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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

  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 (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)MacclesfieldUK
    2011226116,391
    2010146105,137
    % change54.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (226) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20114376107
    New companies in 2010514055
    % change-15.7%90.0%94.5%
    Record Year2010 (51)2011 (76)2007 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)MacclesfieldUK
    20119690,986
    201013582,677
    % change-28.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (135) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011362931
    Closed companies in 2010254367
    % change44.0%-32.6%-54%
    Record Year2011 (36)2010 (43)2010 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)MacclesfieldUK
    201113025,405
    20101122,460
    Record Year 2007 (145) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201174776
    Net growth in 201026-3-12
    Record Year2010 (26)2011 (47)2007 (92)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-27.3%67.2%85.5%
    Record Year1970 (0.6%)1963 (0.4%)1961 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.67%CONSULTING5.04%
    PROPERTY1.47%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.08%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    IT0.88%PROPERTY2.38%
    PARTNERSHIP0.88%TRADING2.10%
    ASSOCIATES0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    CHESHIRE0.79%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSULTANTS0.79%BUSINESS1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    PARTNERS0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTIES0.69%MEDIA1.69%
    MARKETING0.59%ENGINEERING1.61%
    TRAINING0.59%LONDON1.60%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%CARE1.45%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%J1.45%
    DESIGN0.59%GLOBAL1.44%
    FINANCIAL0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MACCLESFIELD0.49%IT1.41%
    EUROPE0.49%PROPERTIES1.36%
    JULIAN0.49%BUILDING1.34%
    BUSINESS0.49%M1.30%
    COURT0.49%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    (MACCLESFIELD)0.39%S1.24%
    PROJECTS0.39%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    P0.39%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied281202,798
    7487 - Other business activities6460,968
    99999 - Dormant Company3918,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3416,150
    9999 - Dormant Company3419,765
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2330,253
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2212,916
    62090 - Other information technology service activities216,996
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified197,788
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1610,246
    7499 - Non-trading company1311,316
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,789
    74990 - Non-trading company118,695
    9305 - Other service activities108,740
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply107,000
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet92,197
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering86,183
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings82,290
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult72,344
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified72,754

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07508492 THOMAS BRADBURY LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07506674 KRU KRU HOLDING LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07502589 SOCIAL MARKETING CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07501552 DECOR FLOWERS LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07500933 ANDERSON MANN GROUP LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07499816 SOLIS WAY LTD. 20 Jan 2011
    07497863 KP & RA STORER LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07496163 FAST BUSINESS INC LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07493942 SKI BILLAKKERING LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07492349 MCKEE IT LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07487700 WALTER MENZIES LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07486198 BPB AVIATION LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07485484 R2MSALES LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    07482217 PUSHPANJALI DANCE COMPANY LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07481761 COTTRELL NEUROLOGY LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07480922 TCHIB LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07508653 GLOBAL BRANDS PROTECTION LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07508283 BOLLINGTON MONEY LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07508108 INDEPENDENT PSYCHOLOGY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07506391 PV MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07505543 LDE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07500292 FLICKERFLAME HEATING LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07497994 A SIEGE OF HERONS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07490947 BOWER MATTIN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07483205 MGF SECURITY LIMITED 05 Jan 2011