - Non-trading company 13 11,316 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 7,789 74990 - Non-trading company 11 8,695 9305 - Other service activities 10 8,740 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 10 7,000 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 2,197 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 6,183 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 8 2,290 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 7 2,344 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 7 2,754
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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