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Macclesfield, Cheshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Macclesfield when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 179 companies were registered in Macclesfield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 53.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)MacclesfieldUK
    2011179114,512
    2010117101,492
    % change53.0%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (179) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011536957
    New companies in 2010414135
    % change29.3%68.3%62.9%
    Record Year2007 (62)2011 (69)2011 (57)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Macclesfield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 11.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)MacclesfieldUK
    20119672,230
    20108687,705
    % change11.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (146) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Macclesfield when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011313629
    Closed companies in 2010184424
    % change72.2%-18.2%21%
    Record Year2002 (31)2008 (67)2009 (76)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Macclesfield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 83 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)MacclesfieldUK
    20118342,282
    20103113,787
    Record Year 2011 (83) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011223328
    Net growth in 201023-311
    Record Year2004 (36)2011 (33)2008 (36)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Macclesfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Macclesfield
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change18.2%41.6%47.1%
    Record Year1975 (0.3%)1969 (0.7%)1967 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Macclesfield was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.7% of all director appointments in Macclesfield in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.90%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.64%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.29%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    PARTNERS1.03%PROPERTY2.41%
    ASSOCIATES0.86%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANTS0.86%DESIGN1.94%
    CHESHIRE0.69%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    MARKETING0.69%BUSINESS1.82%
    FINANCIAL0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.60%ENGINEERING1.74%
    FINANCE0.52%MEDIA1.72%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MEDIA0.52%LONDON1.63%
    BUSINESS0.52%J1.47%
    IT0.52%GLOBAL1.46%
    EUROPE0.52%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    GLOBAL0.52%CARE1.42%
    TRADING0.52%IT1.38%
    MACCLESFIELD0.52%BUILDING1.30%
    DESIGN0.52%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CROSS0.43%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    INVESTMENTS0.43%M1.25%
    SYSTEMS0.43%ENERGY1.22%
    INTERNATIONAL0.43%TRAINING1.21%
    TRAINING0.43%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied269204,493
    7487 - Other business activities6865,177
    99999 - Dormant Company5718,281
    9999 - Dormant Company3922,587
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3515,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3014,755
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2629,245
    62090 - Other information technology service activities216,798
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1910,137
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified177,551
    7499 - Non-trading company1411,543
    74990 - Non-trading company138,064
    9305 - Other service activities1310,525
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,686
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,345
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet82,191
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings82,164
    98000 - Residents property management72,664
    73110 - Advertising agencies71,573
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate63,614

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07689388 PAS PROSERVE LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07693268 CLICK SUBMIT LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07701781 SUREGRIT LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07706841 CROMPTON HALL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07707842 ENVIROMAID LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07712961 HOLT OG SONNER LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07718201 VPS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07721182 PROPERTY MODERNISATION LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07722567 BEVIAMO LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07699242 KR1 SECURITY LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07699479 BEESTON HOSPITALITY LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07699552 PB CHANGE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07699640 BLAKWALL MARKETING LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07702302 WEB ON THE GO LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07703155 THE AUTHENTIC BRAZILIAN BEACH CHAIR COMPANY LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07703730 RAPIER STAR LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07707346 2B CONSULTING AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07713216 SCARLET PROCUREMENT LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07715330 MOBILE MARKETING SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07715936 BAILEY HQ LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07716160 BW BUILD AND MAINTENANCE LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07716959 SYNERGY RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07717029 CHESHIRE DOVE COMPANY LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07720821 MAGIC INNS LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07721894 LANGLEY HALL AND WHISTON MEWS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 28 Jul 2011