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
New Company Registrations
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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) Macclesfield UK 2012 214 131,491 2011 226 116,391 % change -5.3% 13.0% Record Year 2011 (226) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 79 54 81 New companies in 2011 43 76 107 % change 83.7% -28.9% -24.3% Record Year 2012 (79) 2011 (76) 2007 (107)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Macclesfield UK 2012 66 67,576 2011 96 90,987 % change -31.3% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (135) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 21 24 21 Closed companies in 2011 36 29 31 % change -41.7% -17.2% -32% Record Year 2011 (36) 2010 (43) 2010 (67)
Net Company Growth
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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) Macclesfield UK 2012 148 63,915 2011 130 25,404 Record Year 2012 (148) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 58 30 60 Net growth in 2011 7 47 76 Record Year 2012 (58) 2011 (47) 2007 (92)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 57.5% -39.2% -29.2% Record Year 1970 (0.6%) 1963 (0.4%) 1961 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.71% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.55% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PARTNERS 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANTS 0.93% PROPERTY 2.37% TRADING 0.85% TRADING 2.07% ASSOCIATES 0.85% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.86% MARKETING 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.84% GLOBAL 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.79% BUSINESS 0.62% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSULTANCY 0.62% MEDIA 1.72% SECURITY 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRAINING 0.54% LONDON 1.66% CHESHIRE 0.54% J 1.54% IT 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.51% MEDIA 0.54% GLOBAL 1.50% FINANCE 0.54% IT 1.40% INVEST 0.54% CARE 1.34% CLEANING 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.31% HEALTH 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.27% PROPERTY 0.47% M 1.27% (MACCLESFIELD) 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% INTERNATIONAL 0.39% ENERGY 1.20% CORPORATE 0.39% S 1.20% DIGITAL 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 322 216,665 99999 - Dormant Company 58 25,084 7487 - Other business activities 55 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 42 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 41 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 30 18,617 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 9,892 7414 - Business & management consultancy 26 12,113 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 14,303 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 8,145 74990 - Non-trading company 16 9,729 9305 - Other service activities 12 8,818 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 11 3,052 7499 - Non-trading company 10 9,102 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 13,637 73110 - Advertising agencies 9 2,000 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 4,132 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 7,154 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 6,934 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 4,356
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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