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Macclesfield, Cheshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous January.

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 2012)

    A total of 214 companies were registered in Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)MacclesfieldUK
    2012214131,491
    2011226116,391
    % change-5.3%13.0%
    Record Year 2011 (226) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Macclesfield when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012795481
    New companies in 20114376107
    % change83.7%-28.9%-24.3%
    Record Year2012 (79)2011 (76)2007 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 66 companies were dissolved in Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 31.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)MacclesfieldUK
    20126667,576
    20119690,987
    % change-31.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (135) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012212421
    Closed companies in 2011362931
    % change-41.7%-17.2%-32%
    Record Year2011 (36)2010 (43)2010 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous Q1.

    Net company growth for Macclesfield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 148 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)MacclesfieldUK
    201214863,915
    201113025,404
    Record Year 2012 (148) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Macclesfield when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012583060
    Net growth in 201174776
    Record Year2012 (58)2011 (47)2007 (92)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Macclesfield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Macclesfield
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change57.5%-39.2%-29.2%
    Record Year1970 (0.6%)1963 (0.4%)1961 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Macclesfield was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.7% of all director appointments in Macclesfield in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.71%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.55%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    PARTNERS1.16%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.93%PROPERTY2.37%
    TRADING0.85%TRADING2.07%
    ASSOCIATES0.85%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.78%ENGINEERING1.86%
    MARKETING0.78%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    GLOBAL0.62%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    BUSINESS0.62%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%MEDIA1.72%
    SECURITY0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRAINING0.54%LONDON1.66%
    CHESHIRE0.54%J1.54%
    IT0.54%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    MEDIA0.54%GLOBAL1.50%
    FINANCE0.54%IT1.40%
    INVEST0.54%CARE1.34%
    CLEANING0.47%PROPERTIES1.31%
    HEALTH0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PROPERTY0.47%M1.27%
    (MACCLESFIELD)0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    INTERNATIONAL0.39%ENERGY1.20%
    CORPORATE0.39%S1.20%
    DIGITAL0.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied322216,665
    99999 - Dormant Company5825,084
    7487 - Other business activities5552,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4219,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4135,233
    9999 - Dormant Company3018,617
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified279,892
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2612,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2514,303
    62090 - Other information technology service activities218,145
    74990 - Non-trading company169,729
    9305 - Other service activities128,818
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings113,052
    7499 - Non-trading company109,102
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1013,637
    73110 - Advertising agencies92,000
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities94,132
    7260 - Other computer related activities97,154
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply96,934
    62012 - Business and domestic software development84,356

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932468 PROSHOT DIGITAL LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07938684 CSR LOGISTICS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07943185 STUDENT GRAPEVINE LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07945804 SNOWMARKET LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07945926 DC SUB SEA LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07952113 MAVERICKS OF MACCLESFIELD LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07958171 NOBIGFEE LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07960120 I-BUSINESS FLO LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07967069 ECHELON ESTATES LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07934212 ASIAN MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07934425 MICHAEL KENYON & CO LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07936958 PETS ON THE GO LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07939783 ASIA MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07946498 NIGRA LEISURE LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07946892 SL SAUNDERS LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07946899 MAJOBE LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07948986 VERDEASE LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07952455 DOORSTEP DAIRY LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07953466 PENTA-HIGH LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07954056 ESC INNS LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07954289 COCOA HERNANDO LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07957049 DENORMAL LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07959962 JOBYG LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07961714 ASSET CONSULTANTS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    OC372280 TRUSTEE ADVISORY SERVICES LLP 09 Feb 2012